Medtronic

Careers that Change Lives

We are a learning culture. An inventive and collaborative group. We are dedicated to making sure that every patient gets the best product — when they need it. We have strong ties to our local

communities. Our vibrant employee communities respect and value individual experience and perspective as we aim to improve lives and access to healthcare.

A Day in the Life

As Demand Planner, you will be part of a highly collaborative, 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 drive continuous improvement within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, assessing variation within demand and supply and proactively manage alignment and communication flows. 

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

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

• Develop demand forecasts by analyzing historic demand data as well as by collaborating cross-functionally with Marketing, Finance, etc. for your product portfolio. Maintain unit forecast in the planning system.
• Partner closely with Marketing on demand planning for new product launches, product phase-in-phase-out, and product obsolescence. This includes helping Marketing to translate market intel into demand unit forecast, and to align on demand forecast and revenue assumptions. This also includes proper phase out / cannibalization planning for existing products. 
• Lead Tactical Demand Reviews and support Consensus Demand Reviews as part of monthly Integrated Business Planning process.
• Actively participate in weekly Sales & Operations Execution process by providing demand forecast highlights and ensuring smooth demand/supply hand-off
• Analyze forecast accuracy, forecast bias and forecast value add, recommend, and take action to improve the metrics
• Review statistical models and provide timely feedback
• Maintain the integrity of demand planning data, including demand history, product hierarchy and other master data.
• Lead or participate in process improvement projects with the objectives of improving forecast bias, forecast accuracy and the ease of work. 

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in demand planning
• Experience generating demand forecast
• Fluent English
• Influencing and Persuading
• Communication with different seniority levels
• Problem-Solving & Analytical skills (Root-cause analysis)
• Prioritization (deal with large number of data)
• Translate data into meaningful insights

Nice to Have

• Experience of using SAP and Blue Yonder
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience of using Power BI reporting.
• Experience in statistic modeling. 

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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)