Equipment Lifecycle Management Analyst

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 Join our EMEA Product & Process Support organisation as an Equipment Lifecycle Management Analyst. Equipment Lifecycle Management (ELM) oversees tooling and test equipment throughout its lifecycle, ensuring that equipment is available, compliant, traceable and ready for use. In this role, you will coordinate day-to-day lifecycle activities, maintain reliable information and improve the processes that support equipment readiness across the business. Based in Heerlen, The Netherlands, you will work with teams across Medtronic, including Field and Service Center Operations, Product Support, Technical Training, Regional Readiness, Operating Units, Supply Chain, Finance, Sourcing, Supplier Management and Quality, as well as other regional and global functions. ELM supports business needs beyond Service & Repair EMEA wherever equipment processes, capabilities or shared services are required throughout the EMEA region. Your responsibilities will cover the full equipment lifecycle, from assessing demand and acquiring equipment to registration, calibration, distribution, maintenance, return, replacement and controlled decommissioning. Primary responsibilities • Manage tooling and test equipment requests from initial review and validation through ordering, receipt, registration, calibration, distribution, delivery confirmation and closure • Coordinate recurring equipment lifecycle activities, including calibration, returns, maintenance, repair, replacement, follow-up on equipment outside calibration limits and controlled decommissioning • Maintain accurate equipment records, including ownership, assignment, location, availability, calibration status, maintenance history, condition and suitability for use • Act as a central point of contact for equipment-related matters, provide clear status updates and coordinate the resolution or escalation of supplier, shipping, customs, compliance and fulfilment issues • Carry out inventory and equipment-readiness activities, including receipt, cycle counts, stock monitoring, toolkit preparation, loan equipment administration and asset reconciliation • Analyse lifecycle processes and operational data to identify delays, control gaps and recurring issues, then translate agreed improvements into standard workflows, controls, documentation, dashboards and key performance indicators • Work with regional and global stakeholders to confirm equipment requirements and implement scalable solutions, including standard catalogues, centralised purchasing, shared toolkits, loan equipment pools and repair-or-replace criteria Required qualifications • Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, logistics, business operations, industrial management, quality or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience • Relevant experience in equipment lifecycle management, asset management, service operations, calibration, maintenance coordination, supply chain, logistics, engineering, quality or business process improvement • Demonstrated ability to coordinate operational activities accurately across multiple process steps, stakeholders, locations and systems, while supporting structured process improvement • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret operational data, identify root causes, mana