Principal Procurement Specialist 

Work Mode: Hybrid (minimum 3 days/week onsite)
Location: Galway, Ireland

Status: 12 month contract

About Your New Employer

• Join a global leader in healthcare innovation, recognized for a diverse and collaborative culture that values high performance, advancement, and caring.
• Work at the forefront of medical technology, surrounded by passionate professionals tackling the industry's most important challenges.
• Benefit from access to the latest training, high-performing teams, and clear opportunities for career progression within a supportive and diverse workplace.

About Your New Job

As Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist, you will:

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to reduce costs and enhance supplier value, focusing on direct sourcing in the metals category.
• Lead complex, high-value supplier negotiations and manage strategic contracts to drive competitive advantage.
• Partner cross-functionally (including Supplier Quality and Supplier Engineering teams) to achieve service, quality, and cost targets.
• Own and nurture executive-level supplier relationships; resolve issues and drive long-term partnership initiatives.
• Present executive-ready materials, influence stakeholders up to VP level, and act as a trusted advisor on all matters of supplier risk and strategy.
• Lead enterprise-level projects, develop talent, provide coaching, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.

What Skills You Need

• Honours Bachelor’s Degree (level 8) in Business, Supply Chain, Commerce, Sourcing, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7.5 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier relationship management in a manufacturing setting.
• Proven success in category strategy, complex negotiations, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional project delivery.
• Ability to independently address ambiguous, enterprise-wide challenges and mitigate financial, geopolitical, and supply risks.
• Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills, with a detail-oriented, collaborative approach.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree or professional certification (CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, etc.).
• Experience in medical device or similarly regulated industry, and in the sourcing/procurement of metal components.

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working model with flexibility and autonomy.
• High-impact role at a global leader, partnering with experts and executive stakeholders.
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development, growth, and to make a real difference in healthcare.

What's Next

Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now” button or contact us for more information. If this role isn’t quite right but you’re looking for something similar, please get in touch. Boston Scientific offers multiple opportunities for ambitious sourcing professionals.