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A Day in the Life

Join our Global Supply Management team as a Sr. Category Manager – Specialty Materials, where you will utilize your strong track record of delivering results in a matrixed organization and collaborate across diverse teams, functions, and supplier networks to support Medtronic’s Mission.

As the Sr. Category Manager – Specialty Materials, you will support and execute sourcing strategies for highly specialized and regulated material categories, with an initial focus on biologics, animal tissue, collagen, xenograft-derived materials, and other specialty materials.

In this role, you will help manage a complex and strategically important supply base where tissue source availability, biologic material requirements, supplier controls, quality systems, regulatory expectations, technical capability, and continuity of supply directly impact patient care, product availability, and business continuity. You will partner closely with Operating Units, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Technical Sourcing, Supply Network, and supplier partners to execute category strategies, negotiate supplier agreements, mitigate risk, and drive cost optimization.

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.

         

         

As a Senior Category Manager, you will develop and execute sourcing strategies for specialty material categories while balancing supply continuity, cost, quality, regulatory, and business requirements. You will work across functions to manage supplier performance, assess market and supply chain risks, negotiate agreements, and support sourcing decisions for complex and regulated materials.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for biologics, animal tissue, collagen, xenograft-derived materials, and other specialty material categories.

• Manage supplier relationships and performance to support quality, delivery, cost, compliance, and business continuity objectives.

• Negotiate supplier agreements, pricing structures, capacity commitments, and commercial terms aligned with organizational goals.

• Analyze market conditions, supplier capabilities, supply constraints, sub-tier dependencies, and risk factors to inform sourcing decisions and category plans.

• Identify and implement opportunities for cost reduction, inflation mitigation, supplier development, process optimization, and value improvement.

• Partner with Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Research and Development, and Technical Sourcing teams to support supplier qualification, audits, validations, traceability, and change management activities.

• Monitor supplier capacity, material availability, inventory considerations, and regulatory requirements to help ensure continuity of supply for critical product portfolios.

• Utilize spend analytics, supplier scorecards, contract data, and business intelligence tools to prioritize initiatives, measure performance, and support strategic decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of procurement experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of procurement experience.

• Experience developing and executing category strategies and managing supplier relationships within a strategic sourcing or procurement environment.

• Experience negotiating supplier agreements, commercial terms, and pricing arrangements.

• Experience analyzing supplier performance, market conditions, and sourcing risks to support business objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing biologics, animal tissue, collagen, xenograft-derived materials, or other highly regulated specialty material categories.

• Knowledge of supplier qualification processes, traceability requirements, quality systems, regulatory considerations, and risk management practices for biologic or tissue-based materials.

• Experience supporting supplier audits, corrective actions, change control activities, and material validation processes.

• Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Excel, spend analytics platforms, supplier scorecards, and business intelligence tools.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across technical, operational, quality, and regulatory functions.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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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):$144,000.00 - $216,000.00

 

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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