Stryker

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Stryker  •  Republic of Poland (Hybrid)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

Work Flexibility: HybridJoin a team where your expertise directly shapes supply reliability, supplier partnerships, and operational excellence. In this role, you’ll drive the flow of materials that power life‑changing medical technologies—making a measurable impact every day. If you’re energized by ownership, pace, and purposeful collaboration, this is an exciting opportunity to elevate your career.

What You Will Do

  • Oversee contract management and perform contract analysis to ensure accuracy and alignment with agreements.
  • Maintain master data in transactional systems, ensuring completeness and accuracy for supplier details, product information, lead times, and replenishment methodologies.
  • Communicate forecast requirements to suppliers and ensure alignment for finished goods, components, and materials.
  • Place and manage purchase orders according to defined rules and update safety stock requirements to support stable supply.
  • Validate supplier data for accuracy, ensuring compliance with agreements and system requirements.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for suppliers, adjusting daily/weekly requirements and managing escalations to protect supply continuity.
  • Track and report supplier performance using standard metrics, prepare supplier scorecards, and represent purchasing in key cross‑functional meetings.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives internally and externally, and support capability building by training and mentoring team members.

What You Will Need

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
  • Minimum 3 years experience in Purchasing, Procurement, or Manufacturing.
  • English language proficiency.
  • Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JDE).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Experience in supplier relationship management.

Preferred

  • Knowledge of Power BI.
  • Previous experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical devices).
  • Knowledge of continuous improvement and cost‑reduction methodologies.

Salary information will be provided during the recruitment process.

Travel Percentage: 20%

Stryker

About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.

Facts:

● 2024 Sales: $22.6 billion

● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

● Employees: 53,000 worldwide

● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020

● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide

● $1.5 billion spent on research and development in 2024

● ~14,200 patents owned globally in 2024

● Products sold in ~75 countries

● Fortune 500 Company

● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces

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Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Kalamazoo, MI
Year Founded
Unknown
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