Senior Supply Chain Manager
Careers that Change Lives
Are you a strong leader and change agent who can drive the achievement of key performance objectives and business results through staff development and growth?
Are you a proponent of continuous improvement and driving to performance excellence? If so, this opportunity may be a great way to fulfill your professional development goals while making a difference in the lives of Medtronic customers around the world.
A Day in the Life
As a Senior Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for directing and controlling the movement of materials into, within, and out of the plant. This role also manages key materials related functions such as production scheduling, material planning, inventory control, supply planning, and in-direct materials purchasing.
In this role, you will be a member of Eatontown’s Site Leadership and Management team.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Are you a strong leader and change agent who can drive the achievement of key performance objectives and business results through staff development and growth?
Are you a proponent of continuous improvement and driving to performance excellence? If so, this opportunity may be a great way to fulfill your professional development goals while making a difference in the lives of Medtronic customers around the world.
A Day in the Life
As a Senior Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for directing and controlling the movement of materials into, within, and out of the plant. This role also manages key materials related functions such as production scheduling, material planning, inventory control, supply planning, and in-direct materials purchasing.
In this role, you will be a member of Eatontown’s Site Leadership and Management team.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Performs supply chain and logistics functions such as material procurement, production planning, inventory control, outsourcing, vendor selection and distribution.
- Facilitates the local SIOP process.
- Responsible for planning and executing product deliveries in accordance with site commitments and distribution center requirements. Ensures feasibility when establishing site commitments and gains consensus on the forecast with key stakeholders. Coordinates with Spine Global Supply Chain Planning team to minimize risk of back-order and maintain desired safety stock levels, while optimizing use of tissue.
- Creates and executes supply chain and sourcing strategies at the manufacturing site which support growth, customer satisfaction, product cost management, forecast accuracy and inventory optimization.
- Drives communication and alignment between all functions to achieve delivery results and financial objectives.
- Ensures Purchasing and Sourcing processes are adhered to and are consistent with corporate guidelines.
- Responsible for eSAP and CenterPiece SAP Order Entry and Order Management for Eatontown product families.
- Provides support for site AOP planning process.
- Works with Product Launch team(s) to support phase in plans for new product launches and develop corresponding phase-out plans.
- Assists in achieving site cost down goals. Identifies and implements plans to generate cost savings opportunities.
- Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures, and material control systems to reduce costs, streamline procedures, and implement solution.
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience.
- Experience within a regulated industry (Med Device, Pharma, Electronics or Food, etc.)
- Demonstrated Project Management leadership
- Lean Sigma certification
- Experience leading strategic process improvements
- People leadership experience with demonstrated capability to build, coach and mentor a high-performance team
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
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. (ADA-United States of America)
