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Medtronic Sr. Technical Sourcing Program Manager in Northridge, California
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
Technical Sourcing (TS) is the primary integration point linking Global Supply Management (GSM) with Technology and New Product Development (NPD) Project Teams aligning Medtronic Product and Supplier Technology Roadmaps.
Global Technical Sourcing accelerates innovation through suppliers to create a sustainable competitive advantage.
Technical Sourcing will engage with consistent processes as a GSM Project Management function to lead the Reduction of Overall Supply Risk and drive the adoption of capable technologies and sources in NPD. This will result in predictable supply and competitiveness through a full product launch.
Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their world view, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. We value diversity and believe that it is the key to our success.
This exciting role will support the Diabetes Operating Unit, which focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business, we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need. We’re committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey, always with an aim to make their lives significantly easier. Our portfolio of innovative solutions is designed to provide customers with greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose control while spending less time managing their disease.
As the Sr. Technical Sourcing Program Manager, you will manage supplier interactions with NPD & Technology, aligning Medtronic Product and Supplier Technology Roadmaps.
You will:
Identify and communicate sourcing risks early in the development cycle to drive mitigating designs and focused supplier development.
Drive Supplier identification, evaluation, selection, development, qualification, and product launch ramp-up in line with category and product development strategies.
Identify potential new sources in technologies where category strategies do not exist.
Track and manage improvements in procured component supply risk, quality, material cost, and response/lead time for the full device procured bill of material.
Coordinate and manage all Sourcing project deliverables in support of New Product Development and report to stakeholders at the stage gate exit. Facilitate Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) technical reviews, effectively document agreements and risks, and drive closure of open action items.
Provide front-line negotiation with knowledge of category strategies and an ability to influence design/technology/source decisions.
Identify and monitor Sourcing supply chain lines to ensure efficient sourcing arrangements.
Monitor and manage overall component risk levels for the project.
Lead component sourcing responsibility transfers post qualification (to high volume facilities and operations - transition from Technical Sourcing to local Site Sourcing and Category Management.
Manage and coordinate all Sourcing project deliverables in support of product development.
Lead project management and coordination of all Sourcing project deliverables (component quality, supply risk, resources and performance, cost, capacity, lead time, and technology), supporting New Product Development and reporting to stakeholders at stage gate exit. Facilitate early supplier involvement (ESI) technical reviews, effectively document agreements and risks, and drive closure of open action items.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's degree is required
Minimum of 7 years of relevant technical sourcing experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant technical sourcing experience
Nice to Have
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline
Design for Reliability & Manufacturability experience
Extensive Relevant experience in project management and supplier-related negotiation skills.
Ability to manage multiple technologies and priority changes while consistently meeting customer needs.
Broad technical knowledge/background
Lean and Six Sigma experience.
Proficient experience in the management of suppliers and supply chain.
Proficient business acumen and the ability to influence program objectives in a matrix organization.
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.
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):$136,800.00 - $205,200.00
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).
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) .
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…
Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning
These commitments set our team apart from the rest:
Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.
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