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 Sr. Logistics Analyst (OpEx) will drive Operational Excellence in our Japan Logistics Network. This role will focus on improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing operational performance through Kaizen, Lean, and Six Sigma.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive Continuous Improvement projects: Drive and manage continuous improvement projects to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

• Implement MPS: Develop, implement, and sustain the Medtronic Performance System (MPS) to ensure consistent application of Lean and Six Sigma across the network.

• Assess warehouse operations regularly to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Facilitate training and development programs to build OpEx capabilities within the team.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure success of OpEx initiatives.

• Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress and impact of OpEx projects.

• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence within the network.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or a related field

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in operational excellence, continuous improvement, or related roles.

• Understanding of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies; Green Belt certification preferred.

• Knowledge of Value Stream Mapping

• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software.

Reporting Structure:

• Reports to: Regional OpEx Manager

• Direct Reports: None

Goals and Objectives:

• Achieve measurable improvements in operational efficiency and cost reduction.

• Contribute to a sustainable OpEx culture within the network.

• Ensure successful implementation of Kaizen, Lean, and Six Sigma projects.

Other Details:

• Travel: Domestic travel required. International travel possible

• Employment Type: Full-time

• Compensation: Competitive salary and benefits package.

JOB TITLE: Senior Logistics Analyst - operational excellence

DEPARTMENT: Global Operations & Supply Chain

REPORTING TO: Operational excellence Manger APAC

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Main Mission of Job

シニア・ロジスティクス・アナリスト（OpEx）は、日本の物流ネットワークにおけるオペレーショナル・エクセレンスを推進します。この職務は、継続的改善、リーン、シックス・シグマを通じて、効率性の向上、コスト削減、業務パフォーマンスの強化にフォーカスしていただきます。

Main Responsibilities

• 継続的改善プロジェクトの推進: 効率性と有効性を向上させるための継続的改善プロジェクトを推進し、管理する。

• MPSの実施: メドトロニック・パフォーマンス・システム（MPS）を開発、導入、維持し、ネットワーク全体でリーン、シックスシグマの一貫した適用を確保する。

• 倉庫業務を定期的に訪問、評価し、課題の特定、改善を推進する。

• チーム内にオペレーショナル・エクセレンス能力を構築するためのトレーニングおよび開発プログラムを促進する。

• OpExチームとして、部門横断して他チームと主体的に協力し、プロジェクトを適切に成功へ導く

• 主要業績評価指標（KPI）を監視・報告し、OpExプロジェクトの進捗と影響を追跡する。

• ネットワーク内の継続的改善とオペレーショナル・エクセレンスの文化に貢献する。

Must Haves

• エンジニアリング、ビジネス、または関連分野の学士号

• オペレーショナル・エクセレンス、継続的改善、または関連業務における最低2年の経験

• リーンおよびシックスシグマの手法を理解していること。

• バリューストリームマッピングの知識

• クロスファンクショナルチームをリードできる強力なプロジェクトマネジメントスキル

• 優れた問題解決能力と分析能力

• 優れたコミュニケーション能力と対人能力

• 独立して、またチームの一員として働く能力

• データ分析ツールやソフトウェアに精通していること

• ビジネスレベルの英語

ゴール、目標:

• 業務効率とコスト削減において改善を達成する

• ネットワーク内の持続可能なオペレーショナル・エクセレンスに貢献する

• 改善、リーン、シックスシグマプロジェクトの実施を成功させる

その他:

出張： 国内出張あり。海外出張あり

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About Medtronic

世界の医療を変えていくために。

メドトロニックは「人々の痛みをやわらげ、健康を回復し、生命を延ばす」ため、医療技術、治療法、サービスの提供を行っています。私たちはよりよい明日の実現を目指して、日々挑戦を続けています。メドトロニックは働く人にとって刺激的で、やりがいある仕事に満ちた職場です。

意義ある技術革新を生み出すため、私たちは強みである技術力をスピーディーに具現化することを目指しています。そのためには優秀な人材が不可欠です。メドトロニックは世界規模で起きている医療の課題に向き合い、患者さんの生活の改善に貢献します。一緒に未来を築いていきましょう。

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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.

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

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.

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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

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