Sr Strategic Sourcing Mgr - Hybrid

At Medtronic, we not only get 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 across 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 Director of Corporate Services. This is a global category 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 Travel and Fleet categories. In this role, you will partner with both functional and strategic teams to develop and implement pan-Medtronic category strategies across the globe.

The opportunities to create value across this ~$500M category are limitless, and we are seeking a candidate who thrives on building new opportunities every day to learn and make a difference. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated history of quickly building and leveraging relationships in a matrixed environment, working collaboratively to ensure team performance, and successfully influencing a variety of stakeholders at all levels.

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.

• As the Sr. Sourcing Category Manager, Travel and Fleet, you will:

  • Identify strategies across the entire Travel & Fleet portfolio that utilize multiple levers to drive sustainable and incremental value
  • Lead your team to utilize global Travel & Fleet policies and data to drive enhanced spend management
  • Lead team of SMEs to identify and efficiently execute projects that deliver value
  • Coach employees at varying skill levels to develop advanced sourcing skills
  • Build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders/leadership and critical suppliers
  • Engage and influence multiple 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
  • Develop and implement sourcing strategies that result in a sustainable competitive advantage
  • Demonstrate Market Intelligence and share trends to ensure Medtronic is at the forefront of the Travel & Fleet space
  • Lead your team to perform RF(x) events and/or contract negotiations 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)
  • Lead supplier relationship management for your categories
  • 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 spending transparency and support the development of a baseline for sourcing cost reduction efforts
  • Identify insourcing and outsourcing opportunities
  • Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement