Associate Supply Chain Planner

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life As an Associate Supply Chain Planner at Medtronic, you will support production planning and material coordination activities that help ensure products and components are available when needed. You will work closely with manufacturing, quality, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, logistics, and demand planning partners to maintain production schedules, monitor material availability, and help address potential disruptions. This is a fully onsite position. Responsibilities may include: Support the planning, preparation, issuance, and control of production schedules to maintain an efficient flow of raw materials, components, and approved finished goods aligned with production requirements. Monitor work in progress, material availability, inventory levels, and production priorities, providing timely updates to management and cross-functional partners. Identify potential material shortages, scheduling conflicts, or supply disruptions and escalate concerns to the appropriate partners to support timely resolution. Coordinate production needs by confirming material supply and demand, supporting equipment and personnel scheduling, and helping align available resources with manufacturing requirements. Prepare and maintain work orders or purchase requests for components and parts based on the master production schedule, shop capacity, and inventory requirements. Partner with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, logistics, and demand planning teams to coordinate schedules and support production execution. Help expedite the movement of parts and materials through move orders, stock transfers, shipping requests, and other established material-control processes. Maintain accurate planning and scheduling information to support informed decisions, operational consistency, and on-time production. Communicate clearly with cross-functional stakeholders regarding schedule changes, material constraints, inventory needs, and production priorities. Support continuous improvement efforts related to production planning, material flow, inventory management, and supply-chain processes. Must Have: Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree with 0 years of experience. Nice to Have: Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, operations, business, logistics, engineering, or a related field. Internship, co-op, academic project, or other practical exposure related to supply chain, production planning, materials management, inventory control, purchasing, logistics, or manufacturing operations. Foundational understanding of production planning, material requirements planning, inventory management, or manufacturing processes. Experience working with enterprise resource planning or material requirements planning systems. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the ability to organize, review, and interpret data. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and levels. Ability to identify potential issues, communicate risks, and seek guidance when appropriate. Interest in supporting continuous improvement and learning within a fast-paced, regulated manufacturing environment. 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. Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. 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PR) locations (USD):$58,400.00 - $87,600.00 This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others). The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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 , and Simple Steps (global well-being program). The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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) , and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums). Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico. 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