We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more:US Stryker employee benefits. (https://d25zu39ynyitwy.cloudfront.net/oms/000000/document/2024/6/SMVZW\_USStrykerEmployeebenefits/USStrykerEmployeebenefits.pdf) Provide leadership of strategic sourcing activities for the Endoscopy business unit. You will obtain the best quality, service, and value for products and services through effective bidding, negotiation, and supplier management. You will also have responsibility for leading cross-functional efforts to develop and implement strategic commodity plans that include cost reduction initiatives, new product development, supply base and optimization and rationalization, quality improvement, risk assessment, and contract negotiation, and may include responsibility for cross-divisional, group-wide, and/or global strategies and initiatives. You will be a resident expert in strategic sourcing and procurement practices and serve as a mentor to others. + Lead the development and implementation of strategies and goals for assigned commodities in support of overall divisional business objectives + Lead sourcing analysis and selection process and perform cost analyses and make vs buy analyses as required + Negotiate, establish, monitor, and enforce supplier contracts and agreements + Develop strong partnership relationships with key suppliers as well as other disciplines within the businesses + Identify supply base risk and develop/implement mitigation plans including market assessments, supplier's financial assessments, social responsibility, environment, ethics etc. + Ensure cost standards are established for annual operating budgets + Organize and lead scorecard review meetings and business reviews + Manage and develop continuous improvement programs, addressing quality, delivery, and service, as well as cost **Minimum Requirements:** + Bachelor's degree in supply management, business, finance, engineering or related field + 8+ years of professional supply management experience + Experience operating in a highly regulated industry **Preferred Skills:** + Experience with strategic sourcing and supplier development + Demonstrated excellence in contractual negotiations and administration to obtain best prices and terms on products, materials, and services + Experience in the assessment and mitigation of risk in the supply base + International procurement and supplier management experience + Strong analytical skills, ability to plan, organize, and implement multiple concurrent tasks 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. Stryker 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 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role. Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.