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

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned

• Develop and Execute Strategy: Lead the creation and implementation of long-term indirect sourcing strategies for the EMEA Region in collaboration with the Global Indirect Category Management Team and Functional/Commercial Business Partners
• Business Partnering: In close collaboration with commercial and functional partners build and execute a continuous pipeline of sourcing and spend management initiatives that provide financial benefits and business impact for the organization
• End-to-End Sourcing Management & Process improvement: Own the sourcing lifecycle from market analysis supplier selection negotiation contracting and performance management. Drive compliance with corporate policies and regional regulations. Drive continuous improvement initiatives in supplier performance risk management and process efficiency
• Supplier Relationship Management: Establish and maintain strategic supplier partnerships to ensure continuity innovation and competitive advantage

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Proven ability to apply strategic sourcing management principles with experience managing indirect sourcing and spend across multiple categories (e.g. Supply Chain T&E Facilities Professional Services HR Fleet)
• Strong track record of business partnering with senior leadership particularly in finance
• Expertise in complex project management and supplier negotiations at both regional and global levels
• Demonstrated success in leading teams of strategic sourcing professionals
• Extensive EMEA-wide supply market experience and effective cross-regional collaboration
• Bachelors degree (or equivalent) with 10 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with 8 years; excellent communication skills strong sense of responsibility and high flexibility

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