Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist

A Day in the Life

This role leads strategic sourcing initiatives and large-scale supply chain projects across cross-functional and cross-divisional teams. The position focuses on developing and executing long-term commodity strategies to optimize quality, cost, risk, technology, and responsiveness.

As a recognized subject matter expert, the role drives supplier strategy, manages complex projects from design to implementation, and influences business decisions through data-driven insights and negotiation expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provides project management and sourcing expertise to cross-functional, cross-divisional commodity teams.
• Facilitates these teams in the development and execution of long-term strategies that will optimize Medtronic's position in terms of quality, cycle/response time, technology, risk, and total cost.
• Mitigates supply risk, leverages technology and purchase power, improves processes and syste...