Medline Industries, LP · 4 days ago
Director Sourcing-Textiles
Northfield, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$153K/yr - $229K/yr
7+ years expMedline Industries, LP is seeking a Director of Sourcing for their Textiles division, based in Northfield, IL. This role involves leading sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and optimizing costs to ensure a reliable supply chain while mitigating risks.
Consumer GoodsHealth CareHospitalityManufacturingMedical
Responsibilities
Develop and execute strategies to negotiate favorable terms, volume discounts, and long-term contracts with suppliers and vendor partners
Oversee spend across key medical and raw materials
Provide strategic insights on global and geopolitical changes affecting tariffs, raw materials, and regulatory requirements, including new laws and natural resource availability. Collaborate with industry peers and the Government Affairs team to advocate for the organization's interests
Manage a divisional portfolio of managed categories, driving continuous improvement across all Category Managers to contain costs, improve raw material consumption, and implement cost-reduction initiatives
Oversee the analysis of supplier price increase submissions, considering the full impact on the division. Develop and execute negotiation strategies to achieve cost avoidance or savings, driving financial performance
Lead the execution of strategic risk assessments, creating comprehensive country-specific views on sourcing risks. Develop robust risk mitigation plans and provide recommendations for category-level changes
Lead a team overseeing diverse product categories, guiding them in understanding cost inputs and driving best-cost strategies. Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and execute sourcing initiatives that align with long-term goals
Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers, overseeing negotiations on pricing, managing supplier performance, ensuring on-time delivery, and ensuring strict compliance with contracts. Address supplier issues and collaborate with internal teams to improve performance
Lead the analysis of domestic and global supply chains, offering strategic insights into the impacts of tariffs, geopolitical risks, and other external factors. Develop proactive strategies to address challenges and ensure supply continuity
Lead the evaluation of sourcing strategies for domestic versus import suppliers, including Make vs. Buy analysis. Guide the team in identifying and implementing optimal sourcing solutions
Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive, risk-based global sourcing strategy. Oversee dual sourcing initiatives, vendor allocation optimization, re-sourcing, and cost containment efforts. Collaborate with senior leadership to drive continuous improvement in vendor performance
Identify and execute cost-savings opportunities within product categories to drive GM growth. Negotiate long-term agreements with suppliers to optimize pricing and supply chain efficiency
Work collaboratively with Medline Shanghai, Supply Chain, Quality, and Product Management teams to maintain and develop vendors and products, reducing supply risk and ensuring a healthy supply chain
Lead efforts to resolve supplier issues when communication fails. Collaborate with internal teams to identify root causes, develop corrective action plans, and ensure continued supplier performance
Typically manages through multiple Managers
Provide leadership and management to one or more major departments of an operating unit or to a department that has system-wide accountability
Strategic, tactical and operational planning (12 + months) for the function or department
Direct budgetary responsibility for one or more departments, functions or major projects/programs
Interpret and execute policies for departments/projects; develop, recommend and implement new policies or modifications to existing policies
Hiring staff, recommending pay increases, performing performance reviews, training and development of staff, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
At least 7 years of sourcing experience
At least 4 years of experience managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating and directing people as they work
Experience leading category strategies, supplier relationship management, sourcing initiatives
Experience negotiating with outside vendors, including negotiating contracts, prices and reconciling differences
Experienced in documenting procedures and internal controls
Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions
Experience controlling and coordinating concurrent projects, competing priorities and critical deadlines
Ability to work across multiple time zones and locations
Benefits
Health insurance
Life and disability
401(k) contributions
Paid time off
Company
Medline Industries, LP
Medline is the largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
North Carolina Department of Commerce
2025-12-17IPO
2021-06-05Private Equity
2019-09-12Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Steve Miller
Chief Operating Officer
Amanda Laabs
Chief Product Officer
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