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A Day in the Life

As a Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist Air and Ground you will be a key member of Medtronics center-led Indirect Supply Management (ISM) team reporting to the Sr. Sourcing Manager of Corporate Services. You will lead the global Air and Ground categories within our Travel & Meetings team. This critical role will drive the strategy sourcing negotiation and management of Air and Ground contracts to support Medtronics business travel events and meetings worldwide. You will bring your expertise in Travel sourcing a passion for supplier partnerships cost optimization and a commitment to delivering value to stakeholders.

The opportunities to create value within this $200M category are limitless and we are seeking a candidate who thrives on generating new value and opportunities in the Indirect Sourcing-Corporate Services space. You will bring your demonstrated history of quickly identifying new opportunities establishing and building relationships in a matrixed environment working collaboratively to ensure team performance and successfully influencing various stakeholders at all levels.

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.

In this role you will:

• Develop implement and manage global sourcing strategies for Air and Ground Travel including airlines rail car rental rideshare and black car service.
• Identify strategies across the Travel portfolio that utilize multiple levers to drive sustainable and incremental value optimizing Air and Ground spend
• Develop and execute global category strategies that align with Medtronics business objectives and travel and meeting policies
• Lead end-to-end sourcing processes including market analysis RFP development supplier selection contract negotiation and implementation
• Build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders/leadership and critical suppliers
• Engage and influence global cross functional stakeholders to adopt and implement strategies developed by the category team; Medtronic is a highly matrixed organization and having the ability to influence and leverage the matrix is a key requirement
• Demonstrate Market Intelligence and share trends to ensure Medtronic is at the forefront of the Air and Ground industry
• Leverage data and analytics to create spend management recommendations
• Partner closely with key functions that support supply management (e.g. legal finance IT employee expense)
• Drive supplier performance management including KPIs SLAs and quarterly business reviews.
• Recommend solutions to business problems and/or identify opportunities for improvement and present ideas to leadership
• Educate on key indirect supply management initiatives and policies
  

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of 7 years relevant experience OR
• Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements

• Highly proficient in Excel PowerPoint Power BI
• Demonstrated leadership problem-solving communication negotiation tact judgment and organizational skills
• Demonstrated strength in analytical skills
• Global Category Management experience (Strategy development and execution in accordance to Strategic Sourcing methodology)
• Ability to partner with and influence internal stakeholders
• Proactive self-starter able to navigate the gray areas
• Strong program management skills
• Solid business and legal acumen with a high attention to detail
• Positive and energetic team player with strong cross-functional team experience

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.

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.