Sr Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Contingent Labor)

Contingent Labor Program Manager

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

At Medtronic, our Contingent Labor Program is responsible for managing the company's global network of staffing vendors and ensuring compliance, quality, and cost efficiency across all contingent hiring activities. We partner closely with business managers to help them source, engage, and onboard skilled contractors who support Medtronic's mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our team serves as a trusted advisorstreamlining processes, negotiating supplier partnerships, and enabling managers to make informed, timely hiring decisions aligned with business needs.

In this exciting role you will be responsible for managing the full procurement lifecycle for specified contingent labor categories, acting as the primary point of contact for staffing suppliers, ensuring adherence to SLAs, market rates, onboarding timelines, and compliance requirements.

A Day in the Life :

• Provide consultancy to Medtronic managers; staffing strategy, day-to-day supplier management / issue resolution
• Review and qualify new requisitions prior to release / posting to staffing suppliers.
• Provide support and training to Hiring Managers through the entire Procure to Pay process related to Contingent Workers.
• Facilitate assignment changes (including extensions, transfers, backfills, etc.).
• Laison between managers and supplier for coaching, ER issues, performance issues, furloughs.
• Manage On / Off Boarding process (terminations).
• Resolve operational issues related to worker engagement, timesheets, invoicing, and offboarding.
• Lead Q&A sessions between suppliers and Hiring Managers on requisitions.
• Manage tenure exception / negotiation process. Advise on conversion strategy
• Support audits, reporting, and data analysis related to contingent labor utilization, spend, and supplier diversity.
• Negotiate rates with Suppliers to obtain fair market price for each position via a competitively bid program model.
• Develop proactive Supplier and Stakeholder relationships.
• Deliver comprehensive reporting (Standard & Ad-Hoc) to customers as requested or work with Program Reporting Analyst to submit requests and establish prioritization.
• Conduct ongoing user training for Medtronic users and suppliers.
• Manage rate negotiations against internal job leveling guides and rates
• Ensure compliance to 60-day break policy for prior workers or returning employees
• Educate managers on 1099 vs W2 laws and regulations
• Perform initial vetting and consulting for independent contractor requests
• Re-negotiate 1099 rates when the individual does not qualify
• Complete SOW configuration, updates and manage billing approvals
• Present, align, and implement business strategy changes. Where possible, benchmark with other companies to determine best overall practices for assigned commodity area.
• Monitor Supplier performance using scorecards; conduct regular business reviews to drive continuous improvement.
• Partnering with TA on conversion terms, timelines.

Must Have : Bachelor's degree with 4+ years relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 year's prior relevant experience.

Nice to Have : Contingent staffing industry experience preferred Experience with VMS (vendor management systems) such as VNDLY, Fieldglass Proficient using Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, MS Teams) Change management experience Strong relationship building Vendor negotiation Full life cycle recruiting experience Understanding contracts / staffing agreements

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 a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This position is located at Medtronic Headquarters, 710 Medtronic Parkway, Fridley, MN.

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.

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) : $82,400.00 - $123,600.00 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. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week : 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees : 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), and 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. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico. Further details are available at the link below :

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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.

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