Supply Chain Planner

About the role

Medtronic is looking for a Supply Chain Planner who partners with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance, Logistics and Commercial teams to find inventory improvement opportunities, optimise working capital and improve service performance across the global supply chain. The role turns complex data into business insights, builds executive dashboards and performance metrics, identifies risks early and influences stakeholders to run sustainable inventory improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain executive dashboards, scorecards and performance metrics covering inventory health, working capital, service performance, excess and aging inventory.
• Analyse inventory trends and business performance to identify risks, root causes and improvement opportunities, and recommend actions.
• Lead inventory optimisation initiatives with cross-functional teams to reduce excess and obsolete inventory, improve inventory turns and optimise days of inventory.
• Establish inventory governance, performance standards and KPI reporting.
• Translate data into executive-ready insights, business cases and presentations that influence strategy.
• Partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, Commercial and Regional Operations to align inventory strategies.
• Design, automate and improve reporting tools, dashboards and analytical models.
• Monitor inventory performance against business objectives and recommend corrective actions before financial or service impacts occur.
• Champion continuous improvement and foster a data-driven culture by sharing insights and educating stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Finance or a related field; advanced degree or supply chain certifications are a plus.
• At least 5 years of experience in Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Supply Planning or similar analytical roles.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in inventory analysis, inventory optimisation or supply chain performance management.
• Demonstrated experience analysing complex datasets, finding performance gaps and recommending improvements.
• Experience in cross-functional settings involving Supply Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance and Distribution.
• Advanced English (B2+ to C2).

Required skills

• Inventory management principles: safety stock, inventory targets, replenishment parameters, lead times, ABC/XYZ segmentation, service-level optimisation.
• Analysis of inventory KPIs such as Days of Inventory, inventory turns, excess and obsolete inventory.
• Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, data modelling) and Power BI (dashboards and reports).
• SAP or equivalent ERP systems; familiarity with Blue Yonder is preferred.
• SQL, Power Query or other data analytics tools are a plus.

Preferred qualifications include experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals or regulated manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma certification, inventory governance experience and exposure to statistical analysis and scenario modelling. The position is eligible for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).