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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.

A Day in the Life

Medtronic is driving a functional transformation focused on improving business outcomes. A key strategic focus area is driving Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales and Operation Execution (S&OE), and Standard Operating Mechanisms.
Join our Global Supply Chain Center of Excellence team as the Sr. Program Manager-Integrated Business Planning (IBP). You will lead the improvement of the Executive step in the IBP process and initiate and execute process improvements to achieve a world-class IBP implementation across Medtronic.

Medtronic has declared its bold ambition to become the global healthcare technology leader. We seek to reach more patients in more​ meaningful ways, more quickly. Global Operations and Supply Chain (GO&SC) are essential in delivering on this ambition. We are intensely focused on creating a workplace environment that reflects our standing as the world’s top medical device company. The ideal candidate will have a passion for our patients and an unrelenting desire to improve our business by driving the maturity of our IBP process.

As the Sr. Program Manager—IBP COE, you will be responsible for the execution and effectiveness of the IBP planning process for the IBP Executive step and ensuring connectedness from an end-to-end (E2E) perspective. This critical strategic role will have high visibility as part of the overall IBP evolution.

As the Sr. Program Manager-IBP COE, you will:

• Drive accountability of the IBP Executive step standardized process

• Lead the enterprise's design, development, and implementation of the IBP E2E process.

• Drive the alignment and agreement with COE IBP step owners for Portfolio Management, Demand, Finance, and Supply Reviews.

• Act as the key liaison between IBP Plan COE and IBP Leads as part of the design and implementation program.

• Ensure alignment and process flow from/to each IBP step; responsible for driving interconnected processes between global and regions.

• Leverage Anaplan to improve IBP best practices and to deliver MDT KPIs.

• Manage short-term projects or detailed analyses (including coordinating cross-functional teams) supporting the IBP process.

• Lead or participate in process improvement projects to drive E2E IBP performance and maturity.

Must-Have: Minimum Requirements 

• Strong understanding of integrated business planning principles and best practices.

• Bachelor's degree required.

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant Supply Chain experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant Supply Chain experience

Nice to Have

• Experience developing and implementing change initiatives requiring collaboration and influence management skills

• Prior experience in Supply Chain utilizing IBP or S&OP processes

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and engage direct and indirect reports and peers.

• Proven ability to lead and facilitate cross-functional teams and meetings

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and engage direct and indirect reports and peers

• Ability to understand key business concepts and communicate with business stakeholders

• Work experience in a large, matrixed organization structure

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organizational skills, the ability to perform under pressure and to manage multiple priorities with competing demands

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 essenti