Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist

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.

This role leads strategic sourcing initiatives and large-scale supply chain projects across cross-functional and cross-divisional teams. The position focuses on developing and executing long-term commodity strategies to optimize quality cost risk technology and responsiveness.

As a recognized subject matter expert the role drives supplier strategy manages complex projects from design to implementation and influences business decisions through data-driven insights and negotiation expertise.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Provides project management and sourcing expertise to cross-functional cross-divisional commodity teams.

• Facilitates these teams in the development and execution of long-term strategies that will optimize Medtronics position in terms of quality cycle/response time technology risk and total cost.

• Mitigates supply risk leverages technology and purchase power improves processes and systems and reduces overall cost of ownership and acquisition.

• Negotiates establishes and monitors supplier agreements.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelors degree required

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience; OR

• Advanced degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience

• Strong experience in strategic sourcing procurement or supply chain management

• Proven project management experience handling large complex initiatives

• Advanced negotiation and supplier management skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability

• Ability to manage ambiguity and solve undefined complex problems

• Experience influencing stakeholders at multiple levels

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience leading cross-functional teams

• Ability to coach and mentor junior professionals

• Solid understanding of industry practices and supply chain trends

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.

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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