Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of Manufacturing/Operations/Supply Chain/Sourcing and/or Commodity Management and/or Engineering experience or Master’s Degree and 3 years of Manufacturing/Operations/Supply Chain/Sourcing and/or Commodity Management and/or Engineering experience.
• Mass
ter’s Degree and/or Supply Chain Degree.
• 3 years of direct Sourcing/Commodity Management experience managing at least $200M in annual spend across key CM/OEM commodities with a focus in the Medical Device industry.
• Demonstrated strategic sourcing skills in a complex multiple supplier, multiple tiers, multiple business, multiple location global environment.
• Experience in forming and maintaining strategic alliances.
• Proven strength in commodity risk mitigation & strategy development and deployment.
• Has technical knowledge and ability to comprehend complex items related to customer, category and equipment specifications, contract terms and conditions, statements of work, engineering drawings and material specifications.
Experience in high-volume and/or high-quality manufacturing.
• Previous experience in a medical device / life sciences industry.
• Knowledge of FDA regulated industries.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience working with supplier
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
