📍 Gort, Co. Galway (Hybrid | 2 Days Onsite per Week)
🕒 Full-Time | Permanent
Lead Strategy. Develop Talent. Drive Impact.
Are you an experienced Strategic Sourcing leader who thrives on building high-performing teams and delivering sourcing strategies that create measurable business value?
We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead a team of sourcing professionals while driving category strategies that ensure supply continuity, cost optimization, supplier performance, and long-term business growth.
This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by shaping sourcing strategy, developing team capability, and partnering with stakeholders across Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Product Development in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
What You'll Be Responsible ForStrategic Sourcing Leadership
- Develop and execute sourcing and category strategies aligned to business objectives.
- Drive supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, innovation, and risk.
- Lead supplier selection, negotiations, performance reviews, and strategic partnerships.
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction, value creation, and continuous improvement.
- Proactively assess and mitigate supply chain risks to ensure operational continuity.
- Support long-term sourcing roadmaps and future business growth initiatives.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Strategic Sourcing team.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Set clear objectives and performance expectations aligned to business goals.
- Build capability within the team through mentoring, coaching, and professional development.
- Drive engagement and create an environment where team members can thrive and grow.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure alignment and successful delivery of key initiatives.
✅ Strategic Sourcing Expertise
- Proven experience developing and implementing sourcing or category strategies with measurable business impact.
- Strong supplier management, negotiation, and commercial acumen.
- Experience managing supplier performance, risk, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
✅ Leadership & Management Experience
- Demonstrated success leading, developing, and motivating sourcing, procurement, or supply chain teams.
- Strong people management, coaching, and performance management capabilities.
- Experience building team capability and driving a high-performance culture.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and lead through change.
- 5+ years' experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Supply Chain leadership roles.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
- Medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industry experience is advantageous.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related discipline.
At Natus, you'll have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, develop people, and help shape the future of our sourcing function.
We offer:
- Competitive salary and pension package
- Health Insurance and Life Assurance
- Educational Assistance Programme
- Employee Rewards Programme
- Hybrid working environment
- Career development and leadership growth opportunities
- A collaborative culture where your ideas and contributions matter
If you're a strategic sourcing professional with a passion for leadership, team development, and building effective supplier partnerships, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us and help build a sourcing organization that delivers results through strategy, collaboration, and strong leadership.
EEO Statement: Natus Medical is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.
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Skills Required
- Experience developing and implementing strategic sourcing or category strategies with measurable business impact
- Strong supplier management, negotiation, and commercial skills
- Experience managing supplier performance, risk, and cost optimization initiatives
- Experience leading, developing, and motivating sourcing, procurement, or supply chain teams
- People management, coaching, and performance management experience
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
- 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain leadership roles
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industry experience
What We Do
Natus Medical Incorporated (Natus) offers medical equipment, software, supplies and services for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of impairments and disorders effecting the brain, neural pathways, and eight sensory nervous systems. Our comprehensive product portfolio represents a heritage of innovation and leadership. Natus brands have been setting the standard for patient care for over eighty (80) years. Our products are trusted by medical professionals in university medical centers, hospitals, private practices, clinics and research laboratories around the world.
