Senior Manager, Global Sourcing

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patients life. Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. Youll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning labeling warehouse management material handling or any of our other supply chain opportunities you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.

In the Senior Manager Global Sourcing position you will work extensively across Supply Chain Engineering Quality Manufacturing R&D Finance Legal and external suppliers to build a resilient and technically capable global supply base. This highly visible role combines commercial leadership manufacturing industry experiencepreferably in injection moldingsupplier strategy and negotiation expertise. This is an individual-contributor role that leads through cross-functional influence.

How youll make an impac t:

• Serve as the strategic leader for a critical global direct-material category (custom injection-molded parts and related components) that supports the development and manufacture of innovative medical technologies
• Develop long-term category strategies that balance supply assurance quality cost competitiveness innovation and business continuity
• Lead supplier identification competitive sourcing selection and award recommendations in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders
• Lead supplier business reviews and negotiate long-term supply agreements in partnership with Legal and relevant stakeholders
• Build a resilient technically capable global supply base in partnership with Supply Chain Engineering Quality Manufacturing R&D Finance Legal and external suppliers
• Use your subject-matter expertise to strengthen supply chain infrastructure and inform leadership decisions
• Plan and deliver complex supply chain projects with moderate financial impact guide project teams and own all project deliverables
• Assess business risks and opportunities (for example for a product line or a limited global scope) to shape supply chain strategy improve processes and change direction when needed

What youll need (required) :

• Bachelors degree in a related field with 10 years of related supply chain experience or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria or
• Masters degree or equivalent in a related field with 8 years of related supply chain experience or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria

What else we look for (preferred) :

• Demonstrated experience leading complex supplier negotiations and strategic sourcing initiatives
• Commercial leadership and supplier strategy experience in manufacturing preferably injection molding
• Strong executive communication and supplier relationship-management skills with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders across organizational levels
• Experience in a highly regulated industry preferably in the medical device industry
• Certification in a related field (for example CPIM or CSCP)
• Proven project management skills including experience representing leadership on projects and consulting within a specialized area alongside project managers and cross-functional teams
• Recognized expertise and specialized depth in your area with the ability to share knowledge and mentor team members
• Extensive understanding of Edwards policies procedures and guidelines for local and global supply chain including FDA and ISO regulations
• Strong problem-solving analytical organizational and critical thinking skills with sound judgment discretion and attention to detail
• Ability to work through ambiguity and build business frameworks to manage complexity
• Excellent documentation facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to drive adoption of standardized practices and see objectives through to completion
• Ability to escalate issues to the right level of management when needed
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g. pandemic protocols Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
  

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance we offer competitive salaries performance-based incentives and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA) the base pay range for this position is $121000 to $171000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g. qualifications education prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager