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A Day in the Life

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Join our Global Supplier Optimization team as a Principal Sourcing Engineer, where you utilize your strong track record of delivering results in a matrixed organization, where collaboration with diverse individuals, teams, and skill sets is essential for success. As the Principal Sourcing Engineer, you will lead, direct, plan, and execute cross-functional projects, focusing on driving strategic decisions, managing business risks, applying technical rigor, and ensuring effective communication. You will lead the execution of supplier transfer projects on schedule and within budget while enhancing supplier capabilities and driving operational excellence.

In this critical role, you will implement comprehensive operational strategies to achieve process capability through Six Sigma methodologies, collaborating with our suppliers to ensure value stream stability, optimize lead times, and eliminate waste. Additionally, you will lead supplier optimization initiatives, driving robust supply chain resilience, cost reduction, and continuous quality improvement.

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. 

         

         

This position will be onsite, based at a Medtronic site in:

• Danvers, MA

• Mounds View, MN (Twin Cities Campus)

• Boulder, CO (Colorado Campus)

• Irvine, CA

As a Principal Sourcing Engineer, you will utilize Lean Six Sigma tools to work as a strategic problem solver with deep expertise in process improvement methodologies, supplier management, project leadership, and data analysis. You will establish and maintain strong cross functional collaboration with R&D, Category Management, Supply Chain, Operations Sourcing, OpEx and corporate initiatives and leadership.  Ensuring projects are on time, on budget and deliver measurable results. At Medtronic, we must work with a sense of purpose and ownership, knowing there is a human life on the other side of every decision.

Key Responsibilities of the Principal Sourcing Engineer are:

• Manage one or more developed or mature supplier transfer projects with well-defined plans and delivery methodologies. Accountable for overall project progress, performance, and customer satisfaction.

• Lead cross functional teams including design, operations, category management, contract manufacturers/OEM, supplier quality, to ensure successful completion of projects and business goals.

• Develop, communicate, and document transfer project strategies and plans including budget, detailed schedule creation/maintenance, KPIs. Provides input to establishing program objectives, timelines, milestones and budgets.

• Ensure projects remain aligned with the project plan by addressing any resource conflicts and addressing problems as they emerge.  Facilitate project team meetings; prepare agenda, facilitate discussion during meeting, take and distribute meeting minutes.

• Track spending associated to project.  Provide monthly forecasts on upcoming spending. Forecast resource and skill set needs for the project and participate in resourcing discussions/negotiation.

• Demonstrated business acumen and successful experience managing all aspects of programs, including communicating with stakeholders and directing matrixed teams and resources.

• Product/Process technical expertise include reviewing and ensure adequacy of supplier part Qualifications activities (i.e. Validation including IQ, OQ, PQ activities;).

• Proficient in structured problem-solving techniques.

• Execute and support phase in – phase out (PIPO) planning for assigned transfer projects.

• Conduct supplier design reviews to identify and mitigate test coverage gaps and address quality and manufacturability defect points.

• Establish a measurement and reporting framework to review and report project progress with key stakeholders and management teams.

• Use appropriate project management tools, communicate plans and risk management techniques to create rigor in project planning and execution.

Must Have: Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelors degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in plastics processing and supplier qualification OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience in plastics processing and supplier qualification OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience in plastics processing and supplier qualification.

Nice to Have

• Extensive experience leading projects/programs including financial accountability including strong preference for PMP certification.

• Prior experience managing site to site transfer projects in a manufacturing environment.

• Effective planning and organization skills including the proven ability to work against multiple objectives simultaneously.

• Excellent knowledge of systems including PowerPoint, MS Project.

• Ability to establish and maintain a trusted role with the various stakeholders in coordinating multiple functions across the organization.

• Supplier Quality experience.

• Injection Molding knowledge.

• Working knowledge of Extrusions

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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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):$131,200.00 - $196,800.00

 

This 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. Base pay is based on numerous factors and may vary by job-related knowledge, skills, experience, etc. 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, 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

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.

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