Sourcing Manager (Hybrid)
Stryker
Summary
As Sourcing Manager (Hybrid) you’ll play a pivotal role in driving innovation, efficiency, and value across our global supply base. This is a high-impact position with direct visibility to senior leadership and cross-functional teams. You will lead strategic sourcing initiatives across a defined supplier portfolio, driving excellence in service, quality, and cost. You will own a portfolio of primarily sustaining business and new product introduction including taking ownership of new products as they transition from development into production, ensuring seamless supplier integration and long-term performance.
Job description
What you will do
- Project Sourcing Leadership: Lead sourcing workstreams for product transfers, insourcing initiatives, and manufacturing transformation projects, ensuring supplier readiness, risk mitigation, and successful execution against quality, service, cost, and timeline objectives.
- Supplier Sourcing & Qualification: Identify, assess, select, and onboard suppliers through RFQs, capability assessments, supplier qualification activities, and Approved Supplier List (ASL) management to support project requirements.
- Commercial Strategy & Negotiation: Drive competitive sourcing outcomes through pricing negotiations, contract execution, cost reduction initiatives, and long-term supplier agreements that deliver sustainable value.
- Component & Supply Chain Transfer Execution: Lead sourcing activities for component transfers, supplier transitions, and new SKU implementation across multiple commodity categories, ensuring seamless transition into production.
- Cross-Functional Project Leadership: Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Regulatory teams to manage supplier deliverables, qualification milestones, sample builds, and launch readiness activities.
- Stakeholder Communication & Risk Management: Proactively identify sourcing risks, develop mitigation plans, and provide clear updates to project teams and senior leadership on supplier performance, project status, and financial impact.
Required
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, finance, engineering or related field
- 8 years in Supply Management with a focus on strategic sourcing and supplier development.
- Ability to negotiate effectively to obtain best prices and terms on products, materials, and services.
Preferred
- Experience leading sourcing activities for product transfers, insourcing initiatives, contract manufacturing transitions, or large-scale supply chain projects.
- Demonstrated success with onboarding suppliers and managing complex supplier qualification efforts.
- Strong commercial negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
- Ability to lead multiple high-priority projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Experience in regulated manufacturing environments, preferably medical device, electronics, electromechanical assembly, or industrial products.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, finance, engineering or related field
- 8 years in Supply Management with a focus on strategic sourcing and supplier development
- Ability to negotiate effectively to obtain best prices and terms on products, materials, and services
Company overview
Stryker is a global leader in medical technology, founded in 1941 by Dr. Homer Stryker and headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan. As one of the world's premier medical device companies, Stryker operates across three major business segments: Medical and Surgical Equipment, Orthopaedics and Spine, and Neurotechnology. The company impacts more than 150 million patients annually through its innovative products and services sold in over 75 countries worldwide. With approximately 53,000 employees globally and annual sales of $22.6 billion in 2024, Stryker maintains a strong commitment to research and development, investing $1.5 billion in R&D annually. The company's diverse portfolio includes surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, neurovascular devices, endoscopic systems, and advanced digital healthcare solutions. Stryker is recognized for its Mako robotic-assisted surgery systems and has been consistently ranked as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces for eight consecutive years, demonstrating its commitment to corporate culture and employee development.