Sr Sourcing Specialist

Boston Scientific; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific Corporation seeks a Senior Sourcing Specialist to support sourcing strategy development, supplier management, and cross-functional collaboration. The role partners with internal stakeholders to drive competitive sourcing events, pricing analyses, and adherence to privacy, cybersecurity, and legal requirements.

You will help shape global sourcing initiatives and improve supplier performance through data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of sourcing, procurement, or category management experience.
• Demonstrated experience in category management and supplier negotiations.
• Experience applying data-driven analysis and structured sourcing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFPs/RFIs, supplier identification, bid evaluations, and cost analyses.
• Partner with HR, Legal, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Finance to complete privacy impact assessments and related requirements for suppliers.
• Facilitate contract development, negotiation, and execution through procurement workflows.
• Develop and execute category strategies, initially focusing on HR and Professional Services categories.
• Evaluate and manage suppliers to meet quality, innovation, and cost objectives, and support negotiations.

Skills

Category management

Supplier negotiations

Contract lifecycle management

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant sourcing, procurement, or category management experience

MBA with 4 years of related experience

Job description

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit- High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About the role:

The Senior Sourcing Specialist plays a key role in supporting the development and execution of sourcing and category strategies, with an emphasis on supplier management, contracting, and cross‑functional collaboration. This role partners closely with internal stakeholders to manage sourcing initiatives, lead competitive sourcing events, perform pricing and cost analyses, and ensure alignment with Boston Scientific’s privacy, cybersecurity, legal, and compliance requirements.

The position contributes to global sourcing initiatives and supports continuous improvement through data‑driven decision making, supplier performance management, and category insights.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support and execute end‑to‑end sourcing activities, including development and issuance of RFPs/RFIs, supplier identification, bid evaluations, and cost and pricing analyses.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for suppliers, managing day‑to‑day communications, participating in recurring and ad hoc meetings, and supporting issue resolution.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams (e.g., HR, Legal, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Finance) to complete privacy impact assessments, cybersecurity risk assessments, and legal intake requirements for new and existing suppliers.
• Facilitate contract development, negotiation, and execution through established procurement and approval workflows.
• Support the development and execution of category strategies, with an initial focus on Human Resources and Professional Services–related categories such as benefits, talent management, recruiting, payroll services, temp staffing, consulting and other indirect spend areas, as needed.
• Evaluate, select, and manage suppliers to ensure alignment with business needs, quality standards, innovation goals, and total cost objectives; support negotiations to achieve competitive and sustainable commercial terms.
• Collaborate with regional and global sourcing teams to drive alignment with enterprise sourcing strategies, policies, and governance standards.
• Track, analyze, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to supplier performance, cost savings, cost avoidance, and category effectiveness.
• Leverage market intelligence, benchmarking, and spend analytics to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and value creation.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant sourcing, procurement, or category management experience, or
  MBA with 4 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in category management, supplier negotiations, and contract lifecycle management.
• Experience applying data‑driven analysis, performance metrics, and structured sourcing methodologies to deliver measurable business results.

Requisition ID:637691

Minimum Salary: $75100

Maximum Salary: $142600

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com— will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long‑term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life byprovidinga broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological,neurologicaland urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn .

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

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