Technical Sourcing Program Manager-Diabetes
Technical Sourcing Program Manager-Diabetes
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$ 115200 - 172800
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Job Description
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
A career at Medtronic is unlike any other. Were purposeful committed and driven by our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend the lives of millions of people worldwide. Join our Global Technical Sourcing team as the Technical Sourcing Program Manager where you will support the Diabetes team as a key member of our global team of dreamers and doers working tirelessly to reduce the burdens of living with diabetes. Our systems-first approach to diabetes care and innovative solutions are designed to meet people wherever they are in their diabetes journey and to help make their lives easier.Global Technical Sourcing (GTS) bridges Global Supply Management (GSM) with Technology and New Product Development (NPD) Project Teams aligning Medtronic Product and Supplier Technology Roadmaps. GTS accelerates innovation through suppliers to create a sustainable competitive advantage.
As part of the GSM Project Management function the Technical Sourcing Program Manager will lead the reduction of overall supply risk and drive the adoption of capable technologies and sources in New Product Development ensuring predictable supply and competitiveness through full product launch. Technical Sourcing is responsible for the timely execution of all project deliverables in the Product Development Process (PDP).
This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronics Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team
with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.
As the Technical Sourcing Program Manager you will be the primary liaison between the product development team and suppliers ensuring supplier capabilities align with project needs to meet NPD milestones and timelines.
You will:
Partner with cross-functional team members and suppliers to identify and plan GTS deliverables needed to support all phases of the NPD program through commercial launch.
Lead Phase Gate and Transfer to Operations Reviews with stakeholders for each NPD phase.
Lead the identification evaluation and selection of suppliers aligned to program objectives and sourcing strategies.
Optimize supply chain flow to drive cost savings and cycle time efficiency.
Ensure material costs and program budgets align with targets through supplier negotiations while influencing design and manufacturing strategies.
Oversee supplier DRM activities and drive early engagement with suppliers on NUDs (New Unique Difficult components).
Partner with Category Management and Legal to identify and create applicable legal agreements with suppliers.
Identify and own mitigation plans to burn down supplier and supply-related BOM risks.
Act as the liaison between suppliers and the project team to drive oversight and resolve supplier-caused issues.
Manage product orders to ensure accurate quantities and configurations arrive on time for all program development stages.
Manage inventories in alignment with NPD inventory policies program build needs and commercial launch plans.
Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering to drive PPAP qualification activities at the supplier.
Develop and oversee supplier capacity plans to ensure product availability after commercial launch.
Identify and capture future supplier cost-down opportunities.
Partner with Category Management to ensure supplier pricing agreements are in place.
Oversee and support inventory and ERP production release activities.
Provide hyper-care support after commercial launch.
Must-Have:
Bachelors degree required.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant technical and/or sourcing experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant technical and/or sourcing experience.
Nice to Have:
Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline.
Experience working with suppliers across a broad range of manufacturing technologies with a preferred focus on software and electronic component/assembly suppliers OEMs and contract manufacturers.
Proven communication leadership and exceptional interpersonal and team-building skills fostering effective collaboration within global teams.
Extensive experience in project management including developing and launching medical devices; PMI-certified professional.
Proficient in supplier management negotiation and overall supply chain processes.
Skilled in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies with expertise in Design for Reliability and Manufacturability.
Strong business understanding and the ability to influence objectives in a matrix organization.
Broad experience in manufacturing processes and material/component replacement initiatives.
Knowledgeable in design production and supplier-related efforts for medical device development.
Willingness to travel: 10-25%
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
