We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 7 Jan 2026
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
We are currently looking for a Senior Distribution Manager to work at our central distribution facility located in Memphis, Tennessee. This role will provide leadership to the outbound operations within the central Tier 1 DC. In this role, you will be responsible for oversight of daily outbound operations including picking, packing, and shipping domestic medical device orders. The Sr Manager is over automation, LTL, and the parcel shipping departments. The Senior Manager will connect regularly with sales ops, customer care, quality, regulatory, marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, finance and corporate logistics. Through continuous efforts and use of lean tools, the Senior Manager partners with onsite team to drive the distribution process to increasingly better performance by championing quality and cost down initiatives.
- Drive the domestic order fulfillment process and continuous improvement processes to ensure customer service levels are met
- Ensure operational excellence in all inventory related transactions including the efficient operations of the warehouse management system and related equipment and systems
- Ensure distribution quality systems compliance is met at all times
- Support supply chain continuous improvement initiatives for customer service and reduce cost of operation
- Monitor and manage healthy inventory
- Manage and meet site specific KPIs around safety, quality, service, and cost
- Support all internal and external audits related to Quality systems and SOX controls
- Work hand in hand with various stakeholders
- Monitor transactions between legacy systems to ensure accuracy and completion of all inventory related processes
- Manage and administer physical inventory counts where required
- Ensure ongoing operations, processes and programs are completed on schedule and within budget
- Recommend and implement new technologies, quality standards, and procedures to impact vision, including lean sigma and 6S principles
- Work cross functionally with peers to develop consistent practices, performance and cost management
- Utilize quality and performance metrics to ensure regulatory compliance
- Maintain proper staffing levels and provide sound people management
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years' relevant experience, or
- Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years' relevant experience
- Minimum of 5 years leadership experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Lean distribution experience
- Experience in an FDA/Medical Device environment
- Systems knowledge: WMS, Microsoft applications, AS400 (i.e., JDE, SAP), SAP, E1 experience
- Ability to supervise and coach timely and effectively
- Ability to effectively develop subordinates through special training, coaching and exposure to new opportunities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- High aptitude for problem solving and troubleshooting
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):$124,000.00 - $186,000.00This 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, andSimple 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), andCapital 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.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
