Medtronic
Sr. Category Manager- Molding (Finance)
A Day in the Life
Join Medtronic's Global Sourcing team as the Sr. Category Manager for Plastics Molding to develop and execute category strategies. You will lead category strategy, cost reduction initiatives, on-time delivery, quality, supplier performance, supplier consolidation/rationalization, and improve supplier relationships.
You will utilize your deep knowledge of the plastics and molding industry, the market, and the category environment to identify, develop, and execute category strategies that can leverage supplier capabilities and Medtronic's purchasing power at a global scale to attain world-class product costs and the most competitive total cost of ownership.
We believe that innovation results when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together-and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where people can thrive.
Remote flexibility is possible based on the candidate's location.
As the Sr. Category Manager for Molding, you will engage with Operating Units leadership to ensure delivery of effective category management strategies and standards that deliver to Medtronic's overall operations and business results. You will support and own key initiatives relevant to molding tool management strategies. Through strategic leadership, you will facilitate or support Operation Networks discussions that will optimize the commodity in terms of quality, service, technology, market intelligence, risk, and total cost of ownership.
You will work to leverage Operations Network strategies at an enterprise level and continuously develop and improve leveraging opportunities by consolidating spend with key business partners supporting the broader interests of Medtronic. In addition, you will leverage strategic sourcing processes across Medtronic by maximizing the company's combined purchase power to reduce the overall cost of ownership and acquisition through strategic negotiations and optimize supplier relationship management opportunities through partnerships within their primary categories of oversight. You will collaborate with the GTS Group and the Medtronic Operating Units to ensure category strategy alignment when executing and completing NPI/NPD projects.
As the Sr. Category Program Manager-Molding, you will:
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Physical Job Requirements
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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):$138,400.00 - $207,600.00
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 and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
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About Medtronic
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Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
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