Project Manager, Manufacturing Operations
Vital Bio
PMP
Strategic Sourcing Program Manager – Operations Sourcing
Medtronic
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Colorado
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💰 $110,400 - $165,600 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
PMP
About the role
- Identify, implement, and align global sourcing strategies, supplier risk mitigation projects, capacity, and continuous improvement plans to achieve business objectives.
- Develop and implement Operations Sourcing programs to boost supplier delivery performance, measured by Supplier On Time in Full metrics.
- Ensure supply continuity and mitigate supplier risks that impact production continuity at the Boulder manufacturing plant.
- Drive and lead negotiations with suppliers regarding supply continuity, capacity expansion, supplier performance, and cost reduction opportunities.
- Execute Portfolio Component Assessments and risk reduction projects with suppliers.
- Enhance Escalation and Tier Management processes in line with MPS guidelines.
- Serve as an escalation point for the Purchasing team to resolve critical supply issues, avoiding production impacts at the Boulder manufacturing site.
- Drive improvements in Operations Sourcing standard work around functional excellence and zero-loss mindsets.
- Foster and maintain strong relationships with Suppliers, Operations Scheduling, Supply Network Planning, Supplier Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Operations Quality, Category Management, and other internal stakeholders.
- Support supplier cost negotiations VMI/SMI contracts to achieve cost reduction and inventory targets.
- Based at Medtronic’s Boulder, Colorado manufacturing site and collaborate cross-functionally; in-person exchanges are expected a minimum of 4 days per week onsite.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant supply chain experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant supply chain experience.
- Strong understanding of supply chain, planning, purchasing, materials, and inventory control environment
- Experience in leading and influencing negotiations, project management, troubleshooting, problem-solving analysis, strategic thinking, and collaborative team building.
- Proven project management experience, PMP certification a plus.
- Experience with supplier transfers and building phase-in, phase-out material plans.
- Strong computer and business analytical skills: i.e., Power BI, Blue Yonder, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project.
- Advanced Excel knowledge (vlookup, pivot tables, formulas, macros, dashboards)
- Proven communication, leadership, and interpersonal and team-building skills
- Influencing skills to achieve results across a matrixed and virtual organization.
- Experience in the medical device industry with knowledge of applicable FDA/GMP and International medical device regulations and standards.
- Working knowledge of Demand Flow, JIT, K-Loop, Lean Manufacturing
