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A Day in the Life

Medtronic is looking for a Sr Supply Chain Planning Manager Acute Care & Monitoring. This position will provide Supply Chain Planning leadership. 

The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business and products. The candidate must have a passion for manufacturing operations, a strong continuous improvement foundation, problem solving skills, interpersonal skills, and be able to work in a high-paced team-oriented environment. 

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident — we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions. 

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. 

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. For the Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) Operating Unit: 

 

• Act as key participant/owner in monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Demand Forecasting cycles and Master Production Scheduling (MPS) cycles managing long-term rough-cut capacity views with scenario planning that allows for identification and escalation of exceptions for business consideration, and the suggestion of possible scenarios and solutions. 

• Serve as liaison to finance teams and plant operations with regards to volume planning and plant loading.  

• Build effective teams and develop direct reports and others. 

• Function skillfully as the key core team member for large-scale, complex projects providing value that reaches beyond the supply chain role. 

• Lead supply planning activities for new product launches within areas of responsibility.  

• Effectively manage the supply chain to meet and exceed KPI’s relating to service levels, net requirement attainment, inventory levels/inventory weeks, forecast accuracy, and backorder dollars/days. 

• Drive the Inventory Management Plan for all levels of inventory (RM, WIP and FG). Ensures the plan includes stocking levels to meet customer requirements as well as achieving the company’s financial objectives. Work with other Medtronic facilities to maximize inventory efficiency at a global operations scale.   

• Champion initiatives to reduce end-to-end supply chain lead-time and costs. 

• Facilitate communication between Global and Regional Supply Chain groups and plant networks. 

• Provide global communication of KPI and other related supply chain performance indicators. 

• Coordinate long range site level capacity planning systems, highlighting risks and opportunities related to capital deployment and ability to meet product demand. 

Must Have: Minimum Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree required 

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

 
Nice to Have