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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

We are a learning culture. An inventive and collaborative group. We are dedicated to making sure that every patient gets the best product — when they need it. We have strong ties to our local communities. Our vibrant employee communities respect and value individual experience and perspective as we aim to improve lives and access to healthcare.

At Medtronic, we not only get the opportunity to manage indirect categories for the largest medical device company in the world, but we also get to experience the immense sense of purpose that comes from knowing that the money we save is reinvested into technology that helps alleviate pain, restore health, and extend lives of millions of patients across the world. The work we do supports the Medtronic Mission and it matters.

As the Principal – Operating Unit (OU) Savings Programs, you will be a key member of Medtronic’s center-led Indirect Supply Management (ISM) team working across indirect spend categories and business units to identify and implement savings programs. In this global role, you will partner with stakeholders across sourcing category teams, functions, regions, and businesses to drive savings and improve operating margin. Reporting to the Global ISM Leader you will utilize your strong business acumen, consulting skillset, and prior sourcing experience to lead cost saving initiatives, improve operating processes, and enhance reporting and analytic capabilities.

The best candidate will possess an intrinsic drive to make a difference not only in reducing costs but for Medtronic overall and the patients we serve. The opportunities are limitless, and we are seeking a candidate who seeks out new opportunities every day to learn and make a difference. The ideal candidate will be able to quickly build relationships, and work both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders.

Our team culture is one where everyone is expected to ‘Lead from Every Seat.’ Regardless of level or title, everyone is encouraged to be bold, curious, accountable, proactively tackle challenges, and bring forward solutions.

This role is based in the Twin Cities with a hybrid in-office option.

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

• Create value in targeted functions, regions, and operating unit, by identifying and leading savings initiatives in partnership with the Finance organization and business CFOs

• Work independently to build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers

• Develop and implement savings and process improvement strategies that result in a sustainable competitive advantage for Medtronic

• Lead process improvement and reporting & analytic initiatives in the indirect sourcing value chain

• Achieve year-on-year savings targets

• Support category-led supplier management and RF(x) events where necessary to achieve savings targets

• Opportunity to lead strategic programs to drive savings and margin improvement at the enterprise-level

• Engage and influence multiple stakeholders to adopt and implement strategies developed by category teams; Medtronic is a highly matrixed organization and having the ability to influence and leverage the matrix is a key requirement

• Interact and partner with Finance, IT, Legal, and other key stakeholder groups

• Recommend solutions to business problems and/or identify opportunities for improvement, and present ideas to leadership

• Advise internal stakeholders with a balanced view of supplier and contract risk and liabilities and advocate for their interests

• Gather market intelligence and industry trends; use market benchmarking to justify and rationalize deal terms to Medtronic cross-functional teams and leadership

• Educate and train stakeholders on key indirect supply management initiatives and policies

• Work alongside experienced and motivated colleagues who are collaborative, creative and know how to have fun

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Complementary experience in Procure-to-pay value stream, Procurement technology, Spend analytics, Financial analysis

• Track record of progression managing programs and known as a self-starter

• Fluent with contracts and procurement systems

• Strong analytical skills and business acumen

• Demonstrated leadership, customer service, problem-solving, communication, negotiation, judgment, and organizational skills

• Aptitude to prioritize and juggle many high-visibility projects at the same time and deal with ambiguity

• Experience working in a large global organization

• 5+ years of relevant business experience in the following areas:

• 2 years of consulting or process improvement experience, with requisite project or program management skills

• 3 years of Indirect Procurement working in a Category-led environment with responsibility for enterprise-level agreements

• Strong analytical skills and business acumen

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Experience influencing and leading internal teams and external suppliers to deliver results

• Ability to partner with and influence senior leadership

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):$104,800.00 - $157,200.00

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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