Associate Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Medtronic•Minneapolis, MN

17d•$56,000 - $84,000•Onsite

About The Position

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 Medtronic is currently recruiting for our Global Supply Management Leadership Development Program. As a participant in the program, you will rotate through three Global Supply Management assignments over two years, spending eight months in each, gaining specific job and industry knowledge in Supply Management. Located at our operational headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, you will gain a broad range of experience and be exposed to a variety of business functions. Other benefits include an assigned mentor, access to strategic leaders throughout the organization, and continuous learning activities that will enrich your mind, broaden your perspective, and improve leadership skills. This program is geared toward exceptional December 2025 or May 2026 graduates who demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills and are open to exploring a variety of Supply Management assignments. Following the conclusion of the two-year cycle, you will transition to a new position within the company where your strengths are best suited according to the needs of the business. 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 Associate Strategic Sourcing Specialist within our rotation program, you will:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain
Minimum of 0 years of relevant experience
December 2025 or May 2026 graduate

Nice To Haves

Exceptional college students in a Supply Chain bachelor's degree program who demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills
Previous internship experience
Supplier relationship management experience

Responsibilities

Provide project management and sourcing expertise to cross-functional, cross-divisional commodity teams, with a focus on execution of Sourcing events (supplier quotes, questionnaires, RFPs, RFIs, and e-auctions) via the Ariba Sourcing Platform.
Supports both direct and indirect spend categories.
Facilitate these teams in developing and executing long-term strategies to optimize Medtronic's position across quality, cycle/response time, technology, risk, total cost, diversity, sustainability, and should-cost comparison.
Mitigate risk, leverage technology and purchase power, improve processes and systems, and reduce the overall cost of ownership and acquisition.
Participate in hands-on observational learning alongside Global Supply Management leaders.

Benefits

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.
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
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
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)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)