Sourcing Manager (Hybrid)

Stryker Corporation; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Denver, CO, is seeking a Sourcing Manager to lead strategic sourcing initiatives in a hybrid work model. You will own supplier qualification, RFQs, onboarding, and long-term agreements while coordinating with Engineering, Operations and Regulatory teams to ensure timely launches.

The role demands a bachelor's degree in a related field and 8 years in supply management, with strong negotiation and project management skills. Travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

• 8 years in Supply Management with a focus on strategic sourcing and supplier development.
• Ability to negotiate effectively to obtain best prices and terms on products, materials, and services.
• Experience leading sourcing activities for product transfers, insourcing initiatives, contract manufacturing transitions, or large-scale supply chain projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing workstreams for product transfers and manufacturing transformation projects.
• Identify, assess, select, and onboard suppliers through RFQs, capability assessments, and ASL management.
• Drive pricing negotiations, contract execution, and long-term supplier agreements for sustainable value.
• Lead sourcing activities for component transfers and new SKU implementation across multiple categories.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Regulatory teams on milestones and readiness.
• Proactively identify sourcing risks and provide updates to leadership on performance and financial impact.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier development

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Negotiation

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, finance, engineering or related field

Job description

## Sourcing Manager (Hybrid)Apply: Denver, Colorado: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R572403Work Flexibility: Hybrid**What you will do**As Sourcing Manager (Hybrid) you’ll play a pivotal role in driving innovation, efficiency, and value across our global supply base. This is a high‐impact position with direct visibility to senior leadership and cross‐functional teams. You will lead strategic sourcing initiatives across a defined supplier portfolio, driving excellence in service, quality, and cost. You will own a portfolio of primarily sustaining business and new product introduction including taking ownership of new products as they transition from development into production, ensuring seamless supplier integration and long-term performance.* **Project Sourcing Leadership:** Lead sourcing workstreams for product transfers, insourcing initiatives, and manufacturing transformation projects, ensuring supplier readiness, risk mitigation, and successful execution against quality, service, cost, and timeline objectives.* **Supplier Sourcing & Qualification:** Identify, assess, select, and onboard suppliers through RFQs, capability assessments, supplier qualification activities, and Approved Supplier List (ASL) management to support project requirements.* **Commercial Strategy & Negotiation:** Drive competitive sourcing outcomes through pricing negotiations, contract execution, cost reduction initiatives, and long-term supplier agreements that deliver sustainable value.* **Component & Supply Chain Transfer Execution:** Lead sourcing activities for component transfers, supplier transitions, and new SKU implementation across multiple commodity categories, ensuring seamless transition into production.* **Cross-Functional Project Leadership:** Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Regulatory teams to manage supplier deliverables, qualification milestones, sample builds, and launch readiness activities.* **Stakeholder Communication & Risk Management:** Proactively identify sourcing risks, develop mitigation plans, and provide clear updates to project teams and senior leadership on supplier performance, project status, and financial impact.**Required*** Bachelor's degree in supply chain, finance, engineering or related field* 8 years in Supply Management with a focus on strategic sourcing and supplier development.* Ability to negotiate effectively to obtain best prices and terms on products, materials, and services. **Preferred*** Experience leading sourcing activities for product transfers, insourcing initiatives, contract manufacturing transitions, or large-scale supply chain projects.* Demonstrated success with onboarding suppliers and managing complex supplier qualification efforts.* Strong commercial negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.* Ability to lead multiple high-priority projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.* Experience in regulated manufacturing environments, preferably medical device, electronics, electromechanical assembly, or industrial products.* **US10**: $112,900 - $188,100 USD AnnualTravel Percentage: 20%Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.