Principal Procurement Specialist

at  Medtronic

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree requiring numerate skills, such as business, science, or economics
• Contract management/sourcing experience
• Customer- and business-focus and understanding
• Strong verbal and written communications skills (in English) with the ability to liaise, influence, and negotiate effectively at all levels
• Previous years of working experience in a large or multinational company with a strong focus on the data analysis (including Excel skills) in the procurement area, including data presentation (Power Point)
• Project management and leading to results through influence
• Consulting background desired
• Previous hospital procurement experience is a plus, ideally in a Cath lab or Theatre environment and ideally exposed to the National Healthcare System Supply Chain (NHS SC) environment
• Previous Finished Sourcing (OEM- Original Equipment Manufacturer) procurement experience is a plus

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.

• Manage internal relationships with stakeholders and ensure that needs are consistently met, which includes ensuring on-time activation of new accounts, ensuring IHS is able to procure our client’s preferred products, and maintaining price lists.
• Negotiate, maintain, and analyse pricing.
• Establish sourcing strategies for each market, balancing an optimal mix of the best price, switching to consignment, negotiating return policies, securing allocation of stock, etc.
• Management of supplier relationships—ensuring continuity of supply for our IHS managed service accounts.
• Identify saving initiatives that go beyond unit price reduction.
• Be the point of contact for issues concerning product sourcing, including preparing effective presentations and presenting the data.
• Regular interaction with and visiting of customers to consult with customers to discuss clinical strategy and how materials management services can support the department’s strategic direction.