Senior Director, Indirect Sourcing & Strategy

MiniMed; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 178,000 - 302,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

MiniMed seeks a Sr. Director, Indirect Strategic Sourcing to lead enterprise-wide value through indirect spend transformation, supplier partnerships, and innovative sourcing.

The role spans IT/Digital, professional services, contingent labor, facilities, MRO, marketing, travel, and more, driving measurable P&L impact. You will shape category strategies, optimize specifications, and build a high-performance sourcing organization with advanced negotiation and market intelligence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related discipline and 15+ years of progressive experience in global supply chain or logistics and 10+ years managerial experience.
• OR Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related discipline and 13+ years of progressive experience in global supply chain or logistics and 10+ years managerial experience

Responsibilities

• Drive Enterprise Value: Lead aggressive cost transformation across all indirect spend categories, delivering measurable savings, cost avoidance, productivity improvements, and sustainable financial results.
• Build Strategic Supplier Partnerships: Rationalize the supply base, establish high-value supplier relationships, and hold suppliers accountable for competitive pricing, service performance, innovation, and continuous productivity improvements.
• Transform Category Strategies: Develop and execute comprehensive category strategies that go beyond price negotiations to challenge demand, optimize specifications, consolidate suppliers, and redesign commercial models.
• Drive Sourcing Excellence rigor for indirect: Build a high-performance sourcing organization that leverages competitive market intelligence, advanced negotiation strategies, supplier economics, and innovative sourcing approaches.
• Own Enterprise-Wide Indirect Spend: Provide strategic leadership across IT and Digital, professional services, contingent labor, facilities, MRO, marketing, travel, capital services, and other enterprise categories.
• Spend Management: Partner with functional executives to eliminate unnecessary spending, optimize consumption, standardize services, and improve enterprise purchasing decisions across all categories.
• Financial Accountability: Establish a robust, Finance-validated savings pipeline with clear ownership, measurable milestones, and demonstrated P&L impact.
• Influence Enterprise Leadership: Challenge conventional spending practices and partner with senior executives to drive difficult decisions, organizational change, and adoption of new operating models.
• Accelerate Procurement Transformation: Leverage analytics, AI, automation, and digital capabilities to improve sourcing effectiveness, spend visibility, compliance, and team productivity.

Skills

Indirect procurement

Strategic sourcing

Cost transformation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related discipline

Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related discipline

Job description

MiniMed seeks a Sr. Director, Indirect Strategic Sourcing to lead enterprise-wide value through indirect spend transformation, supplier partnerships, and innovative sourcing.

The role spans IT/Digital, professional services, contingent labor, facilities, MRO, marketing, travel, and more, driving measurable P&L impact. You will shape category strategies, optimize specifications, and build a high-performance sourcing organization with advanced negotiation and market intelligence.