at Medtronic
Location
Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
Compensation
$94k–$140k USD
Posted
1 weeks ago
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Posted $140k · in the market band
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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.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Customer-Focused Quality Systems and Process Ownership
Optimize and enhance existing Tempe Medtronic frameworks that support customer-related activities to ensure alignment with ISO 13485, FDA requirements, and internal quality system standards.
Establish, track, and continuously improve metrics and measurable indicators for customer-related processes (e.g., order performance, complaints, returns, turnaround times, service quality).
Create, maintain, and revise QMS documentation (procedures, work instructions, forms, templates) required to support customer-related processes.
Ensure audit readiness for customer-related quality processes and act as the subject matter expert (SME) during internal, external, and regulatory audits.
Work with cross-functional and quality teams to develop, implement, and refine methods for collecting and reporting customer feedback and quality data.
Customer Interface and Order Management
Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned external customers, working with local groups on coordinating orders, changes, issue resolution, feedback/complaints, returns, and requests.
Work with local planning team to accept forecasts and purchase orders from customers and create corresponding sales orders in SAP.
Provide clear order acknowledgements to customers, leveraging SAP functionality where available and supporting configuration needs for the site as appropriate.
Collaborate with Planning to obtain and confirm commit dates and communicate commitments to customers.
Monitor drop shipments and coordinate with Planning to define transaction ownership (Planning vs. this role) in MES and SAP to ensure accurate shipment execution and documentation.
Ensure SAP shipment transactions are completed accurately to generate invoices and shipping paperwork required by customers.
Change Management and Customer Portals
Partner with Engineering and other internal stakeholders to understand and execute customer-requested changes (e.g., product, documentation, process, or configuration changes).
Submit and manage changes through customer change portals, acting as a liaison to reduce administrative burden on Engineering and other technical teams.
Ensure customer change requirements are accurately translated into internal actions, documented in the QMS, and reflected in relevant systems.
Complaints, Returns, and Issue Resolution
Field customer complaints, feedback, and requests for Return Material Authorization (RMA), ensuring timely triage, documentation, and routing within the quality system.
Coordinate with Quality, Operations, Engineering, and other teams to investigate issues, drive corrective actions, and improve service quality.
Provide regular status updates to customers on open issues, complaints, and RMAs, ensuring a high level of transparency and responsiveness.
Cross-Functional Collaboration and Reporting
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders (Quality, Engineering, Planning, Operations, Finance, Commercial teams) to resolve issues and drive process improvements.
Track and report progress against objectives for customer-related quality initiatives, providing in-depth analysis and recommendations for process improvements.
Work with Finance to provide accurate billable hour and cost information and support other customer-related financial tasks as needed.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A)
A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
Nice to Have:
Experience with SAP (sales order creation, shipment transactions, and/or customer-related configuration).
Familiarity with ISO 13485 and FDA quality system requirements.
Experience with complaint handling, RMAs, or customer feedback systems.
Prior experience in a role interfacing with Planning, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to support customer commitments and quality outcomes.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to define, track, and interpret metrics for customer-related processes.
Excellent communication skills and proven ability to collaborate with senior internal and external stakeholders.
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
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.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.
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).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
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 95,000+ 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.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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