Strategic Sourcing Director-IT

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Jan 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.#
** A Day in the Life
** Join Medtronic as the Strategic Sourcing Director-IT, where you will be a key member of Medtronic’s center-led Indirect Supply Management (ISM) team, leading a 10–12-member team managing and influencing ~$700M in annual IT spend across the Hardware, Software, Telecom, Cloud, Value-Added Resellers (VARs), and Data Center Infrastructure categories. Reporting to the Vice-President for Global Indirect Supply Management (ISM), you will partner closely with the Medtronic CIO, the IT leadership team, and other key IT leaders.
Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident — we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.
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  this global role, with the vast majority of spend concentrated in the Americas, you will partner with stakeholders across IT portfolios, business functions, and geographic regions to create value.

Using your strong business acumen, you will choose the right supplier and the right engagement model and put in place contracts that will preserve and protect Medtronic’s interests.

You will be joining a high-performing Sourcing team with a ‘lead from every seat’ mindset and an empowered culture. This is the role for you if you’re looking to make a mark in procurement and IT and grow as a leader.

As the Strategic Sourcing Director-IT, you will:
* Provide inspirational leadership to the team of both early career and tenured resources in managing the IT Category, identify and nurture talent, and lead by example
* Create value within ~$700M in non-Services IT spend, developing and implementing strategies that result in a sustainable competitive advantage
* Bring the best-in-class analytical and communication skills
* Achieve year-on-year value improvements for all aspects of quality, service, innovation, and cost
* Perform RF(x) events to drive competitive pressure and ensure maximum value is realized, bringing strong business and commercial acumen to deals
* Lead contract negotiations
* Engage and influence multiple stakeholders (primarily senior leadership) to adopt and implement strategies developed by the IT Category team;
Medtronic is a highly matrixed organization, and having the ability to influence and leverage the matrix is a key requirement
* Work independently and build strategic relationships with key suppliers
* Interact and partner with the Office of CIO, Legal, Information Security, Privacy, Quality, and other key stakeholder groups
* Provide stakeholders with a balanced view of contract risk and liabilities
* Build a multi-year (at least 2 years) pipeline to support planning processes
* Assist in Supplier Stratification activities (e.g., Supplier Relationship Management)
* Gather market intelligence and trends for relevant categories and associated sub-categories
* Systematically gather internal and external benchmarks to support sourcing efforts
* Recommend solutions to business problems and/or identify opportunities for improvement
* Follow governance processes and purchasing controls systems to ensure compliance
* Educate and train stakeholders on key indirect supply management initiatives and policies
* Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement
** Must Have:

Minimum Requirements
*** Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of…