Senior Staff - Strategic Sourcing Manager (NPI Mech)

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet the team:

Join our dynamic team as we lead Dexcom New Product Introduction Procurement programs, bringing new products, changes, and manufacturing sites into global production.

As the NPI Sourcing Manager, you will drive sourcing strategies, oversee supplier management, and ensure budget compliance and supplier readiness. Collaborating closely with the Advanced Technology Engineering and R&D teams, you will promote early supplier involvement, conduct make vs buy analysis, and develop execution plans aligned with program schedules and cost targets. Your role will involve negotiating supplier agreements, monitoring market trends, and providing cost analysis to ensure successful product launches.

Where you come in:

• You will promote early supplier involvement and develop a sustainable supply chain aligned with category strategies

• You will lead the sourcing of technical components and subassemblies, evaluating potential suppliers to ensure quality and capability requirements are met

• You will conduct make vs buy analysis to determine the most cost-effective sourcing strategies

• You will foster strong cross-functional relations, coordinating inputs from product teams to develop execution plans that align with program schedules and cost targets

• You will identify potential risks associated with new product sourcing and develop mitigation strategies

• You will negotiate and implement supplier agreements (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, etc.), ensuring business and IP concerns are covered

• You will monitor market trends and technological advancements, providing recommendations to leverage them for product benefits

• You will provide product cost analysis, evaluate supplier performance, and ensure procurement activities are completed on time and within budget

What makes you successful:

• You have knowledge and experience in Procurement, Engineering and Medical Device.

• You have excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical and business information clearly and effectively through informal and formal documents, reports, and presentations to senior management.  

• You bring significant leadership experience and an understanding of regulated change control, product development process and medical device design control manufacturing transfer. 

• You have significant technical knowledge and an understanding of FDA/ISO regulations working with GMP’s and ISO standards. 

• You are proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel.  

What you’ll get:

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.

• A full and comprehensive benefits program.

• Growth opportunities on a global scale.

• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.

• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Education and Experience:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 13+ years of related experience. 

• At this level a graduate degree may be ex