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A Day in the Life
In this role you will be a key member of Medtronic's center-led Indirect Supply Management (ISM) team and you will be responsible for managing and influencing professional services spend (consulting, legal services, data). This is a global role that give you the opportunity to partner with stakeholders across many functions, regions and businesses to drive value. The position will report to the Global Indirect Supply Management Leader for Professional Services. Strong business acumen and prior sourcing experience is a must as you will be called upon to support complex consulting engagements with strategic partners.

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst will be a key member of Medtronic's center-led Indirect Supply Management team and will be responsible for day to day management of professional services categories, including but not limited to IT consulting, IT services and Data Management categories. Successful candidates will be able to support all strategic sourcing aspects for these indirect sourcing categories with potential to expand responsibilities to additional indirect categories in the future.

The opportunities to create value in this ~$500M category are limitless, and we are seeking a candidate that thrives on building new opportunities every day to learn and make a difference. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated history of quickly building and leveraging relationships in a matrixed environment, work collaboratively to ensure team performance, and successfully influence a variety of stakeholders at all levels

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

• Create value across the entire portfolio of ~$500M+


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


• Develop and support implementation of sourcing strategies that result in a sustainable competitive advantage


• Assist in supplier relationship management activities for strategic IT services categories


• Achieve year on year value improvements for all aspects of service, innovation, and cost


• Lead and support complete RFx events for IT services


• Lead and support strategic contract negotiations for large scale engagements with sophisticated IT partners


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


• Gather market intelligence and industry trends


• Recommend solutions to business problems and identify opportunities for improvement


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


• Bring forth a mindset of continuous improvement


• Lead from your seat! We're looking for a highly talented individual who is motivated by setting challenging goals and given the freedom to achieve them.


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

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required and minimum 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

Nice to Have

• Must demonstrate a strong desire to learn from every opportunity


• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization


• Strong oral and written communication skills


• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and ability to drive actionable insights from data


• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint


• Indirect sourcing experience (Professional Services, IT, Financial Services, Legal Services, Facilities, etc.) preferred, however will consider the right candidate with only direct materials experience


• Experience reviewing and drafting legal agreements.

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):$64,800.00 - $97,200.00

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

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 .

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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