Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Overview

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 5 Feb 2026.

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.

Provide operations sourcing support for the disposables and capital product lines for Billerica site. There is no relocation assistance available for this role.

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

• Ensure raw material supply continuity and manage any escalations that impact raw material supply to the site.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities with suppliers and identify the site s raw material cost reduction opportunities.
• 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.
• 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 in terms of quality, cost, and performance, as well as supporting business objectives.

Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

May have broad knowledge of project management.

Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

• Prefer Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Materials Management or Supply Chain related field.
• Prior experience in supply chain and sourcing, strong communication and influencing skills, procurement knowledge, experience managing a variety of suppliers and categories - Plastics, metals, microelectronics., packaging, etc
• Experience in leading and influencing negotiations, project management, troubleshooting and problem-solving analysis, strategic thinking and collaborative team building.
• Solid computer skills:
  Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project.
• Advanced Excel knowledge (vlookup, pivot tables, formulas, macros, etc.).
• Solid knowledge of procurement/planning principles, regulations, theories and processes.
• Exposure to supply chain, planning, purchasing, materials and inventory control environment
• Six Sigma Black or Green Belt & Lean manufacturing background
• 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

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.

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