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Medtronic Supply Chain Analyst in Heerlen, Netherlands
Careers that Change Lives
Medtronic is among the largest medical technology companies in the world. Through innovation and collaboration, Medtronic helps to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Last year, our medical therapies for the treatment of over 40 major conditions, improved the lives of more than 75 million people around the world. Today, our therapies improve the lives of more than 2 people around the world every second.
Our Medtronic organization in the Netherlands employs over 3000 employees of 49 nationalities in five facilities. The European Operating Centre located in Heerlen houses a team of 120 Supply Chain professionals which is accountable for Supply Chain Management for the entire Medtronic product portfolio containing over 80,000 active products. From here we serve our customers in over 120+ countries in Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
A Day in the Life
Each Supply Chain Analyst contributes to the Medtronic Mission by guaranteeing constant product supply in balance with the demand. You play a key role in ensuring that our customers receive our life changing therapies on time. You closely cooperate within a matrix environment with stakeholders from demand planning, inventory management, logistics, marketing/sales, and other global and local departments. As a Supply Chain Analyst, you contribute to the promise of making a real difference in people’s lives. Other tasks may include:
Performing supply chain and logistics functions such as material procurement, production planning, inventory control, outsourcing, vendor selection and distribution.
Creating integrated processes among internal functions (e.g., operations, purchasing and logistics) and outside suppliers.
Planning and analyzing activities related to the timely, cost-effective procurement, inventory control, planning and quality control of production materials.
Developing, implementing, and maintaining policies, procedures, and material control systems to reduce costs, streamline procedures, and implement solutions.
Must Haves
Bachelors or master’s degree preferably in Logistics or Supply Chain
2+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management in an international environment
Analytical and technical skills (MS-Office), you can analyze raw data and translate into concrete actions and reports
Excellent command of the English language
Contributes to the KPI and performance settings
You are adaptive to change and can prioritize within multiple day-to-day activities and projects
You are able to give operational support combined with continuous improvement mindset and drive these changes
Nice to Have
Experience with SAP / ERP
Ability to identify opportunities for self-development
We Offer
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to all our employees:
Flexible working environment
Annual Incentive Plan % depending on company results
Pension scheme and group discount on healthcare insurances
Training possibilities via Cornerstone/Harvard Manage Monitor/GetAbstract
Employee Assistance Program and Recognize! (our global recognition program)
About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are 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. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world.
In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary .
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