Category Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to design and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, and service performance to drive sustainable competitive advantage.
• Continuously gather and disseminate market intelligence on suppliers, materials, and emerging technologies to inform strategic decision‑making.
• Conduct supplier benchmarking to identify best‑in‑class opportunities and elevate supply base performance.
• Identify, evaluate, and track potential suppliers, maintaining records of those selected for development and those removed from consideration.
• Facilitate the onboarding process for new suppliers by supporting relevant functional teams and ensuring seamless integration.
• Negotiate terms and conditions with selected suppliers and execute Master Supply Agreements to formalize partnerships.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives across quality, service, and cost dimensions.
• Lead cost reduction initiatives through competitive bidding, strategic negotiation, innovative cost structures, and effective partner management.
• Assess supply chain resiliency and develop mitigation strategies to address potential risks.
• Leverage regional trade shows, industry bodies, and digital resources to identify and qualify new sourcing opportunities.
• Issue Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), Non‑Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Request for Information (RFIs), and Requests for Quotation (RFQs); summarize and report outcomes to stakeholders.
• Provide strategic influence and foster collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to enhance organizational integration and efficiency.
• Develop and implement key performance metrics to measure and drive supplier and sourcing effectiveness.
• Promote early supplier engagement to achieve development goals, support project timelines, and manage product cost targets.
• Ensure compliance with BSC Quality Policy and all documented quality processes, supporting the organization’s commitment to patient safety and product quality.
• Report accomplishments and communicate strategic initiatives to stakeholders to maintain transparency and alignment.

• Candidate required to process at least Bachelor’s degree in any related field.
• Minimum 10–12 years of Strategic Procurement (Sourcing) experience in Medical Device Manufacturing.
• Proven track record of supplier identification and supplier development in ISO
  13485 environments.
• Strategic thinker that is self‑motivated & comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Good communication skill, fluent in English (written and verbal).

As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, our mission at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients. If you’re looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, there’s no better place to make it happen.

Supply Chain Manager, Supply Chain, Medical Device, Supply, Operations, Healthcare, Marketing