Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.       

Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist

About The Role:

The Global Sourcing Mission at BSC: Partner with best-in-industry suppliers to provide materials, products, innovation, and services that drive a competitive advantage for Boston Scientific. Join our sourcing team to help us fulfill this mission and advance science for life!

At Boston Scientific, the Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible for developing and executing category and sourcing strategies that meet and exceed product quality and achieving service and cost improvement targets. The individual in this role will also lead a category team of cross-functional partners in Supplier Quality and Supplier Engineering to achieve category objectives and collaborate with Divisional stakeholders to align on optimal sourcing strategies within our Electronics category. Our ideal candidate has exceptional negotiation skills, is passionate about product quality, has a proven track record of reducing costs and improving delivery times, has expertise managing multiple contracts, and enjoys cross-functional and multi-division collaboration.

Your Responsibilities Include:

· Establishing category strategies that result in a sustainable competitive advantage

· Managing strategic supplier relationships in line with company and category expectations

· Negotiating and executing contracts that deliver the best outcomes for Boston Scientific

· Driving sustained year-over-year value improvement related to quality, service, and cost

· Defining technology roadmaps that align with long-term product/patient needs

· Collaborating with Supplier Engineering to develop should-cost models

· Gathering and analyzing market intelligence and reporting on trends, risks, etc

· Identifying market/sourcing risks and working with stakeholders to define and execute mitigation plans

· Establishing an optimal balance between collaborative engagement and competitive pressure with supply base to ensure the maximum value is  realized,

  including negotiations on supplier contracts and value improvements

· Providing source selection recommendations for new products that align with the category strategy

· Driving early supplier involvement with R&D to achieve development objectives, timelines, and costs

· Attending on-site supplier visits for assessments, negotiations, business reviews, etc

· Facilitating the identification and evaluation of new materials or technologies

· Identifying and rationalizing insourcing vs. outsourcing opportunities

· Supporting or leading business process improvement projects

· Providing support to Site Purchasing Teams as required

· Establishing a work environment of continuous improvement that supports Boston Scientific’s Quality Policy, Quality System, and applicable regulations

· Facilitating supplier business reviews

What We're Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field

· Minimum of 5 years of experience in Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, or Supplier Relationship Management

· Ability to travel up to 20%

Preferred Qualifications:

· MBA and / or Professional Certification (CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, etc.)

· Sourcing experience for electronic components or medical devices

· Experience working in medical device or similar regulated industry

· Strong decision-making and negotiation skills, ability to influence internal and external teams.

· Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams to complete projects

· Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate effectively w