Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist- Site Operations/Planning at Medtronic in Santa Ana, California

Job Description:

Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist-Site Operations/Planning

Careers that Change Lives

As the Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist, you will be located at Medtronic's Santa Ana, CA USA manufacturing site and will be the Operations Sourcing liaison with Site Operations, Planning, Quality and Finance organizations in the resolution of supply related issues for 3 Medtronic located in Orange County and Menlo Park.This role will be expected to sit onsite 4 days a week in Santa Ana, CA.

Medtronic seeks candidates who will meet our customer expectations by striving without reserve for the highest possible reliability and quality in our products, processes, and systems by being accountable, having a voice, and taking action.

We seek out and hire a diverse workforce at every level: We need fresh ideas and inclusive insights to continue to be an innovative industry leader -that's why we make it a point to seek out, attract and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who represent the same wide variety of life experiences as our patients.

A Day in the Life

In this role, you will participate and/or lead Sourcing strategic activities, especially those involving product life cycle and supplier management including but not limited to: product/part phase in-phase, Last time buy/Strategic and excess & obsolete processes, local sourcing related initiatives, supplier delivery performance and inventory management. You will also support commodity management in pricing, terms & conditions, and quality agreements with key strategic suppliers.

You will:

•Maintain and promote strong relationships with Suppliers, Operations Scheduling, Supply Network Planning, Supplier Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Operations Quality, Category Management and any other internal customers;

•Attend in-plant production meetings (Tier Reviews) - report status of key material issues/updates;

•Participate in Tier Escalation Meetings with Functional and Site Leaders;

•Develop and/or use existing tools/process (like Shortage Reports and/Clear2Build) to identify future component shortage risk and mitigate;

•Communicate effectively unmitigated component shortages to stakeholders to ensure Operational mitigations are implemented to minimize Operations impact;

•Attend Master Production Schedule (MPS) consensus meeting and communicate changes to Suppliers;

•Monitor Strategic Inventory Purchases (SIP) / Last Time Buys (LTB) management and maintain tracking files;

•Provide updates on Purchase Price Variance report;

•Provide inventory reserve file updates;

•Meet with shared services (Engineer / NPD), Material / Resin, Tooling Management to track completion of Projects that ensure Supply Continuity;

•Support audits: Initiate supplier selection related audits (Contact/schedule) & site support for regulatory body audits;

•Manage or support supplier capacity management initiatives to meet long term Medtronic Requirements;

•Manage and effectively communicate critical and on going delivery issues

•Supports standard cost setting

•Performs special projects as assigned including but not limited to: new product introductions, the coordination of phase out activities and material cost reduction initiatives (PPV);

•Support excess and obsolescence process and raw material disposition at sites as needed;

•Provide guidance on site prioritization on conflicting situations;

•Attend/provide feedback for Supplier Relationship Management meetings (as applicable);

•Perform special projects as assigned including but not limited to: Lifecycle Management, supports material cost reduction initiatives;

•Participate in Cash Flow Initiatives

•Create and present monthly and quarterly Procurement key performance indicator reviews;

•Lead periodic Supplier Performance meetings, including content/scorecard development;

•If applicable, liaison with the Category Management in the development of Category strategies, inputs and discussions about supplier performance scorecard and performance reviews (Quarterly Business Reviews).

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

•Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Materials Management, or Supply Chain related field;

•Solid Office 365 skills, especially Excel knowledge (vlookup, pivot tables, formulas, macros, etc.);

•Solid Analytical Skills, using PowerBI;

•Expert understanding and experience with integrated manufacturing software systems

•Working knowledge of Demand Flow, JIT, K-Loop, Lean Manufacturing

•Experience in leading and influencing negotiations, project management, troubleshooting and problem-solving analysis, strategic thinking and collaborative team building.

•Exposure to supply chain, planning, purchasing, materials and inventory control environment

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)