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** This position acts as a liaison for inventory topics between field-based employees (Sales Representatives, Technical Consultants, District Managers) and the internal teams (Supply Chain, Distribution, Customer Care, Marketing, Finance, Logistics, and IT). The position is a remote role, but the successful candidate is expected to work one day per week from the Medtronic offices in Meerbusch, near Düsseldorf. **Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:** + Drive field inventory initiatives in the countries with the managers, collaborating with local teams to implement effective inventory management strategies. + Generate comprehensive inventory reports to facilitate strategic decision-making regarding stock management in various business areas, with a primary objective of cost reduction in field inventory. + Analyze KPIs related to the international organization and derive actionable insights to improve performance in each business unit. + Assist in implementing initiatives aimed at increasing cash flow and achieving target objectives, with a specific focus on inventory management and cost optimization. + Monitor and analyze inventory levels within the region, identifying areas for improvement to achieve cost efficiencies. + Collaborate closely as a strategic partner with individual business units to optimize inventory and enhance overall efficiency while keeping cost reduction in mind. + Work closely with departments in Customer Care Operations, E-Business & Master Data Management, Finance, Project Management, and Supply Chain Management. + Contribute to the enhancement of processes, tools, and systems within the Customer Care and Supply Chain organizations. + Prepare and facilitate business reviews and country calls for the regions. **Required Knowledge and Experience:** + Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Controlling, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. + Proficiency in MS Office, MS Excel, and desirable/advantageous knowledge of ERP software (preferably SAP ERP, SAP BO/BW/BI) as welll as familiarity with reporting tools (e.g. Power BI). + Competence in identifying essential information needs, understanding business challenges, and presenting data in a compelling manner to achieve cost reduction in field inventory. + Analytical mindset combined with a pragmatic approach and problem-solving skills. + Structured work approach with a high affinity for change management. + Team player with a collaborative mindset. + Excellent written and spoken German and English language skills combined with strong communication and persuasive abilities at all levels. Ideally, you already have first professional experience or internship experience in one of the following areas: Customer Care, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales Controlling, Sales Operations, and/or Market Analysis. Project management experience is a further asset, as well as prior experience in a large corporation with matrix structures. **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.  **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. **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 (http://www.medtronic.com) **Welcome to our new Careers Site!** **If you applied before July 22nd, please check your email for a notification from us providing you with instructions and a link to set up your new account and retain access to your current activity. If you do not see an email from us, please feel free to proceed with creating a new account.** 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. **We change lives** . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. **We build extraordinary solutions as one team** . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. **This life-changing career is yours to engineer** . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… + **Build** a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world + **Grow** a career reflective of your passion and abilities + **Connect** to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: **Experiences that put people first** . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. **Life-transforming technologies** . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. **Better outcomes for our world** . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. **Insight-driven care** . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care 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. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here (https://www.e-verify.gov/employees) . For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email AskHR@medtronic.com To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email RS.HRCompliance@medtronic.com