Careers that Change Lives

Act boldly. Compete to win. Move with speed and decisiveness. Foster belonging. Deliver results...the right way. That's the Medtronic Mindset - our cultural norms. Our brand is rooted in action, not just words. The Medtronic Mindset defines the expectations of our culture. Every person here plays a role in bringing it to life. We recognize your extraordinary potential to ensure future generations live better, healthier lives. We are looking for an independently motivated leader to work with manufacturing and other functions in concept through production release of medical devices at our Juarez, Mexico facility. Candidate will work in a global environment and will provide time sensitive data to different teams.

We are currently looking for a Sr Supply Chain Planning Manager. This position will provide Supply Chain Planning leadership.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business and products. The candidate must have a passion for manufacturing operations, a strong continuous improvement foundation, problem solving skills, interpersonal skills, and be able to work in a high-paced team-oriented environment.

This is an open position based in the Juarez Site, part of the Mexico Hub SC operational Scheduling

A Day in the Life

In this role you will be responsible for all planning, delivery, and day-to-day execution to meet service, cost, and inventory objectives across a range of manufacturing value streams

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Act as key participant/owner in monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycles managing long-term rough-cut capacity views with scenario planning that allows for identification and escalation of exceptions for business consideration, and the suggestion of possible scenarios and solutions.

• Serve as liaison to supply network planning, finance teams and plant operations with regards to volume planning and plant loading.
• Build effective teams and develop direct reports and others.
• Function skillfully as the key core team member for large-scale, complex projects providing value that reaches beyond the supply chain role.
• Lead supply planning activities for new product launches within areas of responsibility.
• Effectively manage the supply chain to meet and exceed KPI's relating to service levels, Manufacturing Schedule Adherence, Backlog, net requirement attainment, inventory levels/inventory weeks
• Drive the Inventory Management Plan for all levels of inventory (RM, WIP and FG). Ensures the plan includes stocking levels to meet customer requirements as well as achieving the company's financial objectives. Work with other Medtronic facilities to maximize inventory efficiency at a global operations scale.
• Champion initiatives to reduce end-to-end supply chain lead-time and costs.
• Facilitate communication between Global and Regional Supply Chain groups and plant networks.
• Provide global communication of KPI and other related supply chain performance indicators.
• Coordinate long range site level capacity planning systems, highlighting risks and opportunities related to capital deployment and ability to meet product demand.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience

Nice to Have

• Degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain
• MS/MBA preferred
• Medical Device/ Medical Supplies Manufacturing experience
• Excellent statistical and mathematics skills
• APICs CPIM/CSCP
• Software skills including MS Office (Access & Excel focus)
• Working knowledge of SAP, JDE and/or BPCS
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Experience implementing/ utilizing LEAN/Six Sigma techniques a plus.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, distribution planning, logistics, warehousing, or transportation

This position is an exciting and new opportunity to work with Medtronic's Patient Monitoring, Respiratory Interventions and/or MCMS businesses. Currently part of Medtronic, Medtronic has announced its intention to transition these businesses either into a new stand-alone company (currently referred to as NewCo) or merge them into the business of another company. While you will start your employment with Medtronic, upon establishment of NewCo or upon the transition of the business unit to another company, which may occur in approximately 12-15 months, your employment may transfer to one of these entities.

The business will have the same singular focus, financial commitment, deep domain expertise, and global footprint needed to accelerate the development and commercialization of affordable and scalable healthcare technologies.