Sourcing Category Lead - MRO - On-site

At Medtronic, we not only have the opportunity to manage indirect categories for the largest medical device company in the world, but we also get to experience the immense sense of purpose that comes from knowing that the money we save is reinvested into technology that helps alleviate pain, restore health, and extend lives of millions of patients around the world. The work we do supports the Medtronic Mission and it matters. 

In this role you will be a key member of Medtronic’s center-led Indirect Supply Management (ISM) team and will report to the Sr. Sourcing Manager of Global MRO. This is a role that provides the opportunity to identify and execute value-driven strategies across many functions, regions, and businesses. These strategies will leverage Medtronic’s global scale to drive year over year value within the MRO Industrial Supplies and Services sub-categories. In this role, you will partner with the center-led business engagement teams to implement pan-Medtronic category strategies across the globe.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their world view, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day.

Medtronic is intensely focused on creating a workplace environment which reflects our standing as the world’s top medical device company. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business.

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

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

• Identify strategies across subcategories of the MRO Industrial Supplies and Services portfolio that utilize multiple levers/approaches to drive value
• Work independently and build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers 
• Work with Sourcing Systems team to ensure internal purchase catalogs are continuously updated to support guided buying processes reflective of broader category strategy
• Engage and influence multiple stakeholders to create and implement strategies; Medtronic is a highly matrixed organization and having the ability to influence and leverage the matrix is a key requirement
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies that result in a sustainable competitive advantage
• Gather market intelligence and trends for relevant categories and associated subcategories 
• Achieve (year-on-year) value improvements for all aspects of quality, service, innovation, and cost
• Perform RF(x) events to drive competitive pressure and ensure maximum value is realized
• Partner closely with key functions that support supply management (e.g., legal, finance, quality/compliance)
• Assist in Supplier Stratification activities and develop capability roadmaps
• Lead contract negotiations
• 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
• Develop robust data gathering and data quality maintenance protocols to ensure spend transparency and support development of baseline for sourcing cost reduction efforts
• Identify insourcing and outsourcing opportunities
• Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement
• Demonstrated experience in building and executing successful category strategies in the MRO/Operations space
• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI
• Critical thinking
• Demonstrated leadership, customer service, problem solving, communication, negotiation, tact, judgment, and organizational skills
• Demonstrated strength in analytical skills
• High attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication