Principal Supply Chain Project Analyst

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

The Principal Supply Chain Analyst will work with the entire Service Parts team and take a lead role for driving process improvement initiatives across the spare parts function. This role blends supply chain subject matter expertise with project management and cross-functional collaboration to optimize operational efficiency and service delivery.

You are expected to work from the office two times a week. You will cover the Netherlands region and report to the Senior Supply Chain Planning Manager.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Process Improvement Leadership: Spearhead initiatives to streamline spare parts planning, ordering, and distribution workflows. Identify bottlenecks and implement scalable solutions that enhance responsiveness and reduce lead times
• End-to-End Supply Chain Optimization: Support innovation, design, and continuous improvement of supply chain systems, with a focus on spare parts logistics and service repair operations
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., Export, Service & Repair, Logistics, Planning) to align spare parts processes with broader supply chain goals. Act as a liaison between regional teams and global operations
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage analytics to monitor KPIs such as inventory levels, scrap rates, and order fulfillment. Use insights to guide strategic decisions and support business cases for improvement projects
• System Transformation Support: Contribute to the deployment of advanced planning systems (e.g., Blue Yonder ) and ensure spare parts workflows are integrated into new platforms

Required Knowledge And Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Logistics/Supply Chain or relevant working experience
• 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management in an international environment
• Project Management, Change Management and IT transformation experience
• Expertise in Blue Yonder Planning systems with a background in Supply, Demand and Distribution Planning
• Computer literacy (MS Office, Excel and preferably SAP/ERP and Blue Yonder)
• Excellent command of English language

We value candidates with an understanding of End-to-End Supply Chain Processes including KPI’s, a spirit of Continuous Improvement and a passion to win.

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 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