Principal Sourcing Engineer

- Manage one or more developed or mature supplier transfer projects with well-defined plans and delivery methodologies. Accountable for overall project progress, performance, and customer satisfaction.

- Lead cross functional teams including design, operations, category management, contract manufacturers/OEM, supplier quality, to ensure successful completion of projects and business goals.

- Develop, communicate, and document transfer project strategies and plans including budget, detailed schedule creation/maintenance, KPIs. Provides input to establishing program objectives, timelines, milestones and budgets.

- Ensure projects remain aligned with the project plan by addressing any resource conflicts and addressing problems as they emerge. Facilitate project team meetings; prepare agenda, facilitate discussion during meeting, take and distribute meeting minutes.

- Track spending associated to project. Provide monthly forecasts on upcoming spending. Forecast resource and skill set needs for the project and participate in resourcing discussions/negotiation.

- Demonstrated business acumen and successful experience managing all aspects of programs, including communicating with stakeholders and directing matrixed teams and resources.

- Product/Process technical expertise include reviewing and ensure adequacy of supplier part Qualifications activities (i.e. Validation including IQ, OQ, PQ activities;).

- Proficient in structured problem-solving techniques.

- Execute and support phase in - phase out (PIPO) planning for assigned transfer projects.

- Conduct supplier design reviews to identify and mitigate test coverage gaps and address quality and manufacturability defect points.

- Establish a measurement and reporting framework to review and report project progress with key stakeholders and management teams.

- Use appropriate project management tools, communicate plans and risk management techniques to create rigor in project planning and execution.

- Requires a Bachelors degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in plastics processing and supplier qualification OR Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience in plastics processing and supplier qualification OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience in plastics processing and supplier qualification.

- Extensive experience leading projects/programs including financial accountability including strong preference for PMP certification.

- Prior experience managing site to site transfer projects in a manufacturing environment.

- Effective planning and organization skills including the proven ability to work against multiple objectives simultaneously.

- Excellent knowledge of systems including PowerPoint, MS Project.

- Ability to establish and maintain a trusted role with the various stakeholders in coordinating multiple functions across the organization.

- Supplier Quality experience.

- Injection Molding knowledge.

- Working knowledge of Extrusions

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.

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.

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.