We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 5 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

We’ve been on a three-year journey to modernize our distribution network and transform how we distribute our products. We actively seek a diverse workforce at every level: We require fresh ideas and inclusive insights to maintain our position as an innovative industry leader. That’s why we actively seek, attract, and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who reflect the wide variety of life experiences found among our patients. 

The Woolwich Distribution site is one of two new U.S. distribution hubs opened within the last year to enhance and streamline our delivery operations. We’re aiming to elevate the customer experience and generate cost savings with state-of-the-art technology and standardized processes.

The Memphis Airways facility is Medtronic’s newest and largest Distribution Center (DC). Airways is a critical component of our effort to modernize and consolidate the company’s distribution network in the United States. It is located in the heart of one of the world’s largest air freight hubs, just south of the Memphis airport.
The 1 million square-foot facility features state-of-the art automation that helps us leverage technology in new ways to drive scalability and flexibility across our supply chain. Airways campus supports all aspects of the Medtronic distribution network for multiple Operating Units. This new facility ensures that patients receive our life-saving products when they need them.. But none of it can happen without you – the people who power our operations and ensure that our customers receive our life-saving therapies when they need them. 

The Heerlen Distribution Center, located in the Netherlands, serves as a key logistics hub for Medtronic’s operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). This state-of-the-art facility manages the warehousing, order fulfillment, inventory, and shipping of medical devices, ensuring timely delivery to healthcare providers throughout the region. The center employs advanced logistics technologies and lean process management practices, while emphasizing sustainability and continuous improvement. With a diverse, multinational workforce, Heerlen exemplifies Medtronic’s commitment to operational excellence and innovation in global healthcare distribution.

As the Principal Business Process Improvement Analyst for Distribution, you can be located at our Woolwich, Memphis or Heerlen distribution centers.

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

• Plans, performs and implements process improvement initiatives (such as Lean or Six Sigma).
• Diagrams and evaluates existing processes.
• Organizes, leads and facilitates cross-functional project teams.
• Develops metrics that provide data for process measurement, identifying indicators for future improvement opportunities.
• Collects data to identify root cause of problems.
• Measures performance against process requirements.
• Aligns improvement to performance shortfalls.
• Provides consultation on the use of re-engineering techniques to improve process performance and product quality.
• May deliver presentations and training courses including measurement, analysis, improvement and control.
• Surveys and analyzes best practices for techniques and processes.
• Communicates team progress.
• Performs cost and benefit analyses.

Required Knowledge and Experience: 
Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project and program management experience, PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
• Distribution center (DC) experience, including processes and operations
• Program management for global teams, including tracking progress, organizing meetings, and setting agendas
• Ability to manage programs that standardize processes and facilitate DC improvement opportunities (business case requirements, approval meetings)
• Experience with continuous improvement and lean methodologies
• Operational excellence (OPEX) experience
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and diversity awareness
• Executive presence and strong business acumen
• Analytical skills
• Experience working