Senior Sourcing Specialist

Senior Sourcing Specialist

At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey.

Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 110,000 employees.

Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

Our values guide how we work:

• We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities
• We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together
• We Commit to doing things the right way—growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation

At our Reynosa plant in Mexico, we are committed to the highest standards in the production of disposable medical products for dialysis treatments. With a dedicated team of more than 3,000 employees across four manufacturing sites, the plant focuses on manufacturing essential components such as hemodialysis disposables, peritoneal dialysis (PD) disposables, hemodialysis (HD) machines, and PD cycler machines.

By utilizing advanced technologies to ensure the highest standards in dialysis product manufacturing, we’re not only driving innovation—we’re also creating meaningful change for patients worldwide. Join our passionate team and be part of this global impact.

As a Senior Sourcing Specialist, you will lead end-to-end sourcing activities, from gathering business requirements through supplier selection, contract negotiation, implementation, and supplier management. You will collaborate with stakeholders, suppliers, Procurement teams, and cross-functional partners to achieve the best commercial outcomes while ensuring compliance with legal requirements, company policies, and procurement standards.

Your Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of category strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Conduct supplier scouting, market intelligence, due diligence, supplier qualification, and risk assessments to identify sourcing opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, tenders, supplier selection, contract negotiations, implementation, and supplier onboarding activities.
• Analyze supplier proposals using benchmarking, should-cost models, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) methodologies to support sourcing decisions.
• Prepare and present sourcing recommendations, business cases, savings calculations, supplier comparisons, and risk assessments.
• Support supplier relationship management activities, including performance reviews, scorecards, business reviews, and escalation management.
• Collaborate with Business, Quality, GBS, Procurement, suppliers, and other stakeholders to resolve quality, supply, service, and commercial issues.
• Identify opportunities to optimize spend, reduce costs, improve services, mitigate supply risks, drive innovation, and ensure supply continuity.
• Ensure sourcing, tendering, contracting, pricing, and supplier documentation are maintained according to company standards and compliance requirements.
• Promote the use of procurement technologies, including SAP, SAP Ariba, eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management, Spend Management, AI-enabled tools, and eAuctions.
• Ensure compliance with Fresenius Medical Care policies, standards, procedures, legal requirements, and ethical business practices.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• Preferred: Procurement/Supply Chain, Project Management, or Commercial Law certifications.
• 8+ years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Category Management, and/or Contract Lifecycle Management.
• 5+ years of experience working in multinational and global environments.
• Experience working with Global Business Services organizations.
• Experience in project management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Healthcare industry experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Tendering, Contracting, Category Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Market Intelligence, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and Should-Cost Analysis.
• Understanding of contract terms, liabilities, commercial law principles, and contract risk management.
• Knowledge of procurement technologies including Jaggaer, ContractPodAI, Sievo, ORO Labs, Aravo, Sustainability platforms, SAP, SAP Ariba, Power BI, and AI applications within Procurement.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams).
• Advanced negotiation, stakeholder management, supplier relationship management, and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in fast-paced global environments.
• Ability to work effectively in virtual, geographically dispersed, and cross-cultural teams.
• Results-oriented with strong attention to detail.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• U.S. Visa required.

Our Offer for You

There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless of the field of expertise or level of experience—everything is dedicated to supporting your professional journey.

• Whether in front of or behind the scenes, you help make better medicine available to more people worldwide
• Individual opportunities for self‑determined career planning and professional development
• A corporate culture that encourages innovative thinking—finding the best solution together, not just the fastest one
• A team of committed professionals with diverse skills, talents, and experiences
• The strength of a successful global corporation combined with the collegial culture of a mid‑sized company.