Manager Global Sourcing

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®.

Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.

Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

Overview

Strategic sourcing is responsible for analyzing spend and developing & executing strategies to source direct and indirect goods and services.  Strategic sourcing supports global business units, stakeholders, and initiatives through analysis and evaluation of suppliers, category landscapes, supply chain, value, and compliance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the development of 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.
• Build in-depth knowledge of assigned categories and develop category sourcing strategies.
• Achieve cost savings targets and supplier 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

Expectations

• 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.

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses – Sterigenics®, Nordion® and Nelson Labs®. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.