Demand Planner - Hybrid at Medtronic in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Description:

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
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 top talent who are patient-centric, passionate, and who represent the same wide variety of life experiences as our patients.

We are currently seeking a Global Demand Planner for Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health product portfolio, an innovative business with cutting edge new product launches that transform our patient population. This position will be hybrid.

Medtronic is intensely focused on creating a workplace environment which reflects our standing as the world's top medical device company. 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.

As a Global Demand Planner, you will be part of a highly collaborative global, cross-functional team working to develop and implement focused supply chain strategies which support business growth and profitability objectives, including customer satisfaction and product cost management.

You will advance and implement strategies throughout each stage of the product lifecycle, including new product launch planning and execution, inventory and obsolescence management, product rationalization, and performance monitoring.

You will own and drive continuous improvement within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, assessing variation within demand and supply and proactively manage alignment and communication flows.

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

• Monthly demand planning: collaborating with regions and commercial partners to align on demand forecast in units, including both revenue and non-revenue.

• Assisting in the improvement of demand forecasting accuracy for internal and external customers including determining the appropriate algorithm for statistical forecasts.

• Review KPI (Forecast Accuracy, Bias and Forecast Value Add) and identify gaps and actions to improve and reach goals. This includes working with regional partners and commercial partners to understand "consistent" bias and/or negative forecast value add and align on actions to improve.

• Analyz ing internal demand stream information and categoriz ing according to demand patterns.

• Support ing the monthly Integrated Business Planning cycle by providing recommendations for improvements such as d ata a nalytics on outliers, low forecast accuracy, high bias and other codes which need to be reviewed by regional demand planning.

• Review ing historical sales trends, research demand drivers, compare & refine forecast models, summarize data, validate and evaluate forecast results.

• Use, understand and maintain cross-functional linkages within the organization's demand planning software. ( AMPS Blue Yonder and Anaplan )

• Provide demand forecast highlights in weekly S&OE meeting and ensure smooth demand/supply hand-off.

• Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner and communicate potential solution sets.

• Ensures decisions and direction from the Global Demand Review are incorporated into the plan and driven through the system to the Supply Planning Team for execution.

• Maintain quality and consistency of Key Forecast Changes.

• Incorporate structure in the daily/weekly/monthly activities of a Demand Planner to be able to streamline current processes, identify opportunities for improvement and execute accordingly so that planners can move from higher percentage of tactical tasks to more analytical and value-added activities.

• Support New Product Introduction. This includes helping Marketing to translate market intel into demand unit forecast, and work with regions to align on demand forecast and revenue assumptions. This also includes proper phase out / cannibalization planning for existing products.

• Be a change agent and continue to drive process improvement.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree Required

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 year of relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Supply Chain background/experience preferred, Knowledge of finance, sales, marketing, regulatory, R& D and other supply chain functions.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate with business stakeholders.

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

• Strong analytical, data processing and problem-solving skills

• Data gathering and quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including business process metrics and measures linking to business KPIs.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel , Power BI and PowerPoint

• Familiar with forecasting/demand planning systems and tools

• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of financial and operational impacts

• Experience b uilding relationships with key internal and external customers based on trust and confidence

• Ability to report/communicate technical data to a non-technical audience

• Ability to communicate, partner with, and influence global team members

• Collaborative work style; customer-focused

• Medical Device or other regulated industry experience.

• Experience with large global manufacturer/distributor operations in a matrix organization.

• Institute of Business Forecasting and/or APICS certification

• Experience applying DMAIC or lean sigma methodologies

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. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

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):$69,600.00 - $104,400.00

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).

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 90,000+ 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 .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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