Associate Sourcing Manager - IT (Telecommunications, Software & Services)

As a member of our Supply Chain team, you will make a daily impact on the lives of others. Apply today and you will get a chance to work with high-functioning, driven people who all have the same mission of making healthcare better.

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine! Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com

Who we want-

• Network builders. Managers who build connections with other teams and divisions and coordinate cross-functional collaboration.
• Self-directed initiators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

What you will do-

• Improve processes and systems to enable improved speed to exaction.
• Develop and drive enterprise-wide spend leverage strategies, including strategic supplier development in order to act as a trusted advisor.
• Partner with the IT leadership team, including IT VP’s, as well as functional spend owners to develop and execute sourcing strategies which support global IT & Telecommunication business requirements.
• Lead/support supplier sourcing activities for the IT & Telecommunication category. Specific activities include data collection and spend analysis, market research, The RFx process, negotiations, contracting, implementation and continuous improvement
• Deliver consistent year-over-year savings by leveraging over $500M annual global IT & Telecommunication spend.
• Develop and implement supplier category strategies and best practices for the IT category team.
• Develop and advance procurement professional talent.

What you will need-

• Bachelor’s degree- required
• 6+ years relevant working experience- required
• Experience in Software, Telecommunication and/or Professional Services categories- required

Our benefits:

• 12 paid holidays annually

• Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.

• Financial benefits include Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

For a more detailed overview of our benefits or time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits
About Stryker
Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com.
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Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.