Strategic Sourcing Manager

Trelleborg Group•Plymouth, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Trelleborg Medical Solutions is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager for their Plymouth, Minnesota location. This role is a key part of the global TMS support team, providing leadership to a team of Buyers who support manufacturing sites across TMS on purchasing-related matters. The Strategic Sourcing Manager will manage and develop the Buyer team, serve as a strategic counterpart for key suppliers, and oversee related key raw material categories. The primary focus is to improve, develop, and implement processes and tools within Purchasing on a global level. This role collaborates with colleagues from the global support team, site Purchasing professionals, and the Buyer team to ensure consistent execution of purchasing strategies, processes, and best practices across the organization. Responsibilities include identifying and capturing synergy opportunities, supporting the development and performance of the Buyer team, and driving Purchasing Excellence (PE) strategically and operationally.

Requirements

4-year degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement or related field.
3 years of increasing leadership experience managing purchasing or supply chain professionals.
5-7+ years of progressive purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, or procurement experience within a manufacturing environment.
Proven track record of supplier negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship management with domestic and international suppliers.
Experience managing strategic supplier relationships.
Strong communication skills and strength in initiating and leading conversation
Business and commercial awareness
Strong negotiation and influencing skills
Recognizes and manages conflict effectively
Problem solving skills
Flexible and able to cope with ambiguity
Planning and organizational skills

Nice To Haves

Completed or working towards professional certifications such as CPSM, CSCP, CPM or equivalent are preferred.
Medical device manufacturing or other highly regulated industry experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Spend mapping and analysis – Collection and maintenance of global spend data for nominated commodities
Develop, maintain and execute a global strategy for nominated commodities
Development and negotiation of contracts with key suppliers to nominated commodities
Sourcing projects – support local sites in the identification of opportunities and applying a systematic approach
Supplier Market development – Attend seminars, network with peers, work with other group purchasing teams to identify new suppliers.
Identify areas of risk, i.e. monopoly, proprietary materials, customer approvals etc. that limit our choice of supplier.
Ownership of Business-to-Business meetings with several key suppliers.
Support TMS Manufacturing sites on PE related supply- and sourcing activities, to ensure stable supply
Project Management driven approach with clear KPI mindset and time plan focus
Work with Group Purchasing to drive next steps in Trelleborg digital sourcing journey
Identify opportunities for, and implement Sourcing initiatives, on Direct- and Indirect Material & Services