Work Flexibility: Onsite
This role will be based in one of our Cork sites.
Throughout the placement, you will be an integral part of Stryker’s 2026 Cooperative cohort.

Tasks and responsibilities may include:

• Together, with your Stryker team leader and college supervisor, identify a Supply Planning project along with project objectives, scope, success factors, milestones and evaluation
• Supporting cross functional teams to develop best in class sourcing strategies for assigned suppliers and/or commodities in support of business objectives
• Supporting the implementation of supplier and/or commodity strategy which will include spend/supply assessments, consolidation strategy, sourcing selection, financial and make v’s buy analyses
• Represent the ‘voice of the supplier’ in the organization
• Collaborate with key stakeholders on contract strategy for suppliers and create, negotiate, monitor and enforce when applicable
• Develop strong relationships with key suppliers as well as other disciplines within the businesses
• Participate in new product launches; lead supplier selection, requests for quotes and insurance that suppliers are clear on product launch deliverables; collaborate with cross-functional teams for successful launch
• Responsible for assuring cost standards are established for annual operating budgets
• Ensures compliance with the Quality, Safety and 5S Systems.

• Together, with your Stryker team leader and college supervisor, identify a Supply Planning project along with project objectives, scope, success factors, milestones and evaluation
• Supporting cross functional teams to develop best in class sourcing strategies for assigned suppliers and/or commodities in support of business objectives
• Supporting the implementation of supplier and/or commodity strategy which will include spend/supply assessments, consolidation strategy, sourcing selection, financial and make v’s buy analyses
• Represent the ‘voice of the supplier’ in the organization
• Collaborate with key stakeholders on contract strategy for suppliers and create, negotiate, monitor and enforce when applicable
• Develop strong relationships with key suppliers as well as other disciplines within the businesses
• Participate in new product launches; lead supplier selection, requests for quotes and insurance that suppliers are clear on product launch deliverables; collaborate with cross-functional teams for successful launch
• Responsible for assuring cost standards are established for annual operating budgets
• Ensures compliance with the Quality, Safety and 5S Systems