Strategic Sourcing Program Manager-M&A
About the role
A Day in the Life
Primary Responsibilities
- Establish program governance, align resources, and baseline site maturity, systems, contracts, and sourcing processes to support a structured transition plan.
- Build and maintain comprehensive product and supply visibility through an integrated Path to Launch (P2L), including BOMs, forecasts, lead times, supplier data, risks, and mitigation actions.
- Assess and mitigate supply, capacity, quality, and continuity risks by partnering with Category management, SQE, site teams, and suppliers, while driving ASL migration, PPAP, and supplier readiness activities.
- Drive supplier engagement, sourcing events, outsourcing strategies, and contract manufacturer partnerships to realize integration synergies, deliver cost savings, and enhance supply chain efficiency.
- Support enterprise process and system adoption, including SAP transitions, procurement training, sourcing workflows, payment terms, MRP management, PO processing, and master data accuracy.
- Coordinate cross-functional reviews, manage sourcing escalations and material availability, and execute a comprehensive handoff to Operations Sourcing with documented risks, supplier status, product information, and launch readiness plans.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing, continuity/run the business experience, or an advanced degree with 3+ years of relevant strategic sourcing continuity/run the business experience.
Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Category Management
- Technical sourcing
- Risk Assessment and mitigation
- Supplier Integration
- Cost Saving Initiatives
Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ years in strategic sourcing operations, medical devices, or related industry
- Experience with manufacturing, operational excellence, and analytics-driven improvement
- Six Sigma Green Belt/Lean certification and DMAIC methodology
- Strong project management, leadership, and communication skills
- Skilled at leading multiple projects and collaborating across a matrixed organization
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, and ideally Minitab
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
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