Principal Supply Chain Planner
About The Position
This role is part of the Integrated Supply Center of Excellence (COE) within the Supply Planning organization. The team develops, scales, and embeds supplier collaboration solutions across Medtronic's global supply network to improve continuity of supply, inventory performance, supplier engagement, and operational efficiency. You will work cross-functionally with External Suppliers, Category Management, Supply Planning, Inventory COE, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Master Data, and Buyer Planners to deliver initiatives aligned with the Supplier Integration 777 Strategy (7-Day Lead Time, 7-Day Minimum Order Quantity, and 7-Day Delivery Frequency). The ideal candidate combines supply chain expertise with strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders from buyers, planners, and site teams to suppliers and executive leadership. Most importantly, we are looking for someone passionate about continuous improvement, energized by complex supply chain challenges, and motivated by Medtronic's Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of supplier collaboration at Medtronic.
Requirements
- Requires a Bachelors Degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 5 years of relevant experience
Nice To Haves
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, Project, etc.) or similar software.
- Strong data analysis, data management, and quantitative skills
- Strong communication, negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organizational skills and good understanding of team dynamics.
- Must be detail-oriented, with ability to connect the detail to higher level goals.
- Working knowledge and experience of quality system requirements and good manufacturing systems and practices.
- Experience working in a regulated environment (i.e., medical device, pharmaceutical)
- Understanding of contracts (supply, services, non-disclosures, etc.)
- Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt (or comparable training). Black Belt would be preferred.
- Ability to drive change across operational teams, suppliers, and executive leadership.
- Experience presenting business cases, strategies, risks, and project outcomes to senior leadership.
- Experience with negotiating commercial and legal agreements.
- Strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, quantify value, and support adoption of new supply chain capabilities.
- Up to 75% travel is required for the position.
- For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead Supplier Integration initiatives aligned to the Supplier Integration 777 strategy and annual value targets.
- Travel to supplier locations as required to build relationships, value stream map, identify opportunities, and support implementation activities.
- Scale SMI (Supplier Managed Inventory), Consignment, and Supplier Portal capabilities across Medtronic.
- Partner with business units, sites, Category Management, Planning, Inventory COE, Blue Yonder, Operations, and suppliers to embed Supplier Integration best practices.
- Build business cases, implementation roadmaps, and value propositions to secure stakeholder alignment and executive sponsorship.
- Present project updates, strategic recommendations, risks, opportunities, and value realization results to senior leadership.
- Lead supplier assessments and process reviews to improve inventory, lead time, safety stock, and service performance.
- Monitor and communicate key performance indicators including inventory, service, SMI adoption, and value delivery.
- Manage cross-functional projects and drive sustainable change across the organization.
Benefits
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
