Senior Global Indirect Sourcing Manager

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Location: Athlone, L, IE

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Company: Teleflex

Expected Travel: Up to 50%

Requisition ID: 14170

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.

At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

Position Summary

The Senior Global Indirect Sourcing Manager position is a critical commercial leadership role that will serve multiple business units and a diverse mix of sites within specific regions (North America, Mexico and the European Union), while ensuring compliance to various corporate level-initiated activities. The position will drive and support Global Operations, while developing and implementing strategies for indirect materials and services, with specific focus on Marketing & Advertising categories, that will reduce cost, improve quality & service levels, and mitigate risk to the overall enterprise.

Principal Responsibilities

Key responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:

Develop and implement global indirect sourcing strategies and budgets for Marketing & Advertising categories that leverage the global spend of the enterprise to ensure proper economies of scale are achieved, while ensuring risk levels are appropriate and allow efforts to positively contribute to the business unit(s) and/or region in scope.

Develop relationships with key personnel in strategic suppliers and internal stakeholders/customers

Host regular teleconference/in-person meetings with suppliers

Host Supplier Business Reviews with strategic suppliers

Support site procurement teams on material shortage/service outages/escalations

Support SQE teams with the resolution of supplier quality related and engineering issues

Provide purchasing and sourcing support to multiple legal entities, business units, and departments including, but not limited to the following: Professional Services, Corporate Services, Finance, Facilities, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing and Human Resources.

Lead contract negotiations, establish supply & service agreements and lead dispute resolution with our supply base, while ensuring proper communication and interaction with internal stakeholders.

Support the implementation of all other business critical supplier documentation - Quality Agreements; LSAS; Conflict Materials

Identify CIP/Process Improvement opportunities with suppliers

Support NPI team on the identification and on-boarding of new suppliers in support of new projects through RFP’s and cost analysis.

Maintain an ability to generate and evaluate alternatives, analyse data, reach logical conclusions, and formulate recommendations for management review and consideration.

Support all corporate level purchasing related activities for the region to ensure compliance with internal procedures and policies as a publicly traded medical device manufacturer (Teleflex Code of Ethics, SOX, FDA, Conflict Minerals, etc.).

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education / Experience Requirements

BS or BA degree in Business, Engineering, Science or a related field (MBA preferred)

CPM or similar accreditation preferred

A minimum of 10 years experience in managing regional procurement groups and/or efforts of diverse teams(preferably with a medical device manufacturer or large manufacturing-based organization)

Familiar with FDA, cGMP, and ISO quality system requirements for a diverse medical device manufacturer

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

Experience and comfort in delivering solid sourcing performance, while executing in a remote management and team-based environment

Strong analytical, negotiation, communication (written & verbal), and presentation skillsets and abilities are required

Proficient in SAP, Microsoft Office products, and web/voice conferencing technologies

Key Relationships / Interfaces:

Global Supply Chain

Global Procurement

Global Manufacturing

Global Finance

Behaviours & Values:

Hands on approach to work.

Strong skill set in order to manage relationships. i.e., operations and supply chain

Able to work in a fast-paced environment and work additional hours if required.

Ability to creatively solve issues and apply sound business judgment.

Strong customer service orientation.

Ability to function equally well independently and as part of a team.

Must have the ability to complete multiple priorities and deliver results under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Must be able to adapt to a changing environment and identify/solve problems efficiently.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Office/Hybrid

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Approx 50% travel required

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If you require accommodation and support to apply for a position, please contact us at talent.emea@teleflex.com.

Diversity fosters innovative thinking and entrepreneurship and that’s what we are about at Teleflex. We trust and value our people and their diversity and we make it fun to work here. We are on a journey to ensure our workplaces mirror the patients we serve and the communities we operate in. Our approach is simple, we embrace everyone and want them to feel they belong here. We are building a culture where all employees can bring their best and unique selves to work. If that appeals to you, we would love to hear from you. Come join a company where diversity is sought out and inclusivity is how we progress.

At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.

Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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