We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 8 May 2026

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

Join our Global Supply Management team as a Category Manager-Electronic Assemblies where you utilize your strong track record of delivering results in a matrixed organization where collaboration with diverse individuals teams and skill sets is essential for success.

As the Category Manager-Electronic Assemblies you will partner and lead several categories in electronics including: Embedded Computers Displays PCBA PCBs Power Management Semiconductors and other electronic assemblies categories. You will use your strong negotiation technical and relationship-building skills. As the Category Manager you will understand global materials markets and possess technical aptitude in secondary processes to develop global strategies that leverage Medtronics global purchasing power and deliver cost-effective innovative solutions to each operating unit within our network. Youll focus on multiple tiers of your suppliers supply chain to maximize leverage and awareness ensuring compliance and continuity.

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

As the Category Manager-Electronic Assemblies you will:

• Lead category strategy development and execution including best-cost-country sourcing forward-buy agreements and supplier innovation in collaboration with engineering and technical sourcing.

• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts that deliver sustained year-over-year improvements in cost performance quality and delivery.

• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships driving continuous improvement through regular business reviews performance management and supplier development initiatives.

• Develop and execute a robust cost-reduction pipeline using lean principles should-costing process improvements tier-2 strategies yield improvements and supplier consolidation.

• Analyze markets quotations and supplier capabilities to select recommend and rationalize suppliers while mitigating supply chain risk and ensuring continuity.

• Leverage data metrics and business intelligence to optimize sourcing decisions improve supplier performance and independently drive new approaches on complex or strategic initiatives.

• Serve as a strategic advocate for the Supply Management function partnering with business units and operations to enable and deliver core business objectives. Define and manage winning category strategies and approaches with suppliers.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

• Strong knowledge of Electronics & Electronic Assemblies and Suppliers

Nice to Have

• Proven expertise in developing and executing effective negotiation strategies with strong analytical problemsolving and crossfunctional collaboration skills.

• Solid technical and commercial understanding of commodity markets manufacturing process technologies and categoryspecific cost and performance drivers.

• Demonstrated experience developing category strategies building business cases reviewing contracts and leading BestCostCountry sourcing initiatives within a regulated environment.

• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and process improvement methodologies preferably applied in a manufacturing setting.

• Experience supporting lowvolume highmix product environments including product and process transfers or changes.

• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize multitask and proactively drive work to completion.

• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (including Excel) analytics platforms and SAP preferred; ability to travel domestically and internationally to supplier locations as required.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B TN J etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$110400.00 - $165600.00

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 79600.00 EUR- 119400.00 EUR

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.