Principle Transportation Analyst
Careers that Change Lives
Change your career to exploration, innovation, and championing healthcare access and equity for all. Join a healthcare technology company that alleviates pain, restores health, and extends life for more than two people every second.
We are looking for a Principal Transportation Analyst to support our Deliver-Transport Office Department. In this role you will become responsible for designing and implementing transport process improvements, creating performance dashboards to control the Transport – Shipment flow processes and participating in large improvement projects.
This is a challenging role within the Transport Office department and a perfect fit for an experienced logistics professional who can work independently on building up a governance structure and identifying improvements areas on performance and costs. We offer a diverse work environment, challenging projects, excellent remuneration and opportunities for personal development.
A Day in the Life
The following activities will be done within the Transport Office team in EOC (European Operations Center):
• Documentation Creation,
• Transport Planning & Customer Service activities.
• Supporting Activities & Quality (Archiving, pre-/ post Transport shipping activities),
• Projects and Solutions.
Principle Accountabilities of the Principal Transportation Analyst:
• Evaluate on time delivery performance of our Shipment flow & Direct flow process and identify performance improvement initiatives.
• Manage service and productivity improvement initiatives within the team.
• Act as an escalation point for operational issues during transportation and export activities.
• Define transport process solutions for our organization & customers and manage the design, engineering, and implementation phases.
• Lead and/ or participate in X-department or global improvement projects related to Transport Office or Transportation processes.
• Collaborate with the different organizations like Customer Care & Order Ops, Supply Chain planning, Logistics and Trade Operations and you are the Transport delegate to coordinate and support the Multi Quality Management systems for Transport processes within EMEA.
You will report into the Senior Transportation Manager and work independently whilst connecting with team members and other Customer Care or Deliver colleagues.
Must Haves
• Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in Logistics/Transport and/or Economics
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Transportation position
• General knowledge of SAP, Transport Management Systems, Process Mining
• Power BI reporting skills / strong Excel skills
• Fluent in English
• Strong analytical, negotiating, communication and reporting skills
This role will require limited travel, estimated less than 5% of the time. Our team is based in Heerlen (NL).
Nice to Haves
• Experience working in a multinational (matrix organization) is a plus.
• Experience working within the healthcare environment is beneficial.
• Preferably yellow / green belt.
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 insurance
• Training possibilities via Cornerstone/Harvard Manage Monitor/Skills Lab
• Employee Assistance Program and Recognize! (our global recognition program)
Our Commitment
Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute.
We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communities if we hope to have a long-term sustainable impact.
Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.
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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