We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 Oct 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

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.

The Associate Analyst is a vital role responsible for providing primary support to the field sales staff in the areas of inventory optimization, obsolescence management, and order fulfillment across multiple businesses. This role requires strong partnership with Field Sales to proactively manage inventory.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with Business Unit Leads to drive execution of inventory initiatives related to product launch, product availability and optimization strategies. This role fosters and maintains relationships to allow proactive collaboration and executional success.

This position requires deep familiarity with systems and a solid ability to analyze and manipulate inventory data and to communicate effectively at all levels. Individuals in this role must be highly adaptable to change and shifting priorities and also require minimal supervision.

Responsibilities include the following:

Field Inventory Management Execution

• Develop strong, mutually beneficial relationships with field staff and internal business unit partners, including sales reps, district managers, commercial/sales ops, and sales finance
• Proactively partner with field by brainstorming strategies to determine the desired inventory targets; Find creative approaches to drive inventory strategies; communicate inventory level targets and logic based on BU methodology
• Identify and execute initiatives with the field to proactively reduce slow moving, short-dated, or expired inventory
• Manage the process of establishing new trunk stock or consignment levels; Recommend adjustments to field inventory levels and/or negotiate par levels
• Partner with field to streamline co-owned processes and drive consistency across BUs and regions
• Manage established inventory levels as dictated by business model based on factors such as statistical data, sales input, GSC strategy, and current inventory status
• Publish summaries of inventory initiatives for respective Districts or Regions on agreed upon cadence.  Summary also includes inventory best practices and influences success of inventory programs
• Use analytical skills to conduct extensive research on par levels and historical account consignment changes which include close partnership with the field. 
• Conduct precise research where accuracy is key to leverage for inventory infraction or incentive programs

Supply Chain Daily Execution 

• Consistently contribute to core team workloads ensuring team service levels are met, not just person regional support service achieved
• Execute field inventory retrievals in partnership with the field as necessary
• Execute reporting based on needs of each business

Cycle Counts

• Execute and report on the field cycle count process in accordance with regulatory requirements, Medtronic corporate policies and BU Finance needs, including communication, escalation, research, reconciliation, transactions/adjustments, inquiries, and response to quarterly audits

Development

• Participate in process improvement initiatives to streamline work across multiple divisions to promote standardization and increase automation to drive efficiencies and allow for resource flexing
• Proactively propose ideas for process improvement and take action to drive completion; Participate in initiatives to drive Field Inventory strategy  
• Understand and adhere to FDA Regulations, quality and training requirements, SOPs, and Work Instructions—continually looking for opportunities to streamline and improve quality
• Meet deadlines and drive results; proactively communicate and reset expectations when timeline is not achievable
• Effectively facilitate dialogue to promote and drive action even with unpopular business initiatives

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 1 year experience in customer service or supply chain

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP ERP experience
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• 1+ years of inventory, supply chain, or asset management knowledge
• 3+ years proven customer service experience
• Demonstrated Analytics experience (Excel, Access, Business Objects, Report development)
• Demonstrated negotiation/influence management skills--positively resolving conflict
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and professionally (written and verbal)
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills; Highly flexible to changing business needs
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
• Proven ability to produce consistent, detail oriented, high-quality work.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to make sound decisions and drive action independently
• Ability to execute logically, calmly and efficiently in a chaotic and stressful environment
• Strong knowledge and understanding of supply chain-related regulatory requirements and ability to assess current procedures and resolve gaps
• Experience working in a regulated environment--ideally the medical device industry
• Ability to proactively drive results
• Ability to work flexible schedule as business needs dictate.
• Ability to travel 5-10%

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, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$56,800.00 - $85,200.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About 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 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.