Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Our Mission:
Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.

The Company:
Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, and together with its customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. For more information, please visit our website at www.stryker.com.

About:

Stryker’s Global Quality & Operations (GQO) is a centralized global function within Stryker that brings our products to life for our customers. Our 20,000+ people, located at over 45 sites worldwide, are responsible for procurement, planning, advanced operations, manufacturing, regulatory, quality, distribution, and logistics, enabling Stryker to deliver high-quality supply.This role will cover 4 facilities globally, with a $700M+ spend, leading a team of approximately 40 sourcing professionals.30% travel required

Strategic Priorities:

The Senior Director, Sourcing will work collaboratively across Global Quality & Operations (GQO) and Commercial leadership teams of the Division to implement the strategy for the sourcing function. In this capacity, the Senior Director will leverage advanced analytics to optimize sourcing and procurement processes, drive operational excellence, and mitigate risk across the global supply chain.

Enterprise Value Creation: Partner with Procurement stakeholders to develop and implement a sourcing strategy that aligns with overall business objectives, creating value through improved cost performance, accelerated innovation cycles, and enhanced supplier collaboration. Enable sustainable growth through proactive supply base management and strategic investment in supplier development. Financial & Operational Excellence: Implement a strategy to drive cost modelling and negotiation performance across suppliers and vendors, ensuring financial outcomes meet or exceed established KPIs while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance.Cross-functional Leadership: Partner with Advanced Operations, Supplier Quality, and R&D to transform manufacturing processes and supplier relationships, enhancing sustainability and operational performance.Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Mitigation: Partner with the Category team to implement a strategy that incorporates risk analytics to identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks. Leverage digital platforms to enhance real-time visibility into supply chain performance, enabling proactive management of disruptions (e.g., geopolitical, regulatory changes, and supply shortages).Digital Sourcing: Lead the adoption of cloud-based procurement systems, ensuring efficient supplier communication and contract management with automated workflows. Champion the digitization of the sourcing process for improved efficiency, transparency, and decision-making.Digital Transformation: Drive the use of data driven predictive analytics to forecast market trends, optimize supplier performance and automate procurement decisions. Leverage digital tools to monitor supplier performance and proactively address potential risks, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and business priorities.

The Opportunity:

The Senior Director, Sourcing will be responsible for leading teams in the development and implementation of sourcing strategies to optimize the supply chain through partnerships with world-class suppliers, focusing on cost/operational management, supplier relationship management, and leveraging digitization for performance improvement and risk reduction.

Supplier Optimization & Performance: Lead senior sourcing teams to refine supplier management strategies by integrating data driven performance tracking, risk analysis, and negotiation insights. Enhance supplier performance through predictive analytics to forecast and avoid potential disruptions.Strategic Supplier Partnerships: Act as the senior escalation point for complex supplier management issues, ensuring critical supplier relationships are optimized for long-term stability. Drive contract management and ensure compliance by leveraging data analytics for improved contract compliance tracking and monitoring.

Leadership:

Setting Direction: Partner with cross function stakeholders to align Stryker’s sourcing function with the Divisions overall business goals and adapting to emerging trends in procurement technology and risk management.Building Organizational Capability: Foster a culture of continuous improvement by promoting the use of advanced analytics and tools to increase operational efficiency. Create opportunity for enhanced decision-making, developing strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities within teams.Inspiring Others: Cultivate an environment that embraces innovative thinking and data-driven solutions, inspiring teams to challenge traditional sourcing strategies and adopt new technologies that deliver enhanced results while mitigating supply chain risks.Developing Talent: Empower and mentor the team to integrate technologies and advanced data analytics into their everyday workflow, equipping them with the skills to drive innovation and handle new challenges in the sourcing process.Delivering Results: Model excellence in performance and global growth by leveraging digital tools to optimize procurement strategies, focusing on measurable outcomes such as cost reduction, supplier performance, and supply chain risk mitigation.

Education & Special Training:

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.

Qualifications & Experience:

10+ years of experience in Operations, Quality functions, or other related roles, with a proven track record in digital transformation initiatives within sourcing and procurement.At least 5+ years of experience managing people, with an emphasis on leading cross-functional teams to execute digitally enabled sourcing strategies.Experience in the medical device or other regulated industries is preferred.Expertise in contract negotiation, supplier management, and commercial agreements, leveraging digital tools to streamline processes.Demonstrated experience in digital sourcing tools and AI/advanced analytics to support decision-making and drive risk mitigation strategies across sourcing operations.Proven leadership in navigating complex supplier networks with the ability to anticipate and mitigate risks using predictive analytics.Strong financial analysis, with a focus on driving cost efficiency and reducing supply chain risks using data-driven forecasting models.Demonstrated success in leading teams through change, particularly in adopting best in class sourcing solutions to create long-term value and agility in the supply chain.

Key Competencies:

Risk Mitigation: Ability to implement advanced risk mitigation strategies leveraging real-time supply chain monitoring and AI-powered predictive risk models.Executive Influence: Proven ability to influence senior leaders, using data driven insights and data visualization tools to advocate for strategic sourcing and procurement decisions.Digital Transformation: Deep knowledge of data analytics tools applied to sourcing and procurement functions.

$223,000 - $340,000 salary plus bonus eligible + generally eligible for short-term and long-term financial incentives + benefits.  Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on location.  Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage: 30%

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.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.