Inventory Clerk I - 1st Shift

About the role

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. The Inventory Planning function supports the accuracy, control, and movement of inventory across distribution and warehouse operations. This team is responsible for maintaining inventory integrity, supporting operational continuity, and ensuring materials are available to meet business and customer requirements. This position is based at the Memphis Airways distribution facility in Memphis, Tennessee and is an onsite role. Team members are expected to work on-site to support daily warehouse and inventory operations. Travel is not anticipated for this position.

Responsibilities

• Perform cycle counts and physical inventory audits to validate inventory accuracy and reconcile discrepancies.
• Research, analyze, and resolve inventory variances using warehouse systems and inventory records.
• Process inventory-related system transactions to support material movements and inventory control activities.
• Monitor and manage inventory control reports, including expiration, pending purge, stock block, and related inventory status reporting.
• Create and support transfer orders to facilitate inventory movement across locations and operational areas.
• Respond to internal and external inventory-related requests and provide timely resolution of issues.
• Partner with warehouse teams to clear discrepancy areas and maintain inventory compliance standards.
• Support additional inventory management and control activities as required to meet business needs.

Requirements

0 years of inventory control, warehouse, distribution, or related operational experience required. No minimum education requirement.

Physical demands: regularly required to be independently mobile, interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

U.S. work authorization: candidates must possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment (sponsorship offered only for Principal‑level roles and above).

Qualifications

• Experience in a medical device, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or regulated manufacturing environment (preferred).
• Experience using SAP Enterprise Resource Planning software (preferred).
• Turret truck and reach truck operating experience (preferred).
• Experience generating and analyzing inventory control reports to identify and resolve inventory issues (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience supporting inventory accuracy initiatives within a distribution center or warehouse operation (preferred).
• 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.

Benefits

• 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
• Simple Steps (global well‑being program)
• 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)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

Pay

Salary range for U.S. (excl. PR) locations: $36,400.00 – $54,600.00 USD. This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Operations Incentive Plan (OIP).

Schedule

Minimum of 5 days a week onsite; work is performed onsite at the Memphis Airways distribution facility.