Associate Manager, NPD Sourcing (Hybrid)

Stryker; Flower Mound (TX); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Stryker in Flower Mound, TX is seeking an Associate Manager, NPD Sourcing to lead strategic sourcing for new product development from concept through commercialization. This hybrid role requires on-site presence two days per week with flexibility for remote work on other days, and frequent cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, R&D, Operations, Quality, and Finance.

You will develop and execute sourcing strategies to enable launches, mitigate risk, optimize cost, and create long-term

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required and strongly preferred.
• Minimum 6+ years of sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or supplier management experience.
• Proven experience leading supplier contract negotiations and sourcing strategies for complex products.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing strategy for NPD/NPI initiatives aligned with business and commercialization goals.
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers for new technologies and processes, balancing cost and risk.
• Lead RFQs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, sourcing awards, contracts, and development agreements.
• Develop supplier strategies to support product launches, margin expansion and supply continuity.
• Analyze cost drivers and market dynamics to inform sourcing decisions and negotiation tactics.
• Drive supplier performance throughout the product development lifecycle and transition to sustaining operations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Marketing to align sourcing with project timelines and financial objectives.
• Track costs, identify value creation opportunities, and drive cost reduction without compromising quality.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Supplier contract negotiations

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

What You Will Do

The Associate Manager, NPD Sourcing serves as the strategic sourcing leader for new product development programs, partnering with Marketing, R&D, Operations, Quality, Finance, and suppliers to bring innovative products from concept through commercialization. This role is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that enable successful product launches, mitigate risk, optimize cost, and create long-term business value. This is a hybrid role based in Flower Mound, TX, requiring on-site presence two days per week, with flexibility to work remotely the remainder of the week.

• Lead sourcing strategy for new product development and new product introduction (NPI) initiatives, ensuring alignment with business, operational, and commercialization objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers for new technologies, components, and manufacturing processes, balancing cost, quality, service, innovation, and risk.
• Lead RFQs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, sourcing awards, contracts, and development agreements.
• Develop and execute supplier strategies that support product launches, margin expansion, supply continuity, and long-term growth.
• Analyze cost drivers, market dynamics, and supplier capabilities to inform sourcing decisions and negotiation strategies.
• Drive supplier performance and accountability throughout the product development lifecycle and transition to sustaining operations.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Marketing to ensure sourcing strategies support project timelines, business cases, and financial objectives.
• Track project costs, identify value creation opportunities, and drive cost reduction initiatives without compromising performance or quality.

What You Will Do

The Associate Manager, NPD Sourcing serves as the strategic sourcing leader for new product development programs, partnering with Marketing, R&D, Operations, Quality, Finance, and suppliers to bring innovative products from concept through commercialization. This role is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that enable successful product launches, mitigate risk, optimize cost, and create long-term business value. This is a hybrid role based in Flower Mound, TX, requiring on-site presence two days per week, with flexibility to work remotely the remainder of the week.

• Lead sourcing strategy for new product development and new product introduction (NPI) initiatives, ensuring alignment with business, operational, and commercialization objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers for new technologies, components, and manufacturing processes, balancing cost, quality, service, innovation, and risk.
• Lead RFQs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, sourcing awards, contracts, and development agreements.
• Develop and execute supplier strategies that support product launches, margin expansion, supply continuity, and long-term growth.
• Analyze cost drivers, market dynamics, and supplier capabilities to inform sourcing decisions and negotiation strategies.
• Drive supplier performance and accountability throughout the product development lifecycle and transition to sustaining operations.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Marketing to ensure sourcing strategies support project timelines, business cases, and financial objectives.
• Track project costs, identify value creation opportunities, and drive cost reduction initiatives without compromising performance or quality.

What you need:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 6+ years of sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or supplier management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading supplier contract negotiations and sourcing strategies for complex products or programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience in medical devices or other highly regulated industries (e.g., aerospace, automotive, life sciences).
• SAP experience.
• Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent).
• Experience supporting new product development and commercialization in a global supply chain environment.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

US10: $98,200 - $163,700 USD Annual

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.

Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.