Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist – Packaging

Nalu Medical, Inc.; Maple Grove (MN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to support and execute sourcing strategies across the Packaging category. You will lead supplier relationships, analyze spend, and drive value through data-driven decisions in a hybrid work model requiring in-office presence at least three days per week.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage supplier agreements, and push for cost reductions while ensuring regulatory compliance in a medical technology environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering or finance-related discipline.
• 2 years of professional experience in sourcing or procurement and supplier management or supply chain operations.
• Experience supporting supplier negotiations and commercial agreements.
• Experience conducting spend analysis, market analysis, supplier performance evaluations, and cost modeling.
• Experience managing multiple projects and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel up to 20% globally.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing market intelligence, supplier capabilities, industry trends, and category data to influence sourcing strategies and supplier decisions.
• Supporting sourcing strategy development and implementation through market analysis, supplier assessments, risk evaluations, and executing category initiatives; maintain knowledge of qualified suppliers to support segmentation and sourcing activities.
• Managing supplier relationships through business reviews, scorecards, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve performance.
• Using SAP, Tableau, Excel, and other analytical tools to analyze spend, cost, and supplier performance; support AOP activities, supplier cost reviews, and financial planning processes.
• Leading negotiations and identifying opportunities for cost reduction, consolidation, and value improvement.
• Managing supplier agreements (e.g. CDAs, SQAs and SAAs and support MSAs and other commercial agreements
• Leading sourcing projects and coordinating, timelines and deliverables.
• Presenting supplier performance updates, sourcing recommendations, and risk assessments.
• Identify and communicate supplier-related risks and support mitigation and continuity plans.

Skills

Market analysis

Supplier management

Negotiations

Cross-functional coordination

Excel

PowerPoint

Travel up to 20%

Education

Bachelor's degree (business, supply chain, engineering or finance)

Tools

SAP

Tableau

Job description

Boston Scientific is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to support and execute sourcing strategies across the Packaging category. You will lead supplier relationships, analyze spend, and drive value through data-driven decisions in a hybrid work model requiring in-office presence at least three days per week.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage supplier agreements, and push for cost reductions while ensuring regulatory compliance in a medical technology environment.