Senior Supply Chain Planner

Sr Supply Chain Planner

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

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. At Medtronic we seek out and hire a diverse workforce at every level: We need fresh ideas and inclusive insights to continue to be an innovative industry leader that's why we make it a point to seek out, attract and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who represent the same wide variety of life experiences as our patients.

We are currently seeking a Sr Supply Chain Planner for our Medtronic's Endoscopy Operating Unit. This will be a hybrid opportunity for someone living within North America who lives commuting distance from a Medtronic site. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business by driving supply chain solutions. This role requires to work 4 days in office and 1 day remotely.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Develop the Master Production Schedule (MPS) each month optimizing service while constraint by resources.
• Identify and participate in the resolution of issues by employing strong analytical and planning skills.
• Analyze, develop, and implement long-term supply chain strategies and networks that address capacity issues and production location decisions in support of business goals.
• Conduct weekly operations calls with manufacturing sites and distribution centers to align on weekly production schedule and to understand any capacity/supply constraints.
• Utilize SAP/APO to ensure correct flow of demand signals through the whole value stream and ensure accuracy of build prompts at manufacturing sites.
• Actively plan and support new business initiatives, new product launches, product rationalizations, and agility transfers.
• Own supply chain service and inventory metrics. Leadership of regular cross-functional metric performance reviews.
• Partner with the manufacturing plants, developing projections of service recovery during periods of supply disruption, and taking proactive actions to minimize product availability issues and timely communicate to global regions.
• Develop working relationships with planners globally and build a "virtual" team throughout value stream.
• Work cross functionally on project teams and develop relationships with Manufacturing, Marketing, R&D, Finance, Engineering, and customer service.
• Act as a key resource in monthly IBP supply cycle responsible for site production plan accuracy to requirements, rough cut capacity views and scenario planning.
• Drive operation metrics such net requirements, inventory targets and projections.
• Manage inventory to maximize service and minimize investment. Own Enterprise Inventory Optimization (EIO) input for optimization of global safety stocks.
• Understand Lean Sigma DMAIC methodology and utilize lean principles and problem-solving methodology to drive continuous improvement in processes leading to service/inventory improvement.
• Lead complex projects including optimization of production capacity, agility transfers, balancing global inventory network, improving global service levels, and improving manufacturing/ supply chain efficiency.
• Act as a Change Agent by identifying / solving problems and improving processes.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required.
• Minimum of 4 years relevant experience, or advanced degree with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• 4 years of experience in supply chain planning and/or inventory, capacity, or operations planning. Or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience in supply chain planning and/or inventory, capacity, or operations planning.
• MBA / Master's Degree
• Experience using SAP/APO, Blue Yonder or other ERP systems
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint focus)
• APICS (CPIM/CSCP) certification
• Excellent mathematics/analytics/statistical skills demonstrated through education or professional background
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Proven ability to meet and maintain customer / business expectations and requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Lean Sigma DMAIC green belt certification
• Medical device or related industry experience
• Ability to thrive in a complex, matrix and growing organization
• Strong understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards related End to End Supply Chain concepts
• Ability to assess, analyze, and condense complex data or situations.
• Ability to project possible future outcomes and scenarios based on available data. Shapes recommendations to create positive future results despite circumstances or activities that may threaten desired goals
• Ability to adapt to changing customer and organizational requirements
• Experience cultivating a broad network of relationships with key internal and external constituents.
• Good influence management skills and ability to successfully work across geographical boundaries via phone and virtual meetings.

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.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $84,800.00 - $127,200.00 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

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 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.

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