IT Forward Deployed Engineer Global Supply Management
Minneapolis · Full time · Posted 1H AGO
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A Day in the LifeThe IT Forward Deployed Engineer Global Supply Management is a hands-on technology professional who works directly with business and IT teams to rapidly translate complex business challenges into practical, scalable technology solutions. Designing and building across multiple IT platforms and applications, this role works close to the business, moving from problem discovery through solution design, prototyping, integration, and implementation.
IT Global Supply Management (GSM) partners with Medtronic’s Global Operations & Supply Chain organization to enable and improve the technology, data, and digital capabilities supporting procurement and supply management. The portfolio includes enterprise platforms, applications, data and integration capabilities, and emerging technology solutions that support procurement and supply management processes.
The Forward Deployed Engineer will connect business processes, enterprise applications, data, APIs, automation, AI, and emerging technologies to accelerate meaningful outcomes while ensuring solutions align with Medtronic's enterprise architecture, security, data, and technology standards.
This position will work onsite in Minnesota.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Partner directly with Global Supply Management business leaders, product teams, architects, data teams, and technology partners to understand business problems and translate them into actionable technical solutions.
- Rapidly design, prototype, and deliver solutions using APIs, integrations, automation, data platforms, AI capabilities, and modern application development approaches.
- Develop proofs of concept and minimum viable solutions that allow teams to quickly test business value, technical feasibility, user experience, and scalability before broader implementation.
- Integrate solutions across enterprise platforms and data sources while supporting reliable, secure, and maintainable architecture patterns.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor capabilities and determine how they can be practically applied to Global Supply Management business problems.
- Troubleshoot complex technical and process challenges across applications, integrations, data flows, and business workflows, working across organizational boundaries to drive resolution.
- Transition successful prototypes and solutions into sustainable enterprise capabilities by collaborating with architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, application support, and product teams.
- Create reusable technical patterns, documentation, and solution approaches that accelerate future delivery across the Global Supply Management portfolio.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field, with 4+ years of relevant IT/software engineering experience, or an advanced degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience designing or delivering enterprise technology solutions involving software development, APIs, system integration, automation, or data platforms.
- Hands-on technical experience with modern programming or scripting languages and experience working with cloud-based or enterprise technology platforms.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into technical requirements, prototypes, and scalable solutions.
- Experience working collaboratively across business, engineering, architecture, data, cybersecurity, and technology teams.
- Experience supporting procurement, sourcing, supplier management, supply chain, or Source-to-Pay business processes and technologies.
- Experience with technologies such as SAP S/4, SAP Ariba, Snowflake, Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, APIs/integration platforms, AI/GenAI, or intelligent automation.
- Experience rapidly developing proofs of concept, prototypes, or minimum viable products and transitioning successful concepts into production solutions.
- Understanding of enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data governance, DevSecOps/CI-CD, and software lifecycle practices.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with business stakeholders, understand complex operational problems, and communicate technical concepts in practical business terms.
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.
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.
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Benefits & CompensationMedtronic 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).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.
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