Associate Technical Sourcing Manager

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

What you will do-

• Identify efficiencies and project manage necessary PPAP deliverables for sustaining project teams
• Ensure project teams adhere to strategic direction of Sourcing and purchasing controls requirements related to design projects
• Leverage improvements to project timelines from experience w/ key suppliers and project teams
• Preliminary influence on key project team members to inspire quicker overall deliverables for projects
• First technical point of contact for assigned commodities and suppliers
• Review and disposition supplier change notifications and PCNs
• Track and communicate overall EOL and last time buy status to extended organization
• Negotiate supplier cost reductions and NRE reductions in conjunction w/ commodities teams & commercial Sourcing Managers when cost increases are experienced
• Drive key efficiencies w/ suppliers and communication tools support faster & more sustaining product updates
• Identify process improvements to either supplier or Stryker processes to drive better speed to market, quality and long-term delivery
• May support more projects or projects that expand across multiple business units
• Build engaging relationship with variety of R&D engineering teams
• Build relationships within Operations by becoming a value-added and sought-after resource
• Build relationships across Global Sourcing teams
• Other duties as assigned
• Ability to travel domestically and globally up to 15%

What you need-

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent - required
• 5+ years’ experience in supply chain and/or project management/project engineering roles and previous experience with relatable design transfer activities - required
• Ability to influence others without direct management at higher levels
• Experience in the Medical Device industry
• Previous experience with the PPAP process
• Previous experience working with PCBA vendors
• Previous experience working with low cost country supply base

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

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