Director, Spine, Sports & CMFT Supply Chain Procurement-Orthopaedics

The Director, Spine, Sports & CMFT Supply Chain Procurement is the end-to-end strategic, commercial and operational Procurement leader for the Spine, Sports Medicine and Craniomaxillofacial and Thoracic (CMFT) platforms. The role is a member of the Orthopaedics Supply Chain Procurement Leadership Team and the primary Source partner to the Spine, Sports & CMFT Supply Chain Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior Procurement leader and single point of accountability for Spine, Sports & CMFT, representing Source in platform, value-stream, financial, innovation and operational governance.
• Translate business, product and Supply Chain strategies into clear Procurement priorities, roadmaps, resource plans and executive decisions.
• Partner across R&D, NPI, Technical Operations, Planning, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, Operations, Commercial and regional teams; escalate material risks and decisions promptly.
• Own the integrated platform Procurement strategy and contribution to business planning, latest estimates, long-range financial planning and annual targets.
• Build and govern a credible pipeline for margin expansion, cost competitiveness, productivity and cash flow.
• Drive sustainable value through strategic sourcing, negotiation, supplier development, design-to-value, material and process optimization, commercial restructuring and network changes.
• Own the platform view of the supplier base, including spend, product dependency, ownership, criticality, capability, capacity, performance, risk and growth relevance.
• Develop supplier segmentation, product-to-supplier mapping, strategic supplier roadmaps and executive engagement plans.
• Maintain executive oversight of supplier, component, technology, capacity, financial, geographic, logistics and regulatory risks affecting continuity or growth.
• Lead the Procurement response to significant disruptions and coordinate mitigation with Planning, Quality, Operations, Technical Operations and Regulatory.
• Ensure early Procurement engagement in product and technology development, providing supply-market, capability, cost, commercial and risk insights.
• Lead critical RFx processes, market engagements, supplier evaluations and complex negotiations across base business, NPD and transformation programs.
• Maintain executive oversight of contract coverage and commercial risk; prioritize agreements based on supplier criticality, spend, exposure and growth dependency.
• Lead the Procurement dimension of acquisitions, business integrations, site exits, insourcing and outsourcing decisions, external-manufacturing transitions, product transfers and supplier-network redesign.
• Lead, coach and develop the geographically dispersed Procurement team; establish clear accountability across platforms, value streams, suppliers and programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Operations or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, External Manufacturing, Engineering or a related field.
• Significant leadership experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, contracting, financial value delivery and cross-functional business partnership.
• Demonstrated people leadership, executive supplier engagement, complex negotiation and ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, advanced degree or professional Procurement, Supply Chain or Project Management certification.
• Experience in MedTech/Orthopaedics manufacturing environment.
• Experience with direct materials, precision manufacturing, implants, instruments, biologics, ERP environments and digital Procurement tools.
• Multi-country experience and demonstrated success transforming Procurement operating models or supplier networks.