Boston Scientific Senior Supplier Engineering Manager - Metals 

United States, Minnesota 

428824411

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical leadership in procurement management and structured investigations to address components and materials issues; develop a best-in-class supplier engineering team in engineering first principals and lean six-sigma and methodologies
• Partnering with cross-functional teams and divisions to achieve business objectives
• Leading and supporting material value improvement projects (VIP) and strategic activity reviews (StAR) to mitigate risks of purchased material stockouts, while improving supplier performance in quality, service, and cost
• Collaborating with purchasing and cross-functional team to identify and develop new or existing supply sources including insourcing and outsourcing opportunities
• Maintaining and improvement of supplier and material management policies procedures, systems, and tools
• Partnering with procurement and supplier quality teams to develop and implement category strategies; support supplier negotiations for new product development and VIP initiatives
• Managing headcount and departmental budgets including travel, project spend, capital planning and related overhead

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science or any engineering discipline with at least 7yrs of technical leadership experience
• Minimum 5 years of people management experience
• Working knowledge of statistical methods, six sigma and DOE
• Ability to travel globally up to 25%

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, materials science, or chemical engineering
• Experience working in medical device or similarly regulated industry
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with metallurgy, metals and associated manufacturing processes
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively with individuals on all levels

Maximum Salary: $ 225200

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay 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 forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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