Senior Distribution Manager

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 7 Jan 2026

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.

We are currently looking for a Senior Distribution Manager to work at our central distribution facility located in Memphis, Tennessee. This role will provide leadership to the outbound operations within the central Tier 1 DC. In this role, you will be responsible for oversight of daily outbound operations including picking, packing, and shipping domestic medical device orders. The Sr Manager is over automation, LTL, and the parcel shipping departments.

The Senior Manager will connect regularly with sales ops, customer care, quality, regulatory, marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, finance and corporate logistics. Through continuous efforts and use of lean tools, the Senior Manager partners with onsite team to drive the distribution process to increasingly better performance by championing quality and cost down initiatives.

• Drive the domestic order fulfillment process and continuous improvement processes to ensure customer service levels are met
• Ensure operational excellence in all inventory related transactions including the efficient operations of the warehouse management system and related equipment and systems
• Ensure distribution quality systems compliance is met at all times
• Support supply chain continuous improvement initiatives for customer service and reduce cost of operation
• Monitor and manage healthy inventory
• Manage and meet site specific KPIs around safety, quality, service, and cost
• Support all internal and external audits related to Quality systems and SOX controls
• Work hand in hand with various stakeholders
• Monitor transactions between legacy systems to ensure accuracy and completion of all inventory related processes
• Manage and administer physical inventory counts where required
• Ensure ongoing operations, processes and programs are completed on schedule and within budget
• Recommend and implement new technologies, quality standards, and procedures to impact vision, including lean sigma and 6S principles
• Work cross functionally with peers to develop consistent practices, performance and cost management
• Utilize quality and performance metrics to ensure regulatory compliance
• Maintain proper staffing levels and provide sound people management

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years’ relevant experience, or
• Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience
• Minimum of 5 years leadership experience

• Lean distribution experience
• Experience in an FDA/Medical Device environment
• Systems knowledge: WMS, Microsoft applications, AS400 (i.e., JDE, SAP), SAP, E1 experience
• Ability to supervise and coach timely and effectively
• Ability to effectively develop subordinates through special training, coaching and exposure to new opportunities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High aptitude for problem solving and troubleshooting

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.