Sr. Project Management Specialist - Value Stream - CST - Lafayette, Colorado (On-site)

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The Sr. Project Management Specialist - Value Stream is responsible for leading and coordinating cross-functional initiatives that support product availability, supply continuity, and operational performance. This role partners with stakeholders across operations, supply chain, quality, engineering, planning, and research and development to manage priorities, mitigate risks, and drive execution of sustainment and value stream initiatives throughout the product lifecycle.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional Value Stream Management initiatives to support supply continuity, operational performance, and business priorities across the product lifecycle.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment by coordinating project reviews, business impact timelines, backorder recovery plans, resource needs, and key deliverables.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, action trackers, and status communications to ensure timely execution and achievement of project objectives.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, constraints, and dependencies to minimize operational disruption and support continuity of supply.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Research and Development, Demand Planning, and Supply Planning teams to drive project execution and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Monitor project performance and key performance indicators (KPIs), provide stakeholder updates and escalation support, and implement process improvements that enhance value stream effectiveness and sustainment processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of experience in operations management, project management, project coordination, supply chain, manufacturing, or related business operations; or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading or coordinating cross-functional projects with responsibility for schedules, deliverables, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience identifying project risks and implementing mitigation plans to support business objectives.
• Experience using project management tools to track project execution, milestones, and action items.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Materials Engineering or related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or other project management certification.
• Experience with critical path planning, issue resolution, and risk management methodologies.
• Experience within the medical device, regulated healthcare, or manufacturing industry.
• Experience working within Medtronic systems, processes, or operational functions.
• Experience collaborating across operations, supply chain, quality, engineering, and planning functions to drive project execution.

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. …