Supply Chain Planner

At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. This position forms part of the India Planning team and will be directly responsible for Demand, Supply Planning, and Inventory Management activities for the assigned operating unit/region. Responsibilities include demand data analysis, demand finalization, and uploading of demand data points in BY System. You will also run TDR, RDR, and IBP processes for the India region, ensuring on-time and optimum supply of inventory in the India DC and subsequent timely replenishment of inventory to spoke DCs and external customers to meet and exceed revenue commitments. Monitoring outputs of the advance planning system like Blue Yonder and ensuring supply and inventory levels as desired will be part of your responsibilities. You will work closely with regional and global Supply Chain functions and other functions to support new product launches and product transitions while achieving performance targets. Providing analysis of key KPIs and financial data to identify performance and cost improvement opportunities, collaborating with global teams to address plant-related issues affecting product supply, and implementing effective structures to collaborate with stakeholders will be crucial aspects of your role. Additionally, you will collaborate with other functions within the APAC Planning to deliver on initiatives and goals, identify and manage improvements in line with the Planning Strategy for APAC, and work towards excellence in perfect order fulfillment, cost leverage, sustained productivity, and continuous process improvements. As a Specialist in the career stream, you will typically work as an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty, delivering and/or managing projects assigned and working with stakeholders to achieve desired results. To be successful in this role, you must have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent, 3 to 5 years of planning experience, experience with SAP and Blue Yonder systems, and advanced knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office. It is advantageous to have knowledge of analytical or presentation tools like Power BI, Anaplan, lean, Six Sigma green or black belt certification, and demonstrated ability to communicate professionally in English. Strong analytical and business acumen, self-driven and results-oriented mindset, demonstrated initiative, passion for continuous improvement, strong results orientation, and good interpersonal skills are desirable qualities for this role. Being highly adaptable, a fast learner, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and having effective oral and written communication skills are key attributes to excel in this position. Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package, reflecting a commitment to employees" well-being and recognizing their contributions. The company's mission is to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life by boldly tackling challenging health problems and engineering extraordinary solutions for real people.,