Global Process Owner, Vendor Master (VM)

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Maple Grove; Costa Rica-Coyol; US-MN-Arden Hills

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.                

About the role:

The Global Process Owner (GPO), Vendor Master position is a key Strategic Leadership role to advance Boston Scientific’s Source to Pay vision to achieve 3 key outcomes: optimal customer service, operational excellence, and value creation.  The GPO will partner with the other Source to Pay GPO’s spanning the end-to-end Source to Pay process and is responsible for the effectiveness and efficiency of the process globally.  The GPO’s partners closely with Global Operations Team (Sourcing, GBS Service Delivery, Quality, Legal, Global Compliance, Global IT, Finance, Tax), suppliers and 8K+ shoppers across functional, geographic and business unit boundaries to achieve and inform our transformation roadmap.

The primary technologies include SAP ECC and S4/Hana, SAP Ariba, SuccessFactors, MDG (Master Data Governance), Sirion, VIM (Vendor Invoice Management), Tableau, Power BI.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning the Vendor Master process and in partnership with the GPO’s the end-to-end Indirect Source to Pay process.  This includes: Master Data Governance; Supplier: On-boarding, Setup, Maintenance; Supply base decision; Strategy for suppliers who are both indirect and indirect; and Supplier Management: Scorecards, Risk Mgmt, Performance Mgmt
• Driving the Indirect StP end-to-end process strategic vision, roadmap, and design while fulfilling customer requirements
• Advocate to transform the Indirect StP process and technologies using benchmarks and best-in-class practices
• Driving process efficiency and effectiveness while aligning process & technology standards globally
• Aligning and influencing the organization to support the process
• Liaising with stakeholders to listen, understand, and influence; ensure they are involved and service level agreements are aligned
• Educating and sustaining the global operations team
• Ensure the end-to-end process is well understood, transparent, adhering to all polices and procedures
• Advise, promote and enforce governance pertaining to relevant master data
• Recommend and influence, and as needed lead/implement, change management strategies to achieve leadership sponsorship and customer adoption. 
• Projects: Prioritize, decide/co-decide project team & governance, approve requirements, perform roles per the project plan which can include being the project lead to lead and deliver the project
• Process and Technical Improvements: Approve, prioritize, triage to assess strategy to deliver (e.g. just do it, project, etc)
• Promote a culture of end-to-end process excellence, service excellence and continuous value improvement

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, Masters Preferred
• 5+ years progressive global ownership and/or Vendor Master management experience with proven success in large multi-national company
• 5+ years using ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Vendor Master, and analytics technologies.  Preferred: SAP/SAP Products, SAP Ariba, MDG, Tableau, Power BI
• Strategic thinking and the ability to set and manage a strategic agenda in a global company
• Strong leadership and the ability to gain organizational alignment in a global company
• Expertise in and experience delivering value propositions using continuous improvement and Lean methodologies
• Global, end-to-end process mindset and approach
• Knowledge of global service delivery operations
• Thought leadership in the Indirect Source to Contract Process and the End-to-End Indirect Source to Pay Process in a large multi-national company
• Proven experience with project management, product management, and system implementation methodologies. 
• 5+ years leading projects or products or implementing systems. 

Preferred qualifications:

• Agile execution experience.
• Fluent in English.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Requisition ID: 585888

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Boston Scientific maintains a prohibited substance free workplace. Pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-4312 (2000), Boston Scientific is providing notification that the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana is prohibited in the workplace and that violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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.