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Join our Global Supply Management team as a Strategic Sourcing Program Manager for the Mergers & Acquisition Integration Team, where you will create and drive sustainable continuous improvements to address service, ensuring supply continuity, and enhancing supplier maturity. The Mergers & Acquisitions Integration team drives end-to-end integrations that safeguard continuity, accelerate synergy realization, and scale meaningful innovation with a mission to boost value for our patients.
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

As the Strategic Sourcing Program Manager, M&A, you will support the Mergers & Acquisition Team by leveraging project management/analytic skills: planning & coordinating, communicating, influencing, meeting milestones, resolving issues, and managing risks. This role leads end-to-end integration planning, from diligence support and integration planning through operational handoff, with a high level of autonomy. You will:

• Align resources, establish governance cadence, and baseline site maturity, systems, and contracts.

• Stand up product and supply visibility by building a comprehensive Path to Launch(P2L) with BOMs, forecasts, lead times, risks, and supplier data.

• Conduct phased supply risk and capacity assessments, initiating mitigation with category, SQE, and site stakeholders.

• Issue supplier information requests/packets and consolidate responses to refine risk, capacity, and cost baselines.

• Drive supplier engagement and ASL migration, supporting PPAP and quality requirements to safeguard continuity.

• Support training and enablement for procurement teams on enterprise sourcing and escalation workflows.

• Identify and execute early cost reduction and resourcing opportunities in partnership with key stakeholders.

• Support SAP adoption and related process transitions, aligning payment terms, MRP messages, and PO processing.

• Maintain an integrated mitigation log and continuously update P2L to guide decisions and prepare for handoffs.

• Coordinate cross-functional kickoffs and recurring reviews with Operating Units (OU), Ops Sourcing, and Category teams.

• Prepare and execute a formal handoff to Ops Sourcing with current risks, supplier status, product documentation, andcomprehensive P2L.

• Drive decisions, RFQs, and outsourcing plans, including contract manufacturer engagement where applicable.

• Manage obsolescence through EOL/LTB actions and ensure part master data accuracy across suppliers and parameters.

• Provide day-to-day sourcing support and escalation management to sustain material availability through stabilization.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant strategic business or sourcing support experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant strategic business or sourcing support experience.

Nice to Have:

• 7+ years in supply chain operations, medical devices, or related industry

• Experience with manufacturing, operational excellence, and analytics-driven improvement

• Six Sigma Green Belt/Lean certification and DMAIC methodology

• Strong project management, leadership, and communication skills

• Proven ability to influence and build relationships

• Innovative mindset and passion for inspiring others

• Skilled at leading multiple projects and collaborating across a matrixed organization

• Change agent with a track record of implementing sustainable improvements

• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and facilitation skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, and ideally Minitab

• Medical device industry experience

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

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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):$113,600.00 - $170,400.00This 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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: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), andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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