Production Planner
About The Position
In this role, you'll partner across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Sourcing, Materials Planning, and Supply Network Planning to develop and execute production plans that balance customer demand, manufacturing capacity, inventory health, and business priorities. You'll serve as a key planning partner for your assigned value stream, using data-driven decision-making to optimize production schedules, resolve supply challenges, and support continuous operational excellence. This position offers the opportunity to influence manufacturing performance, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help drive successful product launches while supporting a highly regulated medical device manufacturing environment. At Medtronic, we believe in the value of in-person collaboration. This position works onsite at our Billerica, MA manufacturing campus a minimum of four days per week to foster innovation, professional growth, and strong cross-functional partnerships as we engineer the extraordinary.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in production planning, manufacturing planning, supply chain planning, scheduling, materials planning, operations planning, or a related field
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems, preferably SAP or Blue Yonder
- Experience in manufacturing, medical device, pharmaceutical, or another highly regulated industry
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into action
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
- Experience maintaining production schedules, inventory plans, and planning master data
- Understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory management, and supply chain planning principles
- Knowledge of quality systems, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and regulated manufacturing environments
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail while maintaining focus on broader business objectives
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting new product introductions or engineering changes
- APICS/ASCM CPIM certification or similar supply chain certification
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or comparable continuous improvement training
- Understanding of cost accounting, supplier management, or manufacturing contracts is a plus
- 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
- Develop, maintain, and execute production schedules that align customer demand, manufacturing capacity, inventory targets, and business priorities.
- Execute planning activities within SAP or other MRP/ERP systems, maintaining accurate planning parameters and master data.
- Own production planning activities for an assigned manufacturing value stream, ensuring timely execution and adherence to service commitments.
- Purchase materials to support production.
- Monitor material availability and inventory health, balancing production requirements while minimizing shortages, excess inventory, and obsolescence.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Materials Planning, Sourcing, and Supply Network Planning to proactively identify and resolve supply and scheduling challenges.
- Coordinate with internal and external manufacturing partners to maintain continuity of supply and support efficient production execution.
- Troubleshoot production planning, scheduling, and MRP issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Lead and participate in daily and weekly operational planning meetings, communicating production priorities, material constraints, and recovery plans.
- Monitor, analyze, and report key production planning and supply chain performance metrics, providing recommendations that improve operational performance.
- Support new product introductions, engineering changes, and manufacturing transitions by developing effective production and material plans.
- Present planning updates, operational risks, and recommendations to cross-functional teams and leadership to support informed business decisions.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning processes, inventory performance, and operational efficiency.
- Ensure planning activities comply with quality system requirements, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and applicable regulatory standards.
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
