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A Day in the Life

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.
• Conducts strategic supply chain analysis to foster a continuous improvement environment.
• Partner with Global and Regional Demand Planners to understand market intel & demand shaping.
• May partner with global/regional finance and marketing to enhance the forecast.
• Gather intel regarding market behaviors, growth, specific tenders, PIPO and SKU rationalization programs to shape the statistical forecast and/or understand consensus forecasts.
• Build a product knowledge to input learnings on our analysis.
• Establish targets based on segmentation, forecastability, bias reduction, and intel-add opportunities & monitor progress.
• Identify forecast improvement areas and develop plans to achieve KPI metrics.
• Monitor and maintain Product Master Data in the planning system to ensure data quality for KPI'S calculations.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities for improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and capabilities of the supply chain.
• Develops and implement models, strategies, and processes to optimize the supply chain function.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required in Industrial Engineering or related.
• Minimum of 2+ years of relevant experience or advanced degree.
• Excellent verbal and written English and Spanish communication skills with good articulation of Supply Chain concepts.
• Intermediate knowledge of statistical forecasting, data analytics and Excel.
• Experience in Demand, Supply or Distribution Planning.
• Knowledge of Integrated Business Planning.
• High level of integrity and accountability, curiosity and inquisitiveness
• Strong understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards related End to End Supply Chain concepts
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and deliver concise updates to various stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate globally and cross-functionally.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge or certification Power BI, Blue Yonder, Lean Six Sigma, APICS are desired.

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. 

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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).