Technical Sourcing Program Manager
Medtronic
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
Global Technical Sourcing (GTS) bridges Global Supply Management (GSM) with Technology and New Product Development (NPD) Project Teams, aligning Medtronic Product and Supplier Technology Roadmaps. GTS accelerates innovation through suppliers to create a sustainable competitive advantage.As part of the GSM Project Management function, the Technical Sourcing Program Manager will lead the reduction of overall supply risk and drive the adoption of Capable Technologies and sources in New Product Development, ensuring predictable supply and competitiveness through full Product Launch. Technical Sourcing is responsible for the timely execution of all project deliverables in the Product Development Process (PDP).
As the Technical Sourcing Program Manager, you will use consistent processes to reduce overall supply risk and drive the adoption of capable technologies and sources in New Product Development. This will result in predictable supply and competitiveness through a full product launch. Technical Sourcing is responsible for the timely execution of all TS project deliverables in the Product Development Process (PDP).
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As the Technical Sourcing Program Manager, you will be the primary Sourcing point of contact for Technology and New Product Development (NPD) Project Teams, aligning Medtronic Product and Supplier Technology Roadmaps.
You will:
Lead and drive Supplier Identification, Evaluation, Selection, Development, Qualification, and Product Launch Ramp-up in line with Category and Product Development Strategies and preferred supplier segmentation.
Identify potential new sources in technologies where category strategies do not yet exist.
Lead, track, and manage improvements in procured component Supply Risk, Quality, Material Cost, and Response / Lead Time for the full Device procured Bill of Material (for both new and legacy components) in NPD.
Support launch readiness and transfer to operations. Lead component sourcing responsibility transfers post qualification. (to High Volume Facilities and Operations - transition from Technical Sourcing to local Site Sourcing and Category Management.
Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate, develop, qualify, and manage supplier projects for new product development programs.
Lead overall supply risk mitigation. Tracked and managed improvements in procured component supply risk, quality, material cost, and response/lead time for the full device procured bill of material (for both new and legacy components) in NPD.
Provide front-line negotiation with knowledge of category strategies and an ability to influence design/technology/source decisions.
Monitor and manage overall component risk levels for the project by establishing closed-loop communication with manufacturing facilities and Operations Sourcing partners to mitigate current sourcing risks in Product Development.
Must-Have:
Bachelor’s degree required.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant technical and/or sourcing experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant technical and/or sourcing experience.
Nice to Have:
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
Technical acumen in medical device technology
Experience with the development of material or component replacement efforts.
Program Management experience in the development of medical devices
Extensive relevant experience in project management and supplier-related negotiation skills.
Proficient business acumen and the ability to influence program objectives in a matrix organization.
General manufacturing process knowledge and experience.
Lean and Six Sigma experience.
Design for Reliability & Manufacturability experience.
Proficient experience in the management of suppliers and supply chain.
Proficient business understanding and the ability to influence program objectives in a matrix organization.
Dynamic team player who can work effectively and proactively in a global team and uses influencing skills to achieve results across a matrixed organization.
Proven communication, leadership, and interpersonal and team-building skills.
High enthusiasm and motivation, and the ability to take input from the program and functional teams
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.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
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 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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