Medtronic

Senior Director – Operations Sourcing, West Region

Medtronic

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Boulder • Colorado • United States

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Salary

💰 $201,600 - $302,400 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Champion global sourcing strategies and initiatives to optimize supplier performance, drive productivity, and ensure material availability across all regional manufacturing sites.
  • Proactively manage supply risk, lead Last Time Buy and Strategic Inventory Purchase activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to guarantee continuity of supply.
  • Foster a culture of Lean and continuous improvement, driving advancements in quality, cost, and performance throughout the supply base.
  • Partner with Sourcing Enablement, Category Management, Supplier Quality, and Manufacturing teams to implement best practices and deliver measurable results.
  • Own supply base performance metrics, participate in strategic supplier reviews, and develop supplier improvement plans that support business objectives.
  • Contribute to strategic and operating plans, budgets, and policies to align sourcing programs with Medtronic’s growth and innovation goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field in a large, multi-divisional corporation.
  • Minimum of 15 years of relevant Purchasing, Sourcing, or Supply Chain experience with a minimum of 10 years of managerial experience within manufacturing operations or an advanced degree with 13 years of relevant Purchasing, Sourcing, or Supply Chain experience with a minimum of 10 years of managerial experience within manufacturing operations.
  • Proven success in strategic sourcing, change management, and building high-performing global teams.
  • Experience in a highly regulated industry, preferably medical, with global manufacturing Lean Manufacturing, Six-Sigma, and relevant certifications (C.P.M., C.P.I.M., C.I.R.M., C.Q.E.) are highly valued.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, negotiation, change management, and analytical skills.
  • Technical knowledge of fabricated components, fibers, films, electronics, and plastics.
  • Ability to lead change in a complex environment.
  • Strong facilitation, influencing, organizing, and presentation/communication skills.
  • Proven ability to achieve results through building partnerships and influence skills.
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

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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic sourcingchange managementLean ManufacturingSix-Sigmasupply chain managementsupplier performance metricssupplier improvement plansfabricated componentsfiberselectronics
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationnegotiationanalytical skillsfacilitationinfluencingorganizingpresentation skillsbuilding partnershipsachieving results
Certifications
C.P.M.C.P.I.M.C.I.R.M.C.Q.E.