Strategic Sourcing Lead — Mechanical & Materials

1 DexCom Inc; United States; On-site; USD 117,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexcom is seeking a Staff Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing strategy across mechanical assemblies and key material categories. You will partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, Legal, and suppliers to drive results and manage Tier 1 and sub-tier relationships.

The role focuses on category strategy, supplier readiness, risk management, and driving cost improvements with strong negotiation and analytics skills. 15–25% travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Proven strategic sourcing or category management experience in regulated manufacturing.
• Experience managing Tier 1 and sub‑tier supplier relationships.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to develop quantitative and qualitative business cases.
• Travel up to 25% as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for mechanical assemblies and related materials.
• Own supplier relationships for assigned categories and lead commercial efforts.
• Lead supplier selection, sourcing events, negotiations, and contracting.
• Build end-to-end supply strategies across the value chain.
• Collaborate with R&D, Operations, Quality, and NPI to ensure supplier readiness.
• Develop supplier relationship management plans and mitigate risks.
• Use market intelligence and should-cost analysis to influence decisions.
• Position Strategic Sourcing as a competitive advantage for Dexcom.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Graduate degree desirable

Tools

eProcurement systems

Spend analytics tools

Contract lifecycle management

Job description

Dexcom is seeking a Staff Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing strategy across mechanical assemblies and key material categories. You will partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, Legal, and suppliers to drive results and manage Tier 1 and sub-tier relationships.

The role focuses on category strategy, supplier readiness, risk management, and driving cost improvements with strong negotiation and analytics skills. 15–25% travel is expected.