Senior Global Demand Planner
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
•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 and PowerPoint
•Familiar with forecasting/demand planning systems and tools; SAP, Power BI preferred
•Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of financial and operational impacts
•Building 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
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
