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

Responsibilities:
Conduct strategic supply chain analysis to foster a continuous improvement environment.
Partner with Global and Regional Demand Planners to understand market intelligence and demand shaping.
Collaborate with global/regional finance and marketing teams to enhance forecasting processes.
Gather insights regarding market behavior, growth trends, tenders, PIPO, and SKU rationalization programs to shape statistical forecasts and consensus forecasts.
Develop product knowledge to apply learnings into analysis activities.
Establish targets based on segmentation, forecastability, bias reduction, and intelligence-driven opportunities.
Monitor progress against targets and KPI metrics.
Identify forecast improvement opportunities and develop action plans to achieve KPI goals.
Monitor and maintain Product Master Data in planning systems to ensure data quality for KPI calculations.
Identify and recommend opportunities to improve supply chain efficiency, effectiveness, and capabilities.
Develop and implement models, strategies, and processes to optimize supply chain operations.
Work collaboratively with cross-functional and interdepartmental teams.
Provide concise updates and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
Experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, or Distribution Planning.
Intermediate knowledge of:
Statistical forecasting
Data analytics
Excel
Knowledge of Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

Desired knowledge or certifications in:
Power BI
Blue Yonder
Lean Six Sigma
APICS
Advanced proficiency in English (B2+ or C1)

Skills & Competencies
High level of integrity and accountability.
Curiosity and analytical mindset.
Strong understanding of End-to-End Supply Chain concepts, principles, and practices.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across departments.
Strong global and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Ability to communicate concise and effective updates to stakeholders.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Conducts strategic supply chain analysis to foster a continuous improvement environment.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities for improving efficiency, effectiveness, and capabilities of the supply chain.
• Develops and implements models, strategies and/or processes to optimize the supply chain function.
• Conducts and/or manages strategic supply chain analysis.
• Coordinates and integrates the flow of materials and information among suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and customers.
• Sources, orders, supplies and delivers competitively priced raw materials, component parts and/or finished goods.
• Develops plans related to volume and demand.
• Takes responsibility for master scheduling, buyer analyses, order management, production scheduling, marketing logistics, customer fulfillment, and inventory management.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities for improving efficiency, effectiveness, and capabilities of the supply chain.
• Develops and implements supply chain designs, models, strategies and/or processes to improve the business.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor. Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.

Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments. Contributes to the completion of project milestones . May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex . Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.

Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts . External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature. Contacts others to share information, status, needs and issues in order to inform, gain input, and support decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and / or employee in Support Career Stream.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with 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) and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

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.

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.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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