Sr. Logistics Analyst (Finance)

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 29 Jan 2025

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
If you are looking to expand business partnering skills, develop influencing capabilities, and lead high-visibility projects, come join our Global Corporate Finance team! This Senior Logistics Analyst role provides key support related to the Americas Finance & Operations Audit team.

A role in Corporate Finance offers unique experience opportunities, such as: being part of a global team, coaching others, collaborating with business partners throughout the company, visibility to global structures and impacts, and insight to various processes and functions across Medtronic. After spending 3-4 years in Corporate Finance, potential career moves could include Corporate Finance or various finance or other operational roles supporting a business unit, as well as movements between functions, such as Supply Chain or Marketing, depending on your experience and career goals.

A Day in the Life

Strategic Carrier Management

• Maintain and drive compliance of global rate cards and processes across all modes of service
• Lead audit management (global audit accuracy, invoice timeliness, contract compliance, review KPIs)
• Identify and evaluate logistics service or cost improvement opportunities

Operational & Regional Unit Relationship Management

• Drive cross functional collaboration on conformance to the global freight policy; leveraging global scale to drive process improvements and cost savings
• Develop and manage related SOWs and SOPs Freight Audit, Payment, & Global Reporting
• Manage relationships between both internal and external partners (e.g., Medtronic Finance, Global Freight Audit company, and transportation partners)
• Drive cross functional collaboration on conformance to global invoicing and freight allocation best practices
• Create, monitor, and distribute invoice level KPIs and financial month/year end reporting (e.g., payment term compliance, carrier aging, and post audit recovery)
• Identify and lead continuous process improvement opportunities to be best-in-class; develop and manage related SOPs

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, PC and analytical skills
• Capable of multitasking and working with changing priorities and deadlines
• Attention to detail and ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
• Demonstrates initiative, creativity, organizational ability and follow through
• Self-motivated, aptitude for learning, passionate about generating/implementing new ideas

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required (i.e. Business, Logistics or Finance)
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)

• Excel power user (pivots, lookups, basic formulas, etc.)
• Experience with global freight audit & pay, transportation partner aging, freight invoice best practices
• Strong ability to partner with senior leadership and partner through others, facilitates decision-making activities, builds relationship networks at all levels, and leads change
• Strong Financial Analysis and Accounting Skills
• Experience with analytical tools such as PowerBI or Tableau
• Strong communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience with Medtronic financial systems: SAP, Essbase/Hyperion & Business Objects
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Lean Six Sigma Experience
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management

About Medtronic

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 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 Day in the Life 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.

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):$76,000.00 - $114,000.00

This 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 , and Simple 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) , and Capital 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 90,000+ 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.