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A Day in the Life

A career at Medtronic is unlike any other. We’re purposeful, committed, and driven by our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend the lives of millions of people worldwide. Join our Global Technical Sourcing team as the Technical Sourcing Program Manager, where you will support the Diabetes team as a key member of our global team of dreamers and doers working tirelessly to reduce the burdens of living with diabetes. Our systems-first approach to diabetes care and innovative solutions are designed to meet people wherever they are in their diabetes journey and to help make their lives easier.

Global Technical Sourcing (GTS) bridges Global Supply Management (GSM) with Technology and New Product Development (NPD) Project Teams, aligning Medtronic Product and Supplier Technology Roadmaps. GTS accelerates innovation through suppliers to create a sustainable competitive advantage.

As part of the GSM Project Management function, the Technical Sourcing Program Manager will lead the reduction of overall supply risk and drive the adoption of capable technologies and sources in New Product Development, ensuring predictable supply and competitiveness through full product launch. Technical Sourcing is responsible for the timely execution of all project deliverables in the Product Development Process (PDP).

This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team
with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.

As the Technical Sourcing Program Manager, you will be the primary liaison between the product development team and suppliers, ensuring supplier capabilities align with project needs to meet NPD milestones and timelines.

You will:

• Partner with cross-functional team members and suppliers to identify and plan GTS deliverables needed to support all phases of the NPD program through commercial launch.

• Lead Phase Gate and Transfer to Operations Reviews with stakeholders for each NPD phase.

• Lead the identification, evaluation, and selection of suppliers aligned to program objectives and sourcing strategies.

• Optimize supply chain flow to drive cost savings and cycle time efficiency.

• Ensure material costs and program budgets align with targets through supplier negotiations while influencing design and manufacturing strategies.

• Oversee supplier DRM activities and drive early engagement with suppliers on NUDs (New, Unique, Difficult components).

• Partner with Category Management and Legal to identify and create applicable legal agreements with suppliers.

• Identify and own mitigation plans to burn down supplier and supply-related BOM risks.

• Act as the liaison between suppliers and the project team to drive oversight and resolve supplier-caused issues.

• Manage product orders to ensure accurate quantities and configurations arrive on time for all program development stages.

• Manage inventories in alignment with NPD inventory policies, program build needs, and commercial launch plans.

• Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering to drive PPAP qualification activities at the supplier.

• Develop and oversee supplier capacity plans to ensure product availability after commercial launch.

• Identify and capture future supplier cost-down opportunities.

• Partner with Category Management to ensure supplier pricing agreements are in place.

• Oversee and support inventory and ERP production release activities.

• Provide hyper-care support after commercial launch.

Must-Have:

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant technical and/or sourcing experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant technical and/or sourcing experience.

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.

• Experience working with suppliers across a broad range of manufacturing technologies, with a preferr