We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 Dec 2025

 

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

The Global Director – Distribution Setup will lead the strategic design, implementation, and optimization of global distribution networks to support the company’s supply chain objectives. This role is responsible for establishing new distribution centers, ensuring operational excellence, and aligning global distribution strategies with business growth plans.

This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.

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

• Strategic Network Design & Setup: Execute global distribution strategies aligned with corporate objectives. Identify optimal locations for distribution centers based on market demand, cost efficiency, and service level requirements.

• Systems & Process Management:

  Support system implementations for order fulfilment, tracking, logging, verifying, and reporting shipments and receipts. Implement best practices for inventory control, freight bill processing, and documentation accuracy.

• Warehouse operations designs:

  Engineer flows, working with cross functional teams and 3PLs for optimum layouts and establishing processes for receipt of incoming materials, storage of products, quality and regulatory compliances for handling of finished products, raw stock, assemblies, parts, and value-added activities as required.

• Reporting & Compliance:

  Report materials shipped, prepare bills of lading, and ensure accurate posting of weight and shipping charges. Ensure compliance with global shipping practices, transportation routing, schedules, and regulatory requirements.

• Leadership & Collaboration:

  Collaborate cross-functionally with procurement, manufacturing, regulatory, quality, sales, and IT teams for seamless integration. Manage relationships with third-party logistics providers and external partners.

• Financial & Risk Management:

  Manage budgets for distribution setup projects and drive cost optimization initiatives. Assess and mitigate risks related to global distribution, including geopolitical and supply chain disruptions.

Management Skills:

• Management of Financial and Material Resources

• Critical Thinking

• Project Management

• Management of Personnel Resources

• Collaboration and Productivity Software

• Effective Communication Skills

Functional Skills:

• Systems Thinking

• Scientific Computing

• Quality Management

• Technology Awareness

KPIs & Success Metrics:

• On-time completion of distribution center setup projects

• Reduction in logistics costs by X% within first year

• Improvement in order fulfillment accuracy and cycle time

• Compliance with global trade regulations and sustainability targets

• Achievement of service-level agreements across regions

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field and 10+ years of experience in global logistics, distribution network design, and operations leadership

OR

Advanced Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field and 10+ years of experience in global logistics, distribution network design, and operations leadership

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Preferred Certifications:

• APICS CPIM or CSCP

• Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)

• PMP or equivalent project management certification

• Proven track record of setting up and managing large-scale distrib