Purchasing Agent

IRL Medtronic Ireland LTD

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Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Until 10/3/2026 First posted August 4, 2026 Last posted August 4, 2026
Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

As a Purchasing Agent, you will be part of the Indirect Procurement Center (IPC) within the Supply Management Shared Services Team. You will be responsible for completing compliance reviews for Purchase Requisitions (PRs), resolving invoice discrepancies through thorough investigation and root-cause analysis, and supporting the Vendor add/change process for Russia suppliers. You will ensure that PRs are processed in a timely manner and remain compliant with Medtronic requirements, support the timely reconciliation of invoice exceptions to enable on-time payment to suppliers, and facilitate Vendor add/change activities while maintaining positive relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

This role requires strong research skills, effective communication, and adherence to company policies and accounting principles. You will report to the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager.

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

  • Process and support purchase requisitions, vendor master requests, and invoice-related activities while ensuring compliance with established procurement policies and procedures
  • Investigate and resolve invoice exceptions, PO discrepancies, payment issues, and supplier inquiries through collaboration with requesters, suppliers, Accounts Payable, and other business stakeholders
  • Perform vendor master maintenance activities, including supplier onboarding support, data validation, and coordination of supplier information updates within enterprise systems
  • Monitor, prioritize, and manage case queues, service tickets, and operational requests to meet service level expectations and support business continuity
  • Execute transaction processing and support activities using procurement and financial systems including SAP, ReadSoft, ServiceNow, Ariba, and related applications

Required Knowledge and Experience:

  • Experience supporting procurement operations, accounts payable, vendor master, shared services, or other transactional business processes
  • Working knowledge of ERP and workflow management systems such as SAP, Ariba, ReadSoft, ServiceNow, or similar enterprise applications
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams while delivering excellent customer service and maintaining attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate effectively and fluently in English and Russian

 

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. 

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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.
 

 

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik:  Belgium: 53,920.00 EUR - 80,880.00 EUR | 

 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About this role

Summary

Support procurement activities, resolve invoice issues, maintain vendor data, use SAP and Ariba.

Job title

Purchasing Agent

Experience level

supporting procurement operations

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Brussels, Belgium; remote work not specified

Salary

$54k–$81k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

support procurement operationsaccounts payablevendor masterERP systemsSAPAribaReadSoftServiceNowEnglishRussian

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

vendor managementinvoice resolutionprocurement systemsERPsupplier onboarding
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Brussels, Belgium

Work arrangement unknown City