Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Metals

CONMED Corporation; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Excellent healthcare coverage

401(k) matching up to 7%

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition assistance

Job summary

CONMED Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Metals in Largo, FL with remote work options. This role owns the enterprise Metals category strategy, drives cost, continuity, supplier and risk outcomes, and engages stakeholders across functions to deliver cross‑functional solutions.

You will lead complex negotiations, design commercial structures, perform advanced analytics, and manage supplier governance to ensure continuity and performance at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive strategic sourcing experience with direct-material ownership.
• Minimum 3+ years of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the Metals category strategy across suppliers, sites, functions and business priorities.
• Lead complex negotiations using commodity indices, should-cost models, benchmarking, and TCO.
• Design complex commercial structures including indexation, capacity commitments, tooling ownership, LTAs, and balanced risk-sharing terms.
• Build and challenge should-cost, index, benchmark, TCO, PPV and financial scenario analyses.
• Establish strategic-supplier governance and lead recovery/development plans.
• Anticipate risks (commodity, capacity, quality, geopolitical) and lead escalations with recovery plans.
• Influence senior stakeholders across Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Planning, and R&D/NPI.
• Incorporate responsible sourcing and supplier accountability into category strategy.
• Connect category actions to financial outcomes and communicate investments and savings.
• Translate complex market and risk matters into concise executive recommendations.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation excellence

Should-cost modeling

Cost analytics

Supplier development

Risk management

Sustainability & responsible sourcing

Financial acumen

Contracting & structuring

Cross-functional influence

Executive communication

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - MetalsJob TitleSenior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - MetalsDepartmentGlobal Strategic SourcingLocationLargo, FL - RemoteReports ToDirector, Strategic SourcingLevelSenior Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Metals owns the enterprise Metals category strategy and delivers measurable cost, continuity, supplier, and risk outcomes. The Metals portfolio is one of the most significant direct-material portfolios supporting CONMED's Largo operation. This role requires sustained stakeholder engagement, disciplined supplier management, ownership of critical escalations, and the ability to influence without direct authority and lead cross-functional solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Category Strategy: Own and lead the multi-year enterprise Metals category strategy across suppliers, sites, functions, and business priorities, connecting category choices to CONMED transformation goals.
• Complex Negotiations: Lead complex negotiations using commodity indices, should-cost models, benchmarking, and TCO, with material business, continuity, and commercial implications.
• Commercial Structuring: Design complex commercial structures, including indexation, capacity commitments, tooling ownership, LTAs, and balanced risk-sharing terms.
• Advanced Analytics: Build and challenge should-cost, index, benchmark, TCO, PPV, and financial scenario analyses to shape strategy and negotiations.
• Supplier Governance: Establish strategic-supplier governance, lead recovery and development plans, and hold suppliers accountable for sustainable results.
• Risk & Escalation Ownership: Anticipate commodity, capacity, quality, commercial, geopolitical, and continuity risks; lead critical supplier escalations with clear decision paths and recovery plans; maintain executive-level continuity governance.
• Enterprise Influence: Influence senior, cross-functional, and supplier stakeholders across Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Planning, and R&D/NPI; resolve competing priorities and lead decisions without direct authority.
• Compliance & Responsible Sourcing: Anticipate qualification and compliance risk, and integrate responsible-sourcing and supplier-accountability expectations into category strategy.
• Financial Impact: Connect category actions to financial outcomes and communicate investment, savings, cash, working capital, and risk tradeoffs to leaders.
• Executive Communication: Translate complex market, cost, supplier, and risk matters into concise, persuasive executive recommendations and maintain stakeholder confidence during critical escalations.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation Excellence
• Metals Commodity Expertise and Market Intelligence
• Should-Cost Modeling and Cost Analytics
• Supplier Development and Performance Management
• Manufacturing and Engineering Partnership
• Regulatory Compliance and Supplier Qualification
• Risk Mitigation and Supply Continuity Planning
• Sustainability and Responsible Sourcing
• Financial Acumen and Advanced Analytics
• Contracting and Commercial Structuring

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Thinking and Long-Range Planning
• Cross-Functional Influence and Collaboration
• Managing Ambiguity and Risk-Based Decision Making
• Results Orientation and Accountability
• Executive Communication and Stakeholder Influence

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive strategic sourcing experience, including ownership of a significant direct-material category.
• Minimum 3+ years of leadership experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA or advanced degree.
• APICS/ASCM (CSCP, CPIM) or ISM (CPSM) certification.
• Deep knowledge of metal manufacturing processes, alloys, and global metals markets.
• Experience supporting product transfers, NPI, or manufacturing transformation programs.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, high-value negotiations and multi-year category strategies.
• Experience leading supplier escalations and continuity plans in a regulated manufacturing environment (medical device preferred).
• Advanced capability in should-cost modeling, TCO, commodity indexation, and financial analysis.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams without direct authority.

This position is not eligible for employer-based sponsorship. Disclosure as required by applicable law, the annual salary range for this position is $123,800 - $157,900. The actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education and skill level. The salary range is CONMED's good faith belief at the time of this posting.

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Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
• Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses

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CONMED is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster reaffirms this commitment.

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