Senior Logistics Manager
Medtronic
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,800 - $181,200 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Controls the flow of raw and finished goods, services, and information between point of origin through receipt at the manufacturing site, through to customer placement in order to meet customer or manufacturing requirements
- Ensures the execution and continuous improvement of logistics processes, such as the replenishment system, data interchange systems, demand management, electronic data systems administration, and related functions
- Ensures that customer service and time objectives are achieved within existing financial constraints in order to meet marketing and financial objectives
- Builds relationships with manufacturing, suppliers, and customers through the resolution of delivery issues
- Integrates market intelligence from operating entities, distribution, transportation, suppliers, and customers to continuously improve competitive position
- Carrier Management: Select, negotiate, and manage carrier contracts to ensure service quality and cost efficiency
- Compliance: Ensure adherence to DOT, FMCSA, and other regulatory standards
- Budget Oversight: Manage transportation budgets, monitor costs, and identify savings opportunities
- Performance Analysis: Track KPIs, analyze transportation data, and implement process improvements
- Technology Utilization: Oversee tools like Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and leverage analytics for optimization
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks related to transportation operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field and 7+ years experience in logistics, transportation, or distribution leadership
- Advanced Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field and 5+ years experience in logistics, transportation, or distribution leadership
- Strong knowledge of transportation regulations and industry best practices
- Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills
- Proficiency in TMS and data analytics tools
- Strong leadership and team development capabilities
- Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills
- Strategic thinking and decision-making
- Ability to manage large-scale operations and budgets
- Data-driven approach to continuous improvement
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- 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
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- 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)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
logisticstransportationsupply chain managementdata analyticsbudget managementKPI trackingprocess improvementvendor managementrisk managementcompliance
Soft skills
negotiationleadershipteam developmentcommunicationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingdecision-makingstakeholder managementcollaborationdata-driven approach