Distribution Manager
About The Position
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. Medtronic is hiring in our Memphis Airways Distribution Center, here our employees are helping us deliver on the extraordinary. 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. We’ve been on a three-year journey to modernize our U.S. distribution network and transform how we distribute our products. We’re aiming to elevate the customer experience and generate cost savings with state-of-the-art technology and standardized processes. 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.
Requirements
- Practical experience leading and executing processes, projects, and initiatives within a functional area.
- Advanced expertise in a specific technical or professional discipline, with awareness of cross‑functional impact.
- Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree plus 3 years of relevant experience (or equivalent non‑U.S. degree meeting 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A))
Nice To Haves
- International Shipping experience
- Experience leading supervisors or multi‑shift teams
- Background in continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
- Advanced experience with WMS/ERP systems and operational reporting
- Exposure to automation or large‑scale distribution operations
- Experience with budgeting, labor planning, or cost management
- Strong cross‑functional collaboration experience (supply chain, transportation, 3PLs)
Responsibilities
- Oversees a combination of manual and clerical shipping and receiving duties; may work out of a central warehouse.
- Uses computer system for tracking, logging, verifying and reporting.
- Follows shipping practices and procedures, and transportation routing, schedules and requirements.
- Receives incoming materials or prepares materials for shipment.
- (un)packs or (un)wraps items such as finished products, raw stock, assemblies, parts, building materials, office supplies, equipment, etc.
- Verifies quantity, weight, and conformance of materials to stated identifications; logs receipt of items on system, processes freight bills, packing sheets, and other documents; reports materials shipped and bills of lading; posts weight and shipping charges and routes merchandise to destinations.
Benefits
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
