Senior Purchasing Manager
Boston Scientific, Arden Hills, MN, United States
Additional Location(s): US-MN-Arden Hills
Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit- High Performance
About the role: Boston Scientific was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day.
The Sr. Purchasing Manager leads a team responsible for procuring materials and components for the Boston Scientific manufacturing sites in North America and ensures the continuity of supply needed to support production and deliver products to customers and patients worldwide. This role is responsible for managing spend, inventory targets, and championing the integration of predictive analytics and AI into purchasing workflows to enable scalable growth, while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and quality standards.
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.
Your responsibilities will include:
Developing and implementing direct purchasing strategies and goals to optimize and maintain healthy inventory levels and mitigate supply risk
Ensuring a stable supply chain through effective supplier management, inventory control and strategic partnerships
Aligning direct purchasing with internal and external SI&OP processes to ensure effective coordination of supply and external capacity planning
Delivering materials management support to new product development and acquisition integration teams from concept through commercialization
Partnering with global sourcing, production, engineering and quality teams to drive improvements and achieve business objectives
Collaborating with customers and key partners to establish supplier strategies that meet service commitments and resource needs
Monitoring purchasing processes and supply chain performance to ensure optimal results and compliance
Driving Lean business process improvement strategies to enhance safety, quality, service and cost performance across the organization
Establishing and monitoring performance against annual and long-term budgets; improve financial performance, inventory levels and spend
Partnering with global purchasing, finance and quality teams to ensure alignment with Boston Scientific policies and requirements
Integrating digital analytics and AI into purchasing workflows to enhance accuracy, enable data‑driven decision‑making and improve efficiency
Required qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 5 years of people leadership experience
Minimum 7 years of experience in purchasing and supply chain management
Familiarity with data analytics, ERP and advanced procurement systems
Preferred qualifications:
Bachelor's or master's degree in supply chain operations, industrial engineering or business administration
Experience with AI or machine learning applications in supply chain
Experience with digital twin modeling or smart factory environments
Minimum Salary: $125,800
Maximum Salary: $239,000
Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.
Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID‑19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID‑19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company's policies or protocols change with regard to COVID‑19 vaccination.
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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit- High Performance
About the role: Boston Scientific was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day.
The Sr. Purchasing Manager leads a team responsible for procuring materials and components for the Boston Scientific manufacturing sites in North America and ensures the continuity of supply needed to support production and deliver products to customers and patients worldwide. This role is responsible for managing spend, inventory targets, and championing the integration of predictive analytics and AI into purchasing workflows to enable scalable growth, while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and quality standards.
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.
Your responsibilities will include:
Developing and implementing direct purchasing strategies and goals to optimize and maintain healthy inventory levels and mitigate supply risk
Ensuring a stable supply chain through effective supplier management, inventory control and strategic partnerships
Aligning direct purchasing with internal and external SI&OP processes to ensure effective coordination of supply and external capacity planning
Delivering materials management support to new product development and acquisition integration teams from concept through commercialization
Partnering with global sourcing, production, engineering and quality teams to drive improvements and achieve business objectives
Collaborating with customers and key partners to establish supplier strategies that meet service commitments and resource needs
Monitoring purchasing processes and supply chain performance to ensure optimal results and compliance
Driving Lean business process improvement strategies to enhance safety, quality, service and cost performance across the organization
Establishing and monitoring performance against annual and long-term budgets; improve financial performance, inventory levels and spend
Partnering with global purchasing, finance and quality teams to ensure alignment with Boston Scientific policies and requirements
Integrating digital analytics and AI into purchasing workflows to enhance accuracy, enable data‑driven decision‑making and improve efficiency
Required qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 5 years of people leadership experience
Minimum 7 years of experience in purchasing and supply chain management
Familiarity with data analytics, ERP and advanced procurement systems
Preferred qualifications:
Bachelor's or master's degree in supply chain operations, industrial engineering or business administration
Experience with AI or machine learning applications in supply chain
Experience with digital twin modeling or smart factory environments
Minimum Salary: $125,800
Maximum Salary: $239,000
Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.
Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID‑19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID‑19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company's policies or protocols change with regard to COVID‑19 vaccination.
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