Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 9 Sep 2026

 

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

         

         

At Medtronic, we not only get the opportunity to manage direct and indirect procure to pay 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.

Join Medtronic as a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager and play a critical role in driving enterprise-wide procurement excellence. This position leads key Procure-to-Pay (P2P) workstreams focused on Price & Commercial Terms and Invoice Exception Management, in the Procure to Pay Value Stream. This role is expected to partner with cross-functional and cross-divisional teams to develop and execute Procure to Pay process improvements and strategies that optimize cost, procurement performance, risk, innovation, and supply continuity. The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager will leverage understanding of the procure to pay process, technology, to drive operational efficiency, enhance supplier relationships, and deliver sustainable value across the organization. This is a highly visible role requiring strong strategic thinking, project leadership, supplier management, and negotiation expertise to support business objectives and improve business outcomes.

Medtronic has declared its bold ambition: to become the global healthcare technology leader. By doing so, we seek to reach more patients in more meaningful ways, more quickly. To achieve this bold ambition, we must engineer a best-in-class Global Supply Management organization that supports Global Operations and Supply Chain, becoming a strategic and competitive advantage for Medtronic.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.   This role has the potential of 20% travel.

Primary Responsibilities:

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

• Transform and Modernize the Procure to Pay (P2P) process via process improvement and project management and sourcing expertise to cross-functional, cross-divisional teams to improve on-time payment, compliance, cost avoidance, savings and overall process efficiency. Primary focus is on the Invoice Exceptions and Price & Commercial Terms workstreams.

• Facilitate these teams in the development and execution of long-term strategies that will prioritize service, quality, and financial commitments while enabling customer and patient support.

• Develop team talent, foster belonging and create sustainable organizational capability.

Required Qualifications:

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile. 

• Bachelor’s degree required and a minimum of 7 years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management experience, including 5+ years of people leadership or team management experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, including people leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders in a global, matrixed organization

• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Green Belt, or equivalent continuous improvement certification preferred

• Demonstrated success driving process standardization, automation and digital transformation initiatives

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience leading shared service organizations and large-scale operational transformations

• Strong analytical, financial, and program management capabilities

• Experience working in a large global organization with cross-regional sourcing responsibilities

• Knowledge of Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Accounts Payable, Purchase Order management, invoice processing, supplier onboarding, and vendor management

• Strong understanding of procurement controls, compliance requirements, SOX controls, and audit readiness

• Experience developing and managing operational KPIs, SLAs, scorecards, and performance metrics

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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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):$144,000.00 - $216,000.00

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).

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

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