Sourcing Category Lead, Global Meetings
MedtronicAbout the role
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
A Day in the Life
As a Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist on Medtronic's center-led Indirect Supply Management (ISM) team, you'll lead the global sourcing strategy for a ~$200M Meetings category. In this highly visible role, you'll develop innovative category strategies, optimize spend, strengthen supplier partnerships, and influence enterprise-wide decisions that deliver measurable business value.
We're looking for a strategic and influential leader who thrives in a highly matrixed environment, builds strong cross-functional relationships, and leverages data, market intelligence, and negotiation expertise to drive continuous improvement and long-term value.
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.
In this role, you will:
Develop and execute the global Meetings category strategy aligned with business objectives and enterprise policies.
Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing activities, including market analysis, RFPs, supplier selection, contract negotiations, and implementation.
Optimize enterprise Meetings spend through innovative sourcing strategies and data-driven decision making.
Manage strategic meeting agency and supplier partnerships, including performance management, KPIs, SLAs, quarterly business reviews, rebates, and chargeback models.
Build trusted partnerships with business leaders and suppliers while influencing cross-functional stakeholders to drive strategy adoption.
Monitor market trends and provide category insights to keep Medtronic at the forefront of the Meetings industry.
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and present strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or
Advanced degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Global category management experience with
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