Global Supply Chain CI Engineer She​/He​/They

Global Supply Chain CI Engineer (She/He/They) –

Location:

Valencia, ESP – Function:
Engineering

We are Zim Vie
, a global life sciences leader focused on restoring daily life by advancing clinical technology to improve patients’ smiles, function, and confidence. Our company is founded on a legacy of trusted brands, products, and clinical evidence made possible through an inclusive and collaborative culture that empowers our team members to bring their whole selves – their best selves – to work every day to accomplish our Mission.

Together, our dedicated, diverse global team is shaping an exciting future for Zim Vie – we hope you’ll consider being a part of it!

This position reports to the Global Supply Chain Excellence Manager and supports the execution of continuous improvement and digitalization initiatives across Zim Vie’s global supply chain, with a strong emphasis on Distribution Center (DC) process improvements, operational excellence, and business intelligence adoption.

The role leads or supports cross‑functional improvement projects to enhance service levels, efficiency, throughput, and cost performance by applying structured problem solving, data analytics, and practical technology/automation solutions. The role also supports savings governance and measurement to ensure benefits are tracked, validated, and sustained.

• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives within the global supply chain to enhance efficiency, service levels, and cost performance.
• Apply structured problem‑solving (root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions) and data analytics to implement sustainable improvements.
• Identify process gaps and standardize best practices across sites (standard work, visual management, KPI routines, governance).
• Support supply chain savings governance and measurement, tracking the financial impact of projects and ensuring benefits are documented, validated, and sustained.
• Promote and share best practices across global supply chain operations to build a culture of continuous improvement and digital adoption.

• Implement technology and automation projects in distribution centers to increase efficiency, throughput, and productivity while reducing operating costs (e.g., scanning enablement, warehouse process automation, improved receiving/put‑away, picking/packing flow optimization).
• Partner with IT and site teams to define requirements, support testing/UAT, deploy solutions, and ensure adoption through training and standard work.
• Support DC productivity improvement initiatives using data (labor/productivity metrics, order profiles, slotting/space utilization, cycle count accuracy, transaction quality).

• Support the digitalization of global Supply Chain Excellence processes and CI governance (standard KPIs, dashboards, action tracking, and project portfolio visibility).
• Train and (as applicable) certify employees on Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI; develop user‑friendly dashboards and guidance materials to enable self‑service analytics.
• Stay current on AI/ML, automation, and emerging digital tools relevant to supply chain; identify practical use cases and support pilots that deliver measurable value.

This position requires travel up to 20%.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Data/Computer Science, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
• Typically, 5+ years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain Planning, Distribution/Warehouse Operations, and/or Data Management. Medical device or life sciences experience preferred.
• Strong data analytics skills; ability to translate data into insights, actions, and measurable results.
• Strong Business Intelligence knowledge:
  Power BI proficiency preferred (Power Query strongly preferred).
• Working knowledge of programming languages such as SQL and Python is a plus.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience implementing improvements in distribution centers (process redesign, throughput/productivity,…