{"id":2186076,"url":"https://alion.io/job/teleflex-global-head-of-procurement","title":"Global Head of Procurement","company":{"id":1764434,"name":"Teleflex","domain":"teleflex.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/teleflex","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Athlone, Ireland"],"countries":["IE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":112000,"max_usd":251000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":2013},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-09T16:29:05Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-09","last_verified_at":"2026-10-25T14:44:08Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":16,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":16},"description":"Expected Travel: Up to 50%\nRequisition ID: 14524\nAbout Teleflex Incorporated\nAs a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.\nTeleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ - trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.\nAt Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.\nPosition Summary\nThe Global Head of Procurement is a critical member of the Global Supply Chain Leadership Team and is responsible for defining and executing the enterprise-wide procurement vision, strategy, and operating model.\nThis leadership role will drive competitive advantage through strategic supplier partnerships, supply continuity, innovation, margin expansion, risk management, sustainability, and digital transformation across the Company's global spend portfolio. The successful candidate will lead a world-class procurement organization that serves as a strategic business partner to Operations, R&D, Commercial, Quality, Finance, and executive leadership.\nThe successful candidate will lead a globally dispersed team responsible for direct and indirect procurement, category management, supplier quality partnership, strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, and procurement excellence. This leader will help shape the future global supply network, ensuring resilience, scalability, and value creation in support of the Company's growth strategy.\nPrincipal Responsibilities\nLead Enterprise Procurement Strategy\nDefine and execute a global procurement vision aligned with corporate strategy and growth objectives.\nMaintain procurement as a strategic business partner and enterprise value creator.\nOptimize the global supplier network to ensure competitiveness, scalability, resilience, and service excellence.\nProvide executive leadership with insight into market dynamics, inflationary pressures, commodity trends, geopolitical developments, and supply risks.\nDrive optimization of the global supplier network to support business continuity, agility, and long-term competitiveness.\nStrategic Sourcing & Value Creation\nLead global sourcing strategies across direct materials, indirect spend, capital equipment and strategic services.\nDeliver sustainable value creation through cost leadership, productivity initiatives, supplier innovation, process efficiency, and working capital optimization.\nDevelop category management strategies that balance cost, quality, service, innovation, risk, and sustainability objectives.\nDrive strategic supplier negotiations, commercial agreements, and long-term partnership models.\nEnsure procurement contributes meaningfully to gross margin expansion and revenue growth objectives.\nSupply Resilience & Risk Management\nBuild and maintain a resilient global supply network capable of supporting business growth and customer commitments.\nLead supplier risk management programs encompassing continuity planning, geopolitical risk, sole-source mitigation, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, and business continuity.\nDevelop proactive strategies addressing supply shortages, capacity constraints, inflationary pressures, and market disruptions.\nEstablish robust governance processes to monitor supplier performance and risk exposure globally.\nSupplier Partnerships & Innovation\nBuild strategic relationships with key global suppliers and executive stakeholders.\nCreate a supplier innovation program that leverages external capabilities to accelerate product development, enhance customer value, and improve operational performance.\nSponsor executive business reviews with strategic suppliers and establish joint value-creation initiatives.\nFoster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and mutual accountability throughout the supplier ecosystem.\nProcurement Transformation & Digital Excellence\nDevelop and execute a multi-year procurement transformation roadmap.\nLeverage digital technologies, advanced analytics, AI-enabled procurement tools, and automation to improve decision-making and operational effectiveness.\nDrive improvements in procurement processes, governance, spend visibility, and supplier performance management.\nAdvance procurement maturity through best-in-class practices, systems, and organizational capabilities.\nPrincipal Responsibilities Continued\nSustainability & Responsible Sourcing\nLead the development and execution of responsible sourcing and supplier sustainability programs.\nEnsure procurement practices support corporate ESG objectives and evolving regulatory requirements.\nPromote ethical sourcing, supplier diversity, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility throughout the supply base.\nEstablish meaningful sustainability metrics and accountability mechanisms across procurement operations.\nMergers, Acquisitions & Business Integration\nLead procurement due diligence activities supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic growth opportunities.\nIdentify and capture procurement synergies resulting from acquisitions and organizational changes.\nSupport integration activities to ensure rapid realization of value and supply continuity.\nLeadership & Organizational Development\nBuild and lead a high-performing, inclusive and engaged global procurement organization.\nDevelop succession plans and leadership pipelines to support future business growth.\nCreate a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\nCoach, mentor, and develop procurement leaders across multiple geographies.\nServe as a trusted advisor and influential leader within the broader enterprise.\nSuccess Measures\nThe Global Head of Procurement will be measured on their ability to:\nDeliver annual value creation and margin improvement targets.\nImprove supply continuity and supplier performance.\nStrengthen global supply chain resilience.\nAccelerate procurement digital transformation and capability development.\nIncrease supplier-led innovation and strategic partnerships.\nAdvance sustainability and responsible sourcing objectives.\nBuild a highly engaged, high-performing procurement organization.\nContribute to enterprise growth, customer satisfaction, and shareholder value creation.\nEducation / Experience Requirements\nBachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Finance, Operations Management, or related discipline.\nAdvanced degree (MBA, Master's, or equivalent) preferred.\n15+ years of progressive procurement, sourcing, and supply chain leadership experience.\nSignificant experience leading global procurement organizations within highly regulated manufacturing environments.\nDemonstrated success managing large international spend portfolios and complex global supplier networks.\nProven track record delivering enterprise procurement transformation and sustainable value creation programs.\nExperience influencing executive leadership teams and presenting to C-suite stakeholders.\nDeep expertise in strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, procurement operations, and risk management.\nStrong understanding of ERP platforms, digital procurement technologies, spend analytics, and integrated business planning processes.\nExperience supporting acquisitions, integrations, and organizational transformations preferred.\nSpecialized Skills / Other Requirements\nLeadership Characteristics - The ideal candidate will bring:\nStrategic Orientation\nAbility to translate corporate strategy into procurement priorities that create enterprise value and sustainable competitive advantage.\nTransformational Leadership\nDemonstrated capability to lead change, modernize organizations, and build high-performing global teams.\nExecutive Presence\nConfidence and credibility to influence senior leaders, executive committees, and key external stakeholders.\nCommercial Acumen\nStrong business mindset with the ability to balance cost, growth, risk, quality, innovation, and customer impact.\nGlobal Mindset\nExperience leading across cultures, regions, and diverse operating environments.\nTalent Development\nPassion for building organizational capability, developing future leaders, and creating a culture of accountability and performance.\nTRAVEL REQUIRED: 50% travel required and as needed.\nTeleflex is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion and/or membership of the traveller community.\nIf you require accommodation and support to apply for a position, please contact us at .\nDiversity fosters innovative thinking and entrepreneurship and that’s what we are about at Teleflex. We trust and value our people and their diversity and we make it fun to work here. We are on a journey to ensure our workplaces mirror the patients we serve and the communities we operate in. Our approach is simple, we embrace everyone and want them to feel they belong here. We are building a culture where all employees can bring their best and unique selves to work. If that appeals to you, we would love to hear from you. Come join a company where diversity is sought out and inclusivity is how we progress.\nAt Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.\nTeleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.\n© 2026 Teleflex Incorporated. 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