Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. As a Senior Supply Chain Planner, you will drive supply planning strategies that ensure product availability while balancing customer service, inventory, and business objectives. You will operate across both strategic planning and tactical execution, partnering with local, regional, and global stakeholders to support business growth, supply continuity, and operational excellence.

In this role, you will lead supply planning activities, support Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify risks, optimize inventory, and deliver solutions that support business priorities and customer needs. We are offering a flexible working arrangement with presence in our office in São Paulo/SP.

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

• Develop and execute supply plans that support service, inventory, and financial objectives.

• Identify and mitigate supply risks, shortages, backorders and inventory imbalances.

• Support Integrated Business Planning (IBP), including Supply Review, S&OE, and S&OP processes.

• Partner with commercial, operations, and global supply chain teams to align demand and supply priorities.

• Support new product introductions, lifecycle management, and strategic business initiatives.

• Utilize planning systems and analytics to drive data-based decision making and continuous improvement.

• Influence stakeholders and build alignment across a complex, matrixed organization.

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Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree.

• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, or Supply Chain functions.

• Fluent English.

• Experience with Integrated Business Planning (IBP), S&OE, and S&OP processes.

• Experience with ERP and planning systems such as SAP, IBP, APO, Blue Yonder, or equivalent platforms.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills with experience in multinational and highly regulated environments.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.

The domain of the following topics will be really appreciated as the capability to speak Spanish (advanced level), Power BI experience in navigation and report analysis, APICS CPIM and/or CSCP certification, as well as the knowledge of healthcare, medical devices, pharmaceutical industries, or LATAM supply chain operations.

We Offer

Medtronic is recognized by the Great Place to Work (GPTW) and, in 2022, reached tenth place in the ranking of best companies to work for in the industry and services category. This recognition reinforces our ongoing commitment to the well-being of our employees. Our benefits are carefully designed to promote quality of life, and this is why we work with the best suppliers on the market. Find out more about what we offer in our benefits package:

Private Pension Plan, Transport voucher, reimbursement for charter or parking, Flexible meal voucher, medical assistance and Dental assistance (for you and your legal dependents (spouses, children and stepchildren), Life insurance, Gympass, childcare assistance, pharmacy discount, ESPP (discounted share purchase program), educational subsidy + idiom program.

Wellness programs:

- Birthday Day Off

- Maternity leave 6 months + Paternity leave 20 days

- Paid Family Leave Program of up to 6 weeks.

NOTE: OPTION of transportation + hybrid work will not be available for positions in the clinical and sales areas, as well as for positions that do not have working time control.

Our Commitment

Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communities if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

About Medtronic

Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are 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. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world.

In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary.

 

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.
 

 

 

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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).