Strategic Sourcing Analyst

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. A Day in the Life The Strategic Sourcing Analyst supports Category Managers and the broader Global Sourcing organization by executing standard work, performing routine and ad-hoc data analytics supports, and maintaining sourcing-related systems and tools. This role focuses on operational excellence, data accuracy, and system administration to ensure sourcing teams can operate efficiently and consistently. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Support the preparation and maintenance of standard reports, templates, and datasets used by category management teams to manage sourcing activities. Execute routine and ad-hoc data extractions from multiple systems (e.g., ERP, PLM, reporting tools) to support operational and analytical needs. Ensure consistent application of sourcing processes, definitions, and data standards across categories and reporting outputs. Perform data validation and quality checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with established definitions before information is shared. Provide basic data summaries, reconciliations, and structured insights to support Category Managers in day-to-day decision making. Maintain documentation and standard operating procedures for recurring data pulls, templates, and reporting logic to support repeatability and transparency. Review basic engineering drawings, product specifications, and technical documentation to support classification of purchased materials into the appropriate sourcing categories. Assist with administration and coordination of sourcing-related tools and systems, including system updates and process support. Communicate with internal stakeholders and occasionally suppliers to gather, confirm, or clarify required information. Identify and escalate data quality or system issues, providing clear documentation of the issue and potential business impact. Nice to Have Basic understanding of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain concepts. Exposure to reporting or analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar). Familiarity with ERP or sourcing systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Coupa, or similar). Experience supporting data management, system administration, or reporting processes. Engineering or technical background with the ability to interpret basic engineering drawings, product specifications, or technical documentation. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly with cross-functional stakeholders. 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). About Medtronic 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, ... (truncated, view full listing at source)