Global Supply Chain Planning Manager - Electrophysiology

Additional Location(s): Costa Rica-Heredia

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.           

Global Supply Chain Planning Manager – Electrophysiology
  

Locations: Arden Hills, Minnesota and Heredia, Costa Rica  
   

About the Role:  
   

At Boston Scientific, the Global Supply Chain Planning Manager is responsible for worldwide inventory and supply chain performance for their franchise. The leader will possess the skills and aptitude required to lead a team and provide cross functional supply chain support to key stakeholders (Marketing, Regional Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sustaining Engineering, Distribution). They will demonstrate a high level of decision-making skills and will have the ability to work autonomously.  

   

This role is a part of the Electrophysiology GSC Planning team to support the RF/Dx and Cryo Franchise. This manager will have a team of GSC planners located between Arden Hills, MN and Heredia, Costa Rica. No relocation between sites will be available.  
  

Your Responsibilities Include:  
   

Demand Planning  
   

• Lead SI&OP process for the business and drive the decision-making process.  

• Coordinate base & high-side forecasting plans related to the Franchise products.  

• Manage and provide work direction to Global Supply Chain Planners  

• Review statistically generated forecasts with Marketing and Finance and drive for consensus forecast creation.  

• Review Safety stock targets and approve changes, noting input elements resulting in change.  

• Work with Global Marketing, Country Demand Planning, and Country Operations groups to identify all known demand sources (customer orders, scheduling agreements, distributor shipment, consignment, etc.)  

   

New Product Launch Management  
   

• Core Team Member for Supply Chain on New Product Development Team  

• Develop launch plans, including forecasts, inventory targets, cannibalization plans, and introduction schedules with support of stakeholders.  

• Lead Launch Adherence meeting cadence & coordination, execute launch workbooks and prepare distribution chain for product launch.  

• Provide leadership on coordination of supply activities during product launch execution.  

   

Inventory Management  
   

• Lead the development of inventory plans including inventory reduction projects.  

• Diagnose excesses to inventory objectives and develop plan to remediate; calculate and report on EE&O  

• Lead process for divisional managing and reporting of component Last Time Buy and Finished Good inventory buffer activities for regulatory or other events.  

• Effectively drive inventory management between version changes, UPN run-outs, and geographic-specific buffers.  

   

Supply Chain Execution  
   

• Function as key member of the Franchise Leadership Team responsible for service level, inventory levels, and overall coordination of supply chain  

• Achieve KPI Metrics: Service Level/Backorder; Inventory; Forecast Accuracy/Bias; Healthy Stock and Inventory charges.  

• Drive execution of end-to-end supply chain by supporting the planning processes utilizing Rapid Response (Adv