Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist page is loaded## Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialistlocations: Galway, County Galway, Irelandtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: September 20, 2025 (15 days left to apply)job requisition id: R43396At 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****Medtronic**At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique.
Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress and deliver meaningful innovations.
**Our Purpose**The Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist manages work in support of the Indirect Supply Management (ISM) organisation.
We are seeking a candidate to join a team of global Category Managers for Facilities that thrives on building new opportunities, learns quickly, and makes a difference managing ~$120M annual spend in utilities, sustainability, print, and environmental, health, & safety (EHS) subcategories.
***Come for a job, stay for a career
*****A Day in The Life Of:*** Lead strategic sourcing projects related to facility services, building utilities (electricity, water, natural gas), sustainability initiatives, print, and EHS.
* Work closely with Enterprise Risk & Facilities organisation, Facility Managers, and other key stakeholders across Medtronic's 150+ locations.
* Develop and execute sourcing strategies that will optimise Medtronic's position in terms of quality, response time, technology, risk, and total cost.
* Negotiate, establish, and monitor supplier agreements.
* Foster collaboration amongst peers, establish close relationships with stakeholders in a highly matrixed organisation, and influence decisions.
* Develop robust data gathering and quality maintenance protocols to ensure spend transparency.
* Act as primary point of contact for supplier-related issues, escalations, and mitigation efforts.
* Provide project management and sourcing expertise.
**Key Skills & Experience*** Requires a minimum Level 8 degree in a relevant discipline and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
* Prior experience leading multiple RFx events and contract negotiations.
* Procurement, strategic sourcing, and/or category management experience.
* Ability to manage and influence stakeholders.
* Strong oral and written communication skills.
* Strong analytical skills.
**Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package****#IJ****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.
# **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.This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
# **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 95,000+ 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* **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 learningThese 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 careIt 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 settingis 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.This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.
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