At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
This position acts as a liaison for inventory topics between field-based employees (Sales Representatives, Technical Consultants, District Managers) and the internal teams (Supply Chain, Distribution, Customer Care, Marketing, Finance, Logistics, and IT).
The position is a remote role, but the successful candidate is expected to work one day per week from the Medtronic offices in Meerbusch, near Düsseldorf.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Drive field inventory initiatives in the countries with the managers, collaborating with local teams to implement effective inventory management strategies.
- Generate comprehensive inventory reports to facilitate strategic decision-making regarding stock management in various business areas, with a primary objective of cost reduction in field inventory.
- Analyze KPIs related to the international organization and derive actionable insights to improve performance in each business unit.
- Assist in implementing initiatives aimed at increasing cash flow and achieving target objectives, with a specific focus on inventory management and cost optimization.
- Monitor and analyze inventory levels within the region, identifying areas for improvement to achieve cost efficiencies.
- Collaborate closely as a strategic partner with individual business units to optimize inventory and enhance overall efficiency while keeping cost reduction in mind.
- Work closely with departments in Customer Care Operations, E-Business & Master Data Management, Finance, Project Management, and Supply Chain Management.
- Contribute to the enhancement of processes, tools, and systems within the Customer Care and Supply Chain organizations.
- Prepare and facilitate business reviews and country calls for the regions.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Controlling, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Proficiency in MS Office, MS Excel, and desirable/advantageous knowledge of ERP software (preferably SAP ERP, SAP BO/BW/BI) as welll as familiarity with reporting tools (e.g. Power BI).
- Competence in identifying essential information needs, understanding business challenges, and presenting data in a compelling manner to achieve cost reduction in field inventory.
- Analytical mindset combined with a pragmatic approach and problem-solving skills.
- Structured work approach with a high affinity for change management.
- Team player with a collaborative mindset.
- Excellent written and spoken German and English language skills combined with strong communication and persuasive abilities at all levels.
Ideally, you already have first professional experience or internship experience in one of the following areas: Customer Care, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales Controlling, Sales Operations, and/or Market Analysis. Project management experience is a further asset, as well as prior experience in a large corporation with matrix structures.
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.
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.
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 90,000+ 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
