Warehouse and Inventory Lead

Location: Alcalá de Henares

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
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
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.
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