Senior Category Manager - Indirect Sourcing
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This position leads sourcing strategy, vendor management, and performance optimization for outsourced business services that support MiniMed global manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for identifying value-creating opportunities, managing sourcing events, and driving cost, quality, and service excellence across a global portfolio of BPO suppliers.
Position Responsibilities:
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for BPO categories (e.g., shared services, customer support, IT services, finance operations, supply chain support) related to global manufacturing needs.
Analyze spend, market trends, and supplier performance to identify cost reduction and service improvement opportunities.
Develop and execute category strategies that align with manufacturing and enterprise goals, ensuring compliance with FDA and ISO 13485 regulations.
Vendor Selection & Contract Management
Manage end-to-end sourcing processes including RFPs, negotiations, vendor evaluation, and contract development.
Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Quality to ensure contracts meet regulatory and operational requirements.
Drive supplier selection based on total value, innovation capability, scalability, and risk profile.
Supplier Performance & Governance
Establish performance metrics (SLAs/KPIs) and lead regular supplier reviews to ensure BPO partners meet service, quality, and cost expectations.
Monitor vendor risk and support the development of contingency and continuity plans across global regions.
Foster collaborative, strategic relationships with key suppliers to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Program Management
Work closely with Global Manufacturing, IT, Finance, Quality, and Compliance teams to ensure sourcing solutions support business needs and compliance standards.
Manage project timelines, stakeholder expectations, and communication for all BPO sourcing initiatives.
Track and report on savings, value realization, and program status to senior leadership.
Required Qualifications:
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and a minimum of 7 years relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience
Nice to have
- Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industries is strongly preferred.
- Proven track record of delivering cost savings and service improvements in a global, matrixed environment.
- Strong knowledge of contract negotiation, supplier performance management, and regulatory compliance (FDA, ISO 13485).
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills.
- Proficiency in sourcing and contract management tools (e.g., Coupa, Ariba, SAP).
- MBA or Master’s in Engineering, Healthcare, or Operations
- Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or relevant certification a plus
Experience with digital sourcing platforms or analytics tools
Global sourcing experience is a strong advantage
Travel
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
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.
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, and Simple 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), and Capital 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.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
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 95,000+ 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.
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.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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