Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

7 days ago

Galway, Galway, Ireland Medtronic Full time
Overview

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.

Medtronic values what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress and deliver meaningful innovations.

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

Responsibilities
  • 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.
Qualifications / 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.
Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. 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.

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