Associate Sourcing Manager - New Product Development

Location

Portage, MI | United States

Job description

Why supply chain at Stryker?

As a member of our Supply Chain team, you will make a daily impact on the lives of others. Apply today and you will get a chance to work with high-functioning, driven people who all have the same mission of making healthcare better.

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine! Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting 

Who we want-

• Collaborative partners: People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions
• Dedicated achievers: People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations
• Self-directed initiators: People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes

What you will do-

Provide input and analysis into the strategic sourcing activities of assigned commodities and suppliers. Obtains the best quality, service, and value for products and services through effective bidding, negotiation, and supplier management.  The Sourcing Lead will support the implementation of specific projects related to cost reduction initiatives, new product development, supply base and sourcing optimization and rationalization, quality improvement, risk assessment, and contract negotiation.  

• Support implementation of processes to build a best in class strategic sourcing organization
• Support commodity teams in creation and implementation of strategic commodity plans and consolidation strategy
• Supports sourcing analysis and selection process and performs cost analyses and make versus buy analyses as required
• Supports contract negotiation and development of contract strategy
• Support identification of supply base risk and implementation of mitigation plans
• Obtain and communicate market condition information and technology trends related to commodities and suppliers
• Supports establishment and achievement of cost standards for annual operating budgets.
• Supports development of scorecards and business reviews for key suppliers

What you need-

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Management, Business, Finance, Engineering or related field -required
• 6+ years of experience in Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Production Scheduling, Procurement, Commodity Management, Supply Management, or related field -required
• 2+ years of Sourcing experience -required

About Stryker

Our benefits:

• 12 paid holidays annually

• Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.

• Financial benefits include Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

For a more detailed overview of our benefits or time off, please follow this link to learn more:  US Stryker employee benefits

About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at  stryker.com.

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Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

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