Strategic Sourcing Program Manager-M&A

About the role

The Mergers & Acquisitions Integration team at Medtronic drives end-to-end integrations to safeguard continuity, accelerate synergy realization, and scale meaningful innovation. This position supports the team by leveraging project management/analytic skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish program governance, align resources, and baseline site maturity, systems, contracts, and sourcing processes to support a structured transition plan.
• Build and maintain comprehensive product and supply visibility through an integrated Path to Launch (P2L), including BOMs, forecasts, lead times, supplier data, risks, and mitigation actions.
• Assess and mitigate supply, capacity, quality, and continuity risks by partnering with Category management, SQE, site teams, and suppliers, while driving ASL migration, PPAP, and supplier readiness activities.
• Drive supplier engagement, sourcing events, outsourcing strategies, and contract manufacturer partnerships to realize integration synergies, deliver cost savings, and enhance supply chain efficiency.
• Support enterprise process and system adoption, including SAP transitions, procurement training, sourcing workflows, payment terms, MRP management, PO processing, and master data accuracy.
• Cook up cross-functional reviews, manage sourcing escalations and material availability, and execute a comprehensive handoff to Operations Sourcing with documented risks, supplier status, product information, and launch readiness plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing, continuity/run the business experience, or an advanced degree with 3+ years of relevant strategic sourcing continuity/run the business experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Category Management, Technical sourcing, Risk Assessment and mitigation, Supplier Integration, Cost Saving Initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years in strategic sourcing operations, medical devices, or related industry.
• Experience with manufacturing, operational excellence, and analytics-driven improvement.
• Six Sigma Green Belt/Lean certification and DMAIC methodology.
• Strong project management, leadership, and communication skills.
• Skilled at leading multiple projects and collaborating across a matrixed organization.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, and ideally Minitab.

Benefits

Competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package including 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).