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At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

As the Strategic Sourcing Program Manager, you will be based at Medtronic’s Danvers, MA manufacturing site, directly leading Operations Sourcing for the Medtronic Danvers Campus. You will manage, identify, implement, and align global sourcing strategies, initiatives, supply assurance, risk mitigation, sourcing continuous improvement and productivity programs, and global supplier network capabilities for commodity materials to achieve business objectives.

The Danvers, MA, Site is on an exciting journey to becoming the Center of Excellence for Braiding and Extrusion, a transformation that will significantly impact our operations. The site spans three buildings, 200k sq ft, and has more than 800 employees. It supports over $4B of revenue across 11 Operating Units and 12 vertically integrated sites for Medtronic worldwide. With their work, our manufacturing employees transform the lives of 2.2 patients every second, building components, complex subassemblies, and finished goods crucial for patient care.

The Danvers Site seeks candidates who will meet our customers' expectations by striving without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products, processes, and systems. We are unwavering in our commitment to maintaining the highest standards and are looking for individuals who share this commitment, are accountable, have a voice, and take action!

As the Strategic Sourcing Program Manager, you will collaborate with the Global Supply Management functions to support developing, implementing, and deploying material strategies and productivity improvement programs to achieve Operating Unit and Manufacturing Network objectives.

You will:

• Ensure raw material supply continuity and manage any escalations that impact raw material supply to the site.

• Drive and lead negotiations with suppliers regarding cost reductions and identify the site's raw material cost reduction opportunities.

• Supports value stream cross-functional teams in developing sourcing strategies/programs for materials where standardization/aggregation will yield significant savings or process improvement.

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

• Conduct supplier production capacity reviews, identify potential risks, and drive mitigation strategies to ensure supply continuity.

• Drive Last Time Buy activities and Strategic Inventory Purchase activities to ensure continuity of supply.

• Drive improvements in Operations Sourcing standard work around functional excellence and zero-loss mindsets, supporting Raw Material Inventory Optimization programs for all sites within the value stream.

• 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.

• Foster a continuous improvement and lean culture to drive advancements in the supply base regarding quality, cost, and performance, as well as supporting business objectives.

• Participates in the establishment of strategic and operating plans, budgets, goals, and priorities and the formulation of strategies, organizational policies, and operating procedures for the respective Operating Unit

Must Have

• A Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant supply chain experience is required, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant supply chain experience is required.

Nice to Have

• Expert understanding and experience with integrated manufacturing software systems. Full working knowledge of eSourcing Tools, including catalogs and eAuctions

• Demonstrated ability to produce cost savings/value in contracting, ability to negotiate, develop, and administer contracts

• Microelectronics experience and Materials Science background

• Six Sigma Black or Green Belt & Lean manufacturing background

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

• Exposure to supply chain, planning, purchasing, materials, and inventory control environment

• Solid computer skills: i.e., Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project. Advanced Excel knowledge (vlookup, pivot tables, formulas, macros)

• Proven communication, leadership, and interpersonal and team-building skills

• Influencing skills 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

• Proven project management experience, PMP certification a plus

• Working knowledge of statistical data analysis and related statistical tools

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.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$110,400.00 - $165,600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)

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 90,000+ 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 (http://www.medtronic.com) .

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 law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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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 90,000+ 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.

We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

• Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

• Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities

• Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

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 law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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