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A Day in the Life

Our Distribution Center in Alcalá de Henares plays a critical role in the storage, inventory management, and distribution of products across the region. The team is responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and high service levels through warehouse operations, shipping and receiving activities, and Value-Added Services (VAS).

This position is based in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain and is an onsite role. The Warehouse and Inventory Lead partners closely with Supply Chain, Logistics, Quality, and Customer Service teams to support operational performance and business objectives

The Warehouse and Inventory Lead is responsible for supervising warehouse and inventory operations within the Distribution Center, ensuring the efficient, accurate, and compliant flow of materials and products. This role provides people leadership while overseeing inventory control, shipping and receiving processes, logistics operations support, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead daily warehouse, inventory, shipping, receiving, and Value-Added Services (VAS) operations.
• Provide operational support for logistics activities to ensure efficient and compliant product flow across the distribution network.
• Manage, coach, and develop warehouse team members, including performance management and workload prioritization.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and material movement through SAP Warehouse Management (WM) systems.
• Ensure compliance with logistics procedures, transportation requirements, quality standards, and operational policies.
• Coordinate the receipt, storage, movement, and shipment of materials, products, and supplies.
• Review and validate shipping documentation, freight records, packing lists, bills of lading, and system transactions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, inventory control, and service levels.

 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 7+ years of experience in a similar role in Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehouse Operations, or Inventory Management.
• People management experience leading and developing teams in a warehouse, distribution center, inventory management, or logistics environment.
• Proven experience in the medical devices or  healthcare sector.
• Experience with SAP Warehouse Management (WM/WMS) systems.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical or other regulated distribution environments.
• Experience using Power BI for operational reporting and performance analysis.
• Experience with Value-Added Services (VAS) operations.
• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives in warehouse or logistics operations.
• Knowledge of transportation management, inventory control, and warehouse performance metrics.

 

Medtronic is committed to safeguarding the principle of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, as set out in Article 14 of the Constitution and Articles 17 and 18 of the Workers' Statute, as well as Organic Law 3/2007 of 22 March on effective equality between women and men and Law 4/2023 for the real and effective equality of transgender people and the protection of LGTBI rights. This commitment applies to all company personnel without exception. This is done with the understanding and conviction that equal treatment and opportunities in the workplace must be guaranteed, ultimately ensuring an inclusive working environment that advances the eradication of discrimination against LGTBI people and the absence of any direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and those derived from maternity, family obligations and marital status.

 

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. 

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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.
 

 

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik:  Spain: 52,800.00 EUR - 79,200.00 EUR | 

 

The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.

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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Operations Incentive Plan (OIP).