Aerospace Procurement Operations Specialist
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Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist – MRO
Medtronic
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boulder • Arizona, California, Colorado • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $82,400 - $123,600 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Identify, lead, and execute projects that deliver economic value to the global Operations Networks.
- Engage and influence stakeholders; Medtronic is a highly matrixed organization, and having the ability to influence and leverage the matrix.
- Partner closely with the center-led category managers to understand and implement key pan-Medtronic strategies.
- Represent and share network and site-specific requirements and strategies with the center-led category management organization.
- Partner closely with key functions that support supply management (e.g., legal, finance, quality/compliance).
- Ensure that manufacturing sites are being adequately supported; this includes but is not limited to consistent engagement with key stakeholders, developing and sharing dashboards with information on key metrics at a defined cadence, conducting site-level diagnostics and leading workshops to identify savings opportunities, managing supplier quality, and ensuring supply continuity.
- Educate on key indirect supply management initiatives and policies.
- Develop robust data gathering and data quality maintenance protocols to ensure spend transparency and support the development of a baseline for sourcing cost reduction efforts.
- Initiate and implement appropriate category strategy changes.
- Create and establish internal and external benchmark analysis, including gap analysis, and required actions to achieve functional advantage.
- Lead supplier negotiation efforts.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant strategic sourcing experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant strategic sourcing experience
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, information systems, business discipline, plus 5+ years of work experience in strategic sourcing, category management, supply chain, operations, or any functional area with demonstrated analytical and project-based acumen
- Category Management experience in MRO or Operations categories
- Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI
- Ability to manage and influence stakeholders
- Collaborative team player
- Critical thinking skills
- Exceptional communication skills (both written and in person)
Benefits
- 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
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- 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)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
strategic sourcingcategory managementdata gatheringdata quality maintenancebenchmark analysisgap analysissupplier negotiationsourcing cost reductionsupply continuitymanufacturing site support
Soft skills
stakeholder managementcollaborationcritical thinkingcommunication
