Associate Strategic Sourcing Specialist
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain
- Minimum of 0 years of relevant experience
- December 2025 or May 2026 graduate
- 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.
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
- 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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
