Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist-MRO

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 Aug 2026. 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.

Managing indirect categories for the world's largest medical device company is rewarding in itself, but what makes this work truly meaningful is knowing that every dollar saved can be reinvested into technologies that help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend lives for millions of patients around the world. The work we do directly supports the Medtronic Mission, and it matters. As the Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist, MRO, you will be a key member of Medtronic's center-led Indirect Supply Management (ISM) team, reporting to the Senior Sourcing Manager of Global MRO.

In this role, you will develop and execute value-driven sourcing strategies across functions, regions, and businesses, leveraging Medtronic's global scale to deliver year-over-year value within the MRO Category Vertical. You will partner closely with center-led business engagement teams to implement category strategies globally and drive enterprise-wide impact. The opportunities to create value within this approximately $450M category are significant, and we're looking for someone who thrives on identifying new opportunities, solving complex challenges, and making a measurable difference.

You will bring a proven track record of uncovering value opportunities, building strong relationships in a matrixed environment, collaborating across teams, and influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization. We bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do.

In-person collaboration remains an important part of how we work, and this role is expected to work on-site a minimum of four days per week. Through meaningful cross-functional engagement and professional development opportunities, you'll help us continue to engineer the extraordinary.

• Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies across multiple MRO sub-categories, leveraging market intelligence, spend analytics, competitive bidding (RFx), supplier consolidation, catalog optimization, and in sourcing/outsourcing opportunities to deliver sustained year-over-year value improvements in cost, quality, service, innovation, and risk management.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams including Finance, Legal, Quality, Compliance, and Operations to identify business needs, align sourcing initiatives with enterprise objectives, and drive execution within a highly matrixed global organization.
• Lead strategic supplier relationship management (SRM) activities, including supplier governance, performance management, and contract negotiations, ensuring supplier strategies support stakeholder requirements, mitigate risk, and advance Medtronic's long‑term business goals.
• Utilize data-driven decision making by developing robust spend transparency, maintaining category data integrity, and identifying trends, opportunities, and cost reduction initiatives that optimize overall MRO cost pool management and support informed business decisions.
• Partner with Sourcing Operations and Administration teams to expand and optimize purchasing catalogs and guided buying solutions, improving user adoption, compliance, operational efficiency, and alignment with broader category strategies.
• Influence senior leaders and key stakeholders by identifying opportunities, recommending innovative solutions to complex business challenges, and presenting actionable strategies that enhance organizational performance and deliver measurable business value.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant sourcing or supply chain experience or advanced degree with 5 years of relevant sourcing or supply chain experience.

• Proven success developing and executing global category and strategic sourcing strategies within MRO sub-categories and delivering measurable business value through strategic sourcing methodologies.
• Specific experience driving creative solutions in recovering value for obsolete and expired inventory.
• Experience identifying and delivering product standardization opportunities for consumables across the enterprise in the MRO category.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, SAP, and Ariba, with strong analytical capabilities and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Demonstrated strengths in leadership, stakeholder management, customer focus, negotiation,…