Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager: Mechanical Assemblies

1 DexCom Inc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Growth opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Career development programs

Job summary

Dexcom Corporation seeks a Staff Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing across Mechanical Assembly and key materials within the Direct Materials Sourcing team. You will partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, Legal, and suppliers to deliver business results.

You will own supplier relationships, lead supplier selection, negotiations, cost improvements, capacity planning, and continuity initiatives, building strategies across the full value chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8–12 years in strategic sourcing in regulated manufacturing.
• Experience managing Tier 1 and sub-tier suppliers.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder influence skills.
• Ability to translate market and supplier insights into clear recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for mechanical assemblies and related materials.
• Own supplier relationships across Tier 1 and sub-tiers; lead sourcing events and negotiations.
• Collaborate with R&D, Operations, and Quality to ensure supplier readiness and continuity.
• Drive cost improvements, capacity planning, and risk mitigation across the supply chain.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Project management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Contract lifecycle management systems

Spend analytics tools

eProcurement systems

Job description

Dexcom Corporation seeks a Staff Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing across Mechanical Assembly and key materials within the Direct Materials Sourcing team. You will partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, Legal, and suppliers to deliver business results.

You will own supplier relationships, lead supplier selection, negotiations, cost improvements, capacity planning, and continuity initiatives, building strategies across the full value chain.