Global Benefits Program Manager responsible for benefits programs in U.S., EMEA, and APAC. Managing delivery, compliance, and employee experience enhancement while collaborating with various teams.
About the role
- Strategic Sourcing Program Manager supporting M&A Integration Team at Medtronic. Leading continuous improvements to address service, supply continuity, and supplier maturity.
Responsibilities
- Create and drive sustainable continuous improvements to address service, ensuring supply continuity, and enhancing supplier maturity.
- Lead end-to-end integration planning, from diligence support and integration planning through operational handoff, with a high level of autonomy.
- Align resources, establish governance cadence, and baseline site maturity, systems, and contracts.
- Stand up product and supply visibility by building a comprehensive Path to Launch(P2L) with BOMs, forecasts, lead times, risks, and supplier data.
- Conduct phased supply risk and capacity assessments, initiating mitigation with category, SQE, and site stakeholders.
- Issue supplier information requests/packets and consolidate responses to refine risk, capacity, and cost baselines.
- Drive supplier engagement and ASL migration, supporting PPAP and quality requirements to safeguard continuity.
- Support training and enablement for procurement teams on enterprise sourcing and escalation workflows.
- Identify and execute early cost reduction and resourcing opportunities in partnership with key stakeholders.
- Support SAP adoption and related process transitions, aligning payment terms, MRP messages, and PO processing.
- Maintain an integrated mitigation log and continuously update P2L to guide decisions and prepare for handoffs.
- Coordinate cross-functional kickoffs and recurring reviews with Operating Units (OU), Ops Sourcing, and Category teams.
- Prepare and execute a formal handoff to Ops Sourcing with current risks, supplier status, product documentation, and comprehensive P2L.
- Drive decisions, RFQs, and outsourcing plans, including contract manufacturer engagement where applicable.
- Manage obsolescence through EOL/LTB actions and ensure part master data accuracy across suppliers and parameters.
- Provide day-to-day sourcing support and escalation management to sustain material availability through stabilization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant strategic business or sourcing support experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant strategic business or sourcing support experience.
- 7+ years in supply chain 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
- Proven ability to influence and build relationships
- Innovative mindset and passion for inspiring others
- Skilled at leading multiple projects and collaborating across a matrixed organization
- Change agent with a track record of implementing sustainable improvements
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and facilitation skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, and ideally Minitab
- Medical device industry experience
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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