Manager Global Sourcing & Supply Chain

Overview

Sotera Health was named after Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, reflecting its commitment to safeguarding global health. As a leading provider of sterilization and lab testing services, Sotera Health serves over 5,800 customers in 50 countries, including major medical device and pharmaceutical companies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop category sourcing strategies for direct and indirect goods and services.
• Manage and develop a team of sourcing specialists and support their daily activities.
• Build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the building and development of statements of work and business requirements documents with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and manage plans for assigned categories to achieve spend and performance goals.
• Analyze historical spend to proactively identify sourcing opportunities to improve cost, working capital, and payment terms.
• Develop relationships with key suppliers to service multiple sites and businesses.
• Develop and manage Request for Proposal, Quote, or Information (RFx) activities with business partners to drive savings.
• Negotiate contract terms and conditions in cooperation with business partners.
• Timely resolution of supplier related service issues.
• Ensure accuracy of supplier related data in business systems.
• Champion purchasing discipline and compliance with internal stakeholders.

Experience Requirements (Skills, Knowledge And Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Procurement, or Supply Chain or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Sourcing/Supply Chain or Procurement with ability to independently develop and execute category strategies.
• Ability to establish and build strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple activities.
• Advanced negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Drive to challenge the status quo and collaboratively implement change.
• Strong analytical skills (especially MS Excel formulas, pivot tables) and presentation development (especially in MS PowerPoint).
• Ability to influence using data-driven approaches.

Education/License/Technical Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience in Sourcing/Supply Chain/Procurement or Corporate Financial Planning.
• Manager who can meet project, department, and financial goals and milestones while working independently.
• 1-3 years of supervisory experience.
• Desire and ability to support and develop the team.
• Ability to generate innovative solutions to achieve organizational goals.
• Accustomed to completing complex and large-scope projects.