Indirect Strategic Sourcing Manager

About Aspen

We love what we do! At Aspen Surgical we live our values of Customer Focus, Integrity, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovative Spirit every day. This caring dedication creates and builds exceptional products that drive the industry standard making a real and lasting impact on people’s lives around the world. We strive to be the best, while providing the tools, resources, and support needed to set our team members up for success.

Summary

In this role, the Indirect Strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for managing the procurement of indirect goods and services for the company. This includes overseeing all activities related to supplier identification and selection, as well as maintaining ongoing relationships and managing supplier agreements. Additionally, the role will involve overseeing service spend and managing the financial performance of the purchasing functions.  This role is remote.

In This Position, You Will Have the Opportunity To

• Contribute to and implement sourcing strategies for key commodities or regions, ensuring that quality, value-cost optimization, service performance, and business continuity are maintained with selected suppliers.
• Drive annual productivity and cost savings within assigned commodities by utilizing the multistep strategic sourcing process.
• Manage supplier partnerships to ensure continuous performance, meeting or exceeding year-over-year productivity targets through effective supplier management techniques.
• Measure and track performance within each spend category or region and define the budgetary impact.
• Stay informed on market cost drivers and economic outlooks, ensuring relevant market intelligence is communicated to appropriate personnel
• Serve as the Sourcing Project Leader for key supplier implementations, ensuring that expected results are achieved.
• Act as the lead negotiator for regional or corporate agreements of varying sizes.
• Monitor, track, and report on savings and key performance indicators (KPIs) for targeted categories.
• Manage multiple supplier relationships, including formulating and negotiating critical supply contracts, analyzing market data, evaluating supply alternatives, and developing negotiation strategies.
• Continuously assess the existing supply base to identify and pursue opportunities for improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Need to Succeed in This Position

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field required; an MBA is preferred.
• 8-10 years of progressive experience in indirect strategic sourcing, including 1-3 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Familiarity with statistical concepts and data analysis, with excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact comfortably with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to challenge ideas, propose alternative solutions, make effective decisions, and maintain effectiveness under changing circumstances and priorities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while consistently meeting deadlines.
• Hands-on experience with computerized ERP systems, ideally SAP or IFS.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, including but not limited to Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with implementing and maintaining a Lean Material Flow manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Preferred qualifications include a supply management professional designation (CPM, CPSM, or equivalent).
• Specific experience in developing and utilizing make/buy analysis, should-cost models, and Total Cost of Ownership models.
• Demonstrated leadership and influence skills with a proven ability to impact significant business outcomes.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.

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