Careers that Change Lives
Make an impact on your community and the lives of others by providing primary support to the field sales staff in the areas of inventory optimization, obsolescence management, and order fulfillment across multiple businesses.
If you are a relationship builder, detail oriented, great with SAP and like a fasted paced job in supply chain, this job could be for you.
In this critical role, you will be collaborating with Senior Supply Chain Analysts to drive execution of inventory initiatives related to product launch, product availability and optimization strategies. This position requires deep familiarity with systems and a solid ability to analyze and manipulate inventory data and to communicate effectively at all levels. Individuals in this role must be highly adaptable to change and shifting priorities, and also require minimal supervision.
A Day in the Life
Your responsibilities:
Develops strong, mutually beneficial relationships with field staff and internal business unit partners, including sales reps, district managers, commercial/sales ops, and sales finance
Proactively partners with field by brainstorming strategies to determine the desired inventory targets; Finds creative approaches to drive inventory strategies; communicates inventory level targets and logic based on BU methodology
Possesses effective soft skills to facilitate dialogue to promote and drive action even with unpopular business initiatives
Utilizes influence management skills to negotiate with field regarding the movement of product to meet case/bulk deal demand (fill from field process) or ensure achievement of inventory optimization targets
Identifies and executes initiatives with the field to proactively reduce slow moving, short-dated, or expired inventory
Manages the process of establishing new trunk stock or consignment levels; Recommends adjustments to field inventory levels and/or negotiates par levels
Executes field inventory retrievals in partnership with the field as necessary
Partners with field to streamline co-owned processes and drive consistency across BUs and regions
Executes and reports on the field cycle count process in accordance with regulatory requirements, Medtronic corporate policies and BU Finance needs, including: communication, escalation, research, reconciliation, transactions/adjustments, inquiries and response to quarterly audits
Manages established inventory levels as dictated by business model based on factors such as statistical data, sales input, GSC strategy, and current inventory status
Executes reporting based on needs of each business
Must Haves – Minimum Requirements
High School Diploma or GED
Education Required
Bachelor’s Degree
Years of Experience
1+ year proven customer service or supply chain experience
SAP ERP experience
Specialized Knowledge or Skills Required
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Must work in house
Nice to Have
1+ years of inventory, supply chain, or asset management knowledge
3+ years proven customer service experience
Demonstrated Analytics experience (Excel, Access, Business Objects, Report development)
Demonstrated negotiation/influence management skills–positively resolving conflict
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and professionally (written and verbal)
Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills; Highly flexible to changing business needs
Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
Proven ability to produce consistent, detail oriented, high quality work.
Proven analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to make sound decisions and drive action independently
Ability to execute logically, calmly and efficiently in a chaotic and stressful environment
Strong knowledge and understanding of supply chain-related regulatory requirements and ability to assess current procedures and resolve gaps
Experience working in a regulated environment–ideally the medical device industry
Proactively drives results
ABOUT MEDTRONIC:
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We can accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations – but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
PHYSICAL 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 Day in the Life 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.
Physical ability that allows for continuous standing, walking stooping, bending, reaching, lifting and turning actions of the body for extended periods of time
Employee must be able to lift 40+ pounds on a regular basis
Employee must be able to climb up and down ladders to lift object to higher shelving
Ability to work weekends and over-time as necessary
EEO
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. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment
authorization of all newly hired employees.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees
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