Manager, Strategic Sourcing
Gort, Co. Galway (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)
Full-Time | Permanent
Function: Operations | Strategic Sourcing
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to step into a visible leadership role at Natus Neuro, where your sourcing expertise will help bring innovative neurodiagnostic technologies to healthcare professionals and patients around the world. You’ll have the scope to shape supplier strategy, build and develop a talented team, and make a clear impact on operational performance across a growing global business.
You’ll work closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Product Development, giving you strong visibility across the business and the chance to influence decisions that matter.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Strategic Sourcing team, creating an environment where people are empowered, supported, and encouraged to grow
- Shape and deliver category strategies that support business growth, cost objectives, and long-term supplier partnerships
- Drive measurable results across cost, quality, service, risk, and innovation
- Strengthen sourcing processes, implement tools, and enhance governance frameworks
- Manage and oversee your team in supplier selection, qualification, audits, and performance management
- Ensure supplier compliance with GMP and quality standards
- Proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risk
- Partner cross-functionally to resolve supplier and operational challenges
- Support budgeting, planning, and long-term function development
What You’ll Bring
- Experience in Strategic Sourcing or Supply Chain, ideally gained in a regulated environment such as Medical Device, Pharma, or a similar industry
- A leadership style that motivates, supports, and develops teams while driving accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Proven experience owning and delivering category strategies with measurable impact
- Demonstrated ability to align sourcing strategies with business goals and KPIs
- Experience driving process improvements, tools implementation, and capability building
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
What’s In It for You?
- A meaningful role where your sourcing decisions directly support manufacturing performance and customer outcomes
- The opportunity to lead strategic initiatives within a global medical technology company
- A competitive reward package including compensation, pension, health insurance, life assurance, and educational support
- Career development opportunities within a global organization
- Collaborate with senior leaders across Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Product Development
Apply Now
If you’re a sourcing leader who enjoys building strong teams, influencing strategy, and making a tangible impact in a regulated global environment, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
