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A Day in the Life

Medtronic

At Medtronic we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems make progress and deliver meaningful innovations.

Our Purpose
This Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist will be located at Medtronics Mervue Galway manufacturing site and will be one of the sourcing liaisons with Site Operations Planning Quality and Finance organisations in the resolution of supply related issues.

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Medtronic are seeking candidates who will meet our customer expectations by striving without reserve for the highest possible reliability and quality in our products processes and systems by being accountable having a voice and acting.

In this role you will participate and/or lead sourcing strategic activities especially those involving product life cycle and supplier management including but not limited to product/part phase in-phase last time buy/strategic and excess & obsolete processes local sourcing related initiatives supplier delivery performance and inventory management. You will also support commodity management in pricing terms & conditions and quality agreements with key strategic suppliers.

A Day in The Life Of:

• Maintain and promote strong relationships with suppliers Supplier Quality Engineering Manufacturing Planning Finance Quality Commodity Management and any other internal customers.
• Liaison with the Commodity Management and Sourcing Engineering Teams in the development of commodity strategies inputs and discussions about supplier score card and performance reviews (Quarterly Business Reviews).
• Use problem solving techniques/methodologies to identify supplier delivery root cause and achieve resolution of production continuity events (support sCAPA when necessary).
• Knowledge of the quality system and responsible for following all applicable procedures.
• Site support for regulatory body audits.
• Daily stand up at site production and tier meetings. Attend other staff meetings as needed.
• Main escalation point from centralised purchasing center model to resolve all delivery related issues with suppliers.
• Performs special projects as assigned including but not limited to: Lifecycle Management supports material cost reduction initiatives (Price Point Variance).
• Cash Flow Initiatives: Support the last time buy/strategic and excess & obsolete process and follow-up scrap disposition at sites and monitor.
• Creation and presentation of monthly and quarterly procurement key performance indicator reviews.

Key Skills & Experience

• Minimum Level 8 bachelors degree required in a relevant Business Administration Materials Management or Supply Chain discipline with minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in sourcing/purchasing or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.

Nice to have

• Experience in leading and influencing negotiations project management troubleshooting and problem-solving analysis strategic thinking and collaborative team building.
• Solid computer skills: i.e. SAP Microsoft Outlook Excel Word PowerPoint and Project. Advanced Excel knowledge (VLOOKUP pivot tables formulas macros etc.).
• Solid knowledge of procurement/planning principles regulations theories and processes.
• Expert understanding and experience with integrated manufacturing software systems.
• Working knowledge of Demand Flow JIT K-Loop Lean Manufacturing.
• Must have knowledge of industry terminology processes workflow and materials.
• Exposure to supply chain planning purchasing materials and inventory control environment.
  

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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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.

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.

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