IT Vendor Manager, Strategic Suppliers

Medtronic plc; Mounds View (MN); Vor Ort; USD 134.000 - 202.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition assistance

Zusammenfassung

Medtronic in Minnesota is seeking an IT Vendor Manager, Strategic Suppliers to lead governance and optimization across hardware, software, and telecom suppliers. You will manage 8-10 strategic partners and work with Global IT leaders to deliver cost, quality, and risk improvements.

This high-visibility role requires asset, contract, and financial optimization, and data-driven decision making. You will influence cross-functional teams across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas to drive AI, automation,

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of experience with an advanced degree.
• 8+ years working in IT operations, procurement, or vendor management; managing contractual performance and influencing outcomes.
• 6+ years working with IT suppliers, including large companies such as Microsoft, SAP, AWS, Verizon.
• Experience with vendor management data (SLAs, KPIs, financials) to measure performance.
• Experience with global teams across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas.

Aufgaben

• Direct and execute Medtronic’s vendor management strategy for a subset of top hardware, software, and telecom suppliers.
• Drive governance and partnership improvements with internal customers and shared service partners.
• Manage 8–10 strategic suppliers and deliver cost, quality, risk, and innovation improvements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with executive sponsors and delivery leads to map priorities and influence outcomes.
• Communicate performance with data-driven narratives and drive continuous improvement.

Kenntnisse

Vendor management

Strategic negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Influencing stakeholders

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Microsoft

SAP

AWS

Verizon

Jobbeschreibung

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Oct 2026.

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

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 onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. The person in this role will work from the Medtronic facility located in Mounds View, Minnesota. This role will require 5% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

The IT Vendor Manager, Strategic Suppliers, will be responsible for the direction and execution of Medtronic’s vendor management strategy for a subset of its top hardware, software, and telecom suppliers. Working directly with Global IT capability leaders, internal customers, and shared service partners, this position will drive improved governance and partnership across our key IT supplier relationships. Reporting to the VP, VMO, success in this role will consist of effectively managing 8-10 strategic suppliers, delivering sustained improvement in cost, quality, risk mitigation, and innovation.

This is a high-visibility vendor management role, requiring experience in supplier lifecycle management, inclusive of asset, contract, resource, and financial optimization. The ideal candidate will be grounded in the principles of vendor governance, while also demonstrating an aptitude for strategy, market insights, and continuous improvement.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions– we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation.

We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare.

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

Develops and improves the vendor management strategy for a subset of Global IT’s hardware, software, and telecom suppliers. Takes a long-term view that considers cost, quality, substitutes, platforms and standards, competitive leverage, and market dynamics.

Works collaboratively with Global IT leadership, internal customers, and shared service teams (Finance, Legal, Sourcing, etc.) to align strategy with execution.

Part of a global team of IT vendor managers whose goal is providing programmatic governance of its Top 50 strategic suppliers. Expected outcomes are measurable performance improvement through SLAs and KPIs, as well as value-added partnership elements such as executive sponsorship, roadmaps, industry perspective, and executable use cases involving AI, automation, and innovation.

Creates and maintains relationships with 8-10 strategic suppliers, inclusive of executive sponsors, product and delivery leads, sales and service account teams. Able to use these relationships to map out priorities, influence outcomes, and ensure Medtronic’s needs are met in partnership with our suppliers.

Communicates past, present, and future IT narratives effectively. Takes a data-driven, objective view of performance and uses internal and external feedback to create continuous improvement in product and service delivery.

Delivers measurable quality and performance improvements year-over-year, as seen in both monthly SLA/KPI metrics and customer satisfaction scores.

Delivers measurable financial value year-over-year, coming from cost savings, cost avoidance, and supplier-driven AI, automation, process and resource efficiency.

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of experience with an advanced degree

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• 8+ years working in some combination of IT operations, procurement, or vendor management; where managing contractual performance and influencing supplier outcomes were core components of the position
• 6+ years working with IT suppliers, with particular emphasis on large, strategic companies such as Microsoft, SAP, AWS, Verizon, etc.
• Experience working with vendor management data (SLAs, KPIs, financials) to measure and hold suppliers accountable for defined standards of performance
• Experience working with global teams in a follow-the-sun model; effective working with people and teams across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, specifically as it relates to working with internal customers and a variety of IT suppliers
• Ability to influence – both internally and externally – using an objective, data-driven approach to reach the right solution
• Optimistic and solution focused – brings a positive outlook to the team, with a belief that we can always find a better, faster, cheaper way to deliver vs. the status quo
• Experience working with IT companies, specifically in a customer-supplier context where vendor management was a key part of the position
• Experience working with multinational firms, customers, and/or leadership teams; able to communicate and influence across people, cultures, and time zones
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, specifically as it relates to working with internal and external teams to maintain effective relationships and long-term partnerships
• 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.

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):$134,400.00 - $201,600.00. 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.

• 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)

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.

Some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

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 setting is 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.

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