Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Medtronic; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)

Job summary

Medtronic Singapore is seeking a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist within the MSO manufacturing organization. You will lead strategic sourcing initiatives, manage supplier relationships, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize value across quality, cost, and delivery.

This role focuses on mitigating supply risks and driving long-term sourcing strategies for sustainable manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree with 3+ years in strategic sourcing or related

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Project Management, Engineering, or Supplier Quality Engineering.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and sourcing activities in a manufacturing or operations environment.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Experience negotiating supplier agreements, contracts, or commercial terms.
• Ability to analyze supply, cost, quality, and operational data to support business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and commodity management projects across cross-functional teams.
• Develop and execute long-term sourcing strategies that support quality, supply continuity, technology advancement, risk reduction, and total cost objectives.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure performance against quality, delivery, service, and business requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks that may impact manufacturing operations.
• Negotiate supplier agreements, pricing, and commercial terms to achieve business objectives.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement corrective actions to address supply, quality, or service issues.
• Drive process, system, and sourcing improvements that enhance operational efficiency and reduce total cost of ownership.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across manufacturing, engineering, quality, and supply chain functions to support strategic business initiatives.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Cross-functional leadership

Contract negotiation

Data analysis

Risk mitigation

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life This role is part of the Strategic Sourcing function supporting the Medtronic Operations (MSO) manufacturing organization in Singapore. The team is responsible for supplier management, strategic sourcing, risk mitigation, and supply continuity to support stable production and operational performance. Through cross-functional collaboration, the function drives supplier performance, cost optimization, quality, and long-term sourcing strategies across key commodities and services. The Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and supporting supply continuity for manufacturing operations. This role partners with cross-functional teams to optimize supplier performance, mitigate supply risks, negotiate commercial agreements, and drive improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and operational efficiency.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and commodity management projects across cross-functional teams.
• Develop and execute long-term sourcing strategies that support quality, supply continuity, technology advancement, risk reduction, and total cost objectives.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure performance against quality, delivery, service, and business requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks that may impact manufacturing operations.
• Negotiate supplier agreements, pricing, and commercial terms to achieve business objectives.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement corrective actions to address supply, quality, or service issues.
• Drive process, system, and sourcing improvements that enhance operational efficiency and reduce total cost of ownership.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across manufacturing, engineering, quality, and supply chain functions to support strategic business initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Project Management, Engineering, or Supplier Quality Engineering.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and sourcing activities in a manufacturing or operations environment.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Experience negotiating supplier agreements, contracts, or commercial terms.
• Ability to analyze supply, cost, quality, and operational data to support business decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical device, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing industries.
• Experience in supplier quality management, supplier development, or supply chain risk management.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations and production continuity initiatives.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies, commodity management, and supplier performance management.
• Experience driving process improvement and cost optimization initiatives.

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.

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. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ 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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life‑changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life‑long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career‑building resources you need. Life‑transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight‑driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting‑edge AI, data, and automation. You’re shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email [e-mail] To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email [e-mail]