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A Day in the Life

The Spare Parts Coordinator/Buyer is responsible for the planning, sourcing, purchasing, and inventory management of spare parts required to support manufacturing and maintenance operations. This role ensures timely availability of critical components, cost-effective procurement, supplier performance management, and accurate inventory control to minimize downtime and support continuous production.

         

         

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• • Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of manufacturing spare parts, including identification, sourcing, storage, and replenishment. 
  • Issue purchase orders, track order status, and ensure on-time delivery of parts.  
  • Coordinate with engineering and maintenance teams to identify correct parts specifications aligned with approved equipment Bill of Materials. 
  • Maintain optimal spare parts inventory levels to support production while minimizing excess stock and obsolescence.  
  • Monitor usage trends, lead times, and criticality to establish reorder points and safety stock levels.  
  • Perform periodic cycle counts, physical inventories, and reconciliation of discrepancies. 
  • Ensure accurate data entry and maintenance of part numbers, descriptions, and costs within the ERP or MRP system. 
  • Collaborate with maintenance, engineering and operation teams to forecast spare parts requirements.  
  • Support preventive and corrective maintenance activities through timely parts availability.  
  • Expedite urgent or critical spare parts orders to minimize equipment downtime. 
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with suppliers and service providers.  
  • Ensure all procurement activities comply with Medtronic Villalba internal controls, auditing requirements, and applicable regulatory standards (e.g., GMP, ISO). 
  • Maintain complete and accurate documentation, including quotes, supplier correspondence, and purchasing records. 
  • Prepare reports related to inventory levels, spending, and supplier performance. 
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to procurement efficiency, inventory accuracy, and maintenance reliability.  
  • Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits by providing records, reports, and objective evidence related to procurement and spare parts management. 
  • Participate in deviation investigations, CAPAs, and change control activities related to spare parts or suppliers. 
  • Support new equipment installations, upgrades, or expansions by establishing spare parts strategies and initial inventories. 
  • Collaborate regularly with Maintenance Planner/Scheduler and backfill duties when required. 
  • Note: Perform other duties as assigned to support business needs. 

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires broad practical knowledge of operational systems and practices typically gained through extensive experience and/or education.

• Requires minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in maintenance services operations .

Preferred Education Experience: 

• Associate’s degree with 2+ years of experience OR  

• Bachelor’s degree with 1+ years of experience 

Nice to Have: 

• Strong understanding of GMP, quality systems, and regulated procurement requirements. 

• Experience supporting maintenance, engineering, or validation teams, including familiarity with critical spare parts strategies for GMP equipment. 

• Proficiency with ERP and CMMS systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Maximo) for inventory control, procurement, and master data management. 

• Strong analytical and organizational skills with demonstrated ability to optimize inventory levels while maintaining compliance and operational continuity. 

• Effective communication skills to interface with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and external suppliers. 

• Ability to work effectively in cross‑functional, highly controlled environments with minimal supervision and high attention to detail. 

• Familiarity with preventive maintenance programs and spare parts planning for manufacturing equipment. 

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

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.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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).

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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.