Strategic Sourcing Manager
- Level: Manager
- Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Area, TX
- Working Situation: Onsite
Our client, a leading and international medical device company, is searching for a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join their team!
This is a newly created role on the team, as our client is looking to manufacture more products internally in house, and has created multiple new positions on this team to bring in a candidate experienced in: NPI/NPD, or electronics, or metals, or raw materials sourcing. Our client is looking for a candidate with 5+ years of prior supplier management experience to build the new supplier base. No prior industry experience is required, but our client has a very high preference for candidates that have worked with direct materials vs, indirect services.
The Strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for:
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining a sourcing strategy that supports the company's supply chain
- Forming new relationships with suppliers for primarily direct materials used in the products manufactured, as well as fostering and growing existing relationships
- Manage an annual budget in excess of $80M+
- Working cross functionally with legal, IT, and finance on approval of agreements that are in line with company policy
- Preparing RFQs, bid documents, analyzing and evaluating proposals, and administering the evaluation process
- Using insights from stakeholder discussions and data research, develop a strong understanding of business initiatives to create structured information analyses
The Strategic Sourcing Manager has the following qualifications:
- 5+ years experience in commodity/category management
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Excellent verbal and communication skills