Sourcing Manager

Main Function Reporting to the Sr. Director of Strategic Sourcing, the Sourcing Manager leads sourcing activities for an assigned portfolio of categories across direct materials, components, and capital. This role develops and executes category strategies, runs competitive sourcing events and negotiations, manages key supplier relationships, and delivers cost savings and total cost of ownership improvements. The Sourcing Manager partners with Operations, R&D, Quality, Finance, and Regulatory to ensure a resilient, cost-effective, and compliant supply base that supports the manufacture of high-quality medical device products in full adherence to regulatory, safety, and documentation requirements. Principal Duties / Responsibilities Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Leads, coaches, and develops buyers assigned to the manager's categories, setting priorities and reviewing work quality.
• Serves as the sourcing point of contact for cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring category strategies support product, operational, and customer requirements.
• Supports the Sr. Director in executing the multi-year strategic sourcing roadmap and applying sourcing policies and approval frameworks.
• Provides category supply input to the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process, flagging supplier capacity and commitment risks.

Category Management & Strategic Sourcing

• Develops and executes category strategies for an assigned portfolio to optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance.
• Plans and runs structured sourcing events (RFI / RFP / RFQ), supplier evaluations, and make-versus-buy analyses.
• Identifies supply base optimization opportunities, including supplier consolidation, dual-sourcing, and localization.
• Performs spend analysis for assigned categories to identify savings opportunities, demand levers, and specification or standardization improvements.
• Partners with R&D and Engineering to engage sourcing early in New Product Introduction (NPI) and design-to-value projects.
• Monitors market trends, commodity indices, and supplier capabilities to anticipate risk and inform sourcing decisions.

Supplier Relationship & Performance Management

• Manages day-to-day and strategic relationships with key suppliers in assigned categories.
• Executes the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework, including segmentation, scorecards, and quarterly business reviews.
• Conducts supplier performance evaluations and risk assessments.
• Collaborates with Quality on supplier qualification, approved supplier list management, and corrective actions.
• Drives supplier continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives within assigned categories.

Contract Negotiation & Management

• Leads commercial negotiations and drafts long-term agreements (LTAs), supply agreements, and pricing arrangements for assigned categories, escalating complex or high-value terms to the Sr. Director.
• Ensures contracts comply with company, legal, and regulatory standards while protecting continuity of supply.
• Manages the contract lifecycle for assigned suppliers, including renewals, compliance monitoring, and value capture tracking.

Cost Management & Sourcing Analytics

• Owns category-level cost-savings and purchase price variance (PPV) targets against the annual budget.
• Partners with Finance to set annual standard costs and the PPV budget for assigned categories, using forecast volumes, contract pricing, and market outlook.
• Tracks actual PPV against budget monthly, explains significant variances, and updates the full-year forecast with mitigation actions.
• Builds should-cost and total-cost-of-ownership models to support negotiations and category strategies.
• Tracks and reports key performance indicators (KPIs) for assigned categories.
• Prepares sourcing performance, savings, and risk updates for the Sr. Director and leadership reviews.

Risk, Compliance & Supply Continuity

• Maintains supplier risk mitigation and business continuity plans for assigned categories.
• Ensures sourcing activities comply with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), FDA regulations, ISO 13485, and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Supports supplier-related engineering change notices, non-conformances, and corrective/preventive actions in partnership with Quality and Operations.
• Upholds ethical sourcing, supplier diversity, and sustainability standards.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identifies and implements improvements to sourcing processes, tools, and templates.
• Uses e-sourcing, spend analytics, and digital procurement tools to support decision-making.
• Supports the Sr. Director, as Sourcing and Procurement SME, on EPICOR ERP system enhancements, process development, and reporting for assigned categories.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to integrate sourcing processes with broader supply chain and company operations.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of strategic sourcing, category management, supplier negotiations, and contract management.
• Proficiency in spend analysis, should-cost / total-cost-of-ownership modeling, and value-based sourcing.
• Experience sourcing in a regulated (medical device or comparable) manufacturing environment.
• Solid financial acumen with the ability to quantify savings and translate sourcing actions into business results.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (EPICOR preferred), e-sourcing platforms, and supply chain management software.
• Clear communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple sourcing projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with cGMP, FDA, ISO 13485, and ISO 9001 compliance requirements.
• 25% travel required, includes domestic and international

Required / Preferred Education and Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree or MBA a plus.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of procurement and strategic sourcing experience, including at least 2 years leading sourcing projects or people.
• Certifications from the Institute for Supply Management (CPSM) or the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) preferred.