Senior Logistics Supervisor
MedtronicAbout the role
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
Medtronic’s Global Manufacturing Logistics team is looking for a Senior Logistics Supervisor to lead logistics at the Grand Rapids manufacturing site and help manage the flow of materials, goods, and information from raw material origins to finished goods production. In this role, you’ll support manufacturing with material handling and replenishment, receiving, and shipping, while providing strong day to day leadership to a team of direct reports to ensure safe, efficient, and high performing operations. This role involves working to resolve delivery issues and build strong relationships with suppliers, manufacturing, and sterilizers.We’re seeking someone with strong analytical and project management skills, a focus on operational excellence, and the ability to collaborate across teams.
If you’re ready to help drive continuous improvement and make a real impact on our logistics operations, we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Control the flow of raw and finished goods, services, and information between point of origin through receipt at the manufacturing site, through to customer placement in order to meet customer or manufacturing requirements.
- Ensure the execution and continuous improvement of logistics processes, such as the replenishment system, data interchange systems, demand management, electronic data systems administration, and related functions.
- Ensure that customer service and time objectives are achieved within existing financial constraints in order to meet marketing and financial objectives.
- Build relationships with manufacturing, suppliers, and sterilizers through the resolution of delivery issues.
- Integrate market intelligence from operating entities, distribution, transportation, suppliers, and customers to continuously improve competitive position.
Minimum Requirements
- High School Diploma, or equivalent, with 7+ years of relevant experience in Supply Chain Logistics (or equivalent experience)
OR
- Associate's Degree with 5+ years experience
OR
- Baccalaureate Degree with 3+ years experience.
Nice to Have
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field
- Experience leading hourly or frontline logistics teams, including performance management and talent development.
- Strong transportation and distribution acumen, including knowledge of transportation planning, TMS, and cross dock operations.
- Experience in manufacturing or medical device logistics
- Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g. SAP)
- Lean or Six Sigma certification
- Microsoft Office Suite User
- Analytical mindset and excellent problem-solving skills.
- Proven track record of driving process improvements and operational excellence
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across cross-functional teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
- Experience collaborating with external suppliers and customers
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. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
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,
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