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.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Logistic – Transportation role.
• Knowledge of transportation operations and freight tendering / tracking processes.
• Knowledge of various modes within the Transportation Industry
• Experience with Transportation Planning and Optimisation is benefitial
• Experience with TMS and Transport Operational Planning experience is benefitial
• Experience working in a US multinational (matrix organization) is a plus.
• Experience working within the healthcare environment is beneficial.
• Supply Chain Management expertise
• SAP Knowledge
• DG knowledge Expertise
• Data analytics skills.
• Hands-on mentality
• Self-starter with strong aptitude to think critically, solve problems, and drive improvements in a professional and respectful manner.
• Ability to work with ambiguity
• Skillful negotiator with strong ability to influence.
• Ability to work within a team and cross-functionally/regions, building relationships, influence and collaborate with peers.
• Resolve conflicts/discrepancies positively and professionally.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with people at all levels of the organization.

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.

• Develops and implements transportation plans and policies.
• Partners with internal/external stakeholders, builds relationships to support supply chain end to end objectives. Builds relationship with operational leaders to provide superior service; responds to feedback to create solutions to unique market requirements.
• Develop, implement, and lead on-boarding of new vendors, management policies, procedures, processes, and standards.
• Manage shipment exceptions, shipment prioritization and expedited shipments.
• Leverage systems and technology to manage transportation network. Identify and execute opportunities to improve processes, service and reduce freight spend.
• Proactively monitor and strive to maintain high level of quality, accuracy and process consistency in the planning effort.
• Support transportation related new functionalities and/or new systems implementations.
• Partner with Transport planning team in other regions to ensure On Time Performance of cross regions shipments.
• Lead projects as assigned.