Category Manager Metals

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function:

• Manage strategic procurement activities related to Metal Components Including commodity strategy, strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, risk and capacity management, contract and cost management, and operational management.
• Develop and execute a global strategy for assigned commodity(s) and associated supply chain programs by leveraging innovative sourcing strategies.
• Maintain solid relationships with suppliers, partner with supply chain stakeholders, and adhering to quality control standards while stabilizing cost performance goals.
• Head cross-functional category team, mentor other teammates within the purchasing team, and may have supervisory responsibilities.
• Identify and drive key procurement initiatives.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Category Strategy Development and Management

• Drive development of global commodity strategy for assigned commodity groups to meet company and internal stakeholder needs
• Leverage strategic sourcing processes to develop and execute commodity strategies and projects
• Develop local and regional supply chains as needed to support plant operations with connection to global strategies
• Develop roadmap to consolidate spend to preferred suppliers
• Prioritize commodity team projects and work to secure cross-functional support needed to complete projects
• Ensure commodity team goals and priorities are achieved, including on time project completion
• Engage with internal stakeholders to develop and influence commodity strategy that aligns with long term business targets
• Contribute to innovation by partnering with best in class suppliers and new product introduction team to future development needs
• Develop a menu of suppliers to meet future design needs, influencing and helping sourcing outcomes, and ensuring manufacturing transfer requirements are met
• Drive utilization of market intelligence data to anticipate changes, safeguard supply, leverage purchasing power, and optimize performance
• Develop and run quarterly commodity or sub-commodity strategy reviews

Supplier Performance Management

• Establish and ensure suppliers meet key performance goals, including owning supplier score carding for assigned commodity(s)
• Head up strategic supplier business reviews
• Leverage technology to create and present analytics that increase the company’s ability to effectively monitor and measure supply chain performance
• Drive continuous improvement with suppliers, including cross-functional partnerships when needed

Risk and Capacity Management

• Drive Intuitive’s Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) program for assigned commodity(s)
• Develop mitigation plans and programs for identified commodity, supplier, and part risks including sole sourced and critical supply base
• Drive long-term capacity assessment and forecast study to secure needed capacity from assigned commodity(s) and supply base
• May serve as project manager for key supplier capacity or risk mitigation initiatives
• Leverage problem solving skills and develops counter-measures to implement long-term solutions to identified problems

Contract and Cost Management

• Establish contractual agreements for new