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

As the Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager you will:

• Develop and implement Operations Sourcing programs to boost supplier delivery performance measured by Supplier On Time in Full metrics.

• Ensure supply continuity and mitigate supplier risk impacting production continuity for the Central region manufacturing plants.

• Drive and lead negotiations with suppliers regarding supply continuity capacity expansion supplier performance and cost reduction opportunities.

• Execute Portfolio Component Assessments and risk reduction projects with suppliers.

• Enhance Escalation and Tier Management processes in line with MPS guidelines.

• Act as an escalation point for the Purchasing team to resolve critical supply issues avoiding production impact to the Central Region manufacturing sites.

• Drive improvements in Operations Sourcing standard work around functional excellence and zero-loss mindsets.

• Foster and maintain strong relationships with Suppliers Operations Scheduling Supply Network Planning Supplier Quality Engineering Manufacturing Finance Operations Quality Category Management and other internal stakeholders.

• Support supplier cost negotiations VMI/SMI contracts to achieve cost reduction and inventory targets.

Have: Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant sourcing experience with 5 years of managerial experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant sourcing experience with 5 years of managerial experience

Nice to Have

• Strong understanding of supply chain planning purchasing materials and inventory control environment

• Experience in leading and influencing negotiations project management troubleshooting problem-solving analysis strategic thinking and collaborative team building.

• Proven project management experience PMP certification a plus.

• Experience with supplier transfers and building phase-in phase-out material plans.

• Strong computer and business analytical skills: i.e. Power BI Blue Yonder Microsoft Outlook Excel Word PowerPoint and Project. Advanced Excel knowledge (vlookup pivot tables formulas macros dashboards)

• Proven communication leadership and interpersonal and team-building skills

• Influencingskills to achieve results across a matrixed and virtual organization.

• Experience in the medical device industry with knowledge of applicable FDA/GMP and International medical device regulations and standards.

• Working knowledge of Demand Flow JIT K-Loop Lean Manufacturing

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.