Director, Category Management – Plastics, Extrusions & Resins

Director Category Management – Plastics, Extrusions & Resins

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

As the Director, Category Management – Plastics, Extrusions & Resins, you will provide strategic leadership for one of Medtronic's most critical global spend categories, overseeing approximately $650M in annual spend. This highly visible leadership role will drive the development and execution of enterprise-wide commodity strategies that support Medtronic's Global Operations & Supply Chain network while enabling business growth, innovation, quality, resiliency, and cost optimization.

Partnering closely with Operating Units, Supply Management, Engineering, Quality, Operations, R&D, and executive leaders, you will shape long-term category strategies, influence supplier technology roadmaps, mitigate risk across the supply chain, and leverage Medtronic's global purchasing power to create competitive advantage. This role is ideal for a strategic sourcing leader who combines deep expertise in plastics, extrusions, and resin markets with strong business acumen, executive presence, and a passion for building high-performing supplier partnerships.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

As the Director Category Management – Plastics, Extrusions & Resins, you will:

• Develop and execute long-term category and supplier strategies for plastics, extrusions, and resins that support business growth, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, make-versus-buy decisions, outsourcing initiatives, and supply transitions across a global supply base.
• Drive strategic negotiations and managing complex commercial agreements, partnering closely with Legal and key stakeholders to mitigate risk and maximize value.
• Monitor market dynamics, technology trends, and competitive intelligence to inform sourcing strategies and strengthen Medtronic's competitive advantage.
• Build long-range supply roadmaps and accelerating supplier innovation to support new product development, business continuity, and technology advancement.
• Utilize data, analytics, and supplier performance metrics to optimize the supply base, improve resiliency, and identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Lead supplier rationalization, regionalization, localization, and strategic alliance initiatives that enhance efficiency and scale.
• Develop and leading a high-performing global commodity management team while influencing executive stakeholders and driving alignment across multiple Operating Units.

Through strategic leadership and cross-functional collaboration, you will help shape the future of Medtronic's global supply network while delivering measurable impact on cost, quality, innovation, and patient outcomes.

Must Have:
Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 10 years of strategic sourcing, supply chain, commodity management, or procurement leadership experience plus 7+ years of managerial experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of strategic sourcing, supply chain, commodity management, or procurement leadership experience plus 7+ years of managerial experience all within a large, complex, multi-divisional organization.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience sourcing and managing global plastics, injection molding, extrusions, and resin categories.
• Demonstrated expertise leading complex negotiations and supplier contract management.
• Experience developing and maintaining strategic supplier partnerships and alliances.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across a matrixed organization.

Nice to Have

• Expertise in raw material markets, polymers, resins, plastics processing, and extrusion technologies.
• Experience with supplier innovation programs and technology roadmaps.
• CPIM certification or equivalent supply chain credential.
• Experience with in a highly regulated industry, including medical device, pharmaceutical, aerospace, or similar manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of digital procurement and e-commerce initiatives.
• Ability to travel approximately 20%, including domestic and international travel.
• Strong analytical, financial, and strategic business acumen, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and effectively influence…