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 Position Overview The Distribution
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Planner (DRP) is responsible for managing and optimizing inventory distribution across the supply chain network to ensure product availability while minimizing costs. This role involves leading demand-supply planning activities, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and providing insights to support business decisions. The DRP planner will also contribute to process improvements and systems enhancements. Key
Responsibilities
Analyze, develops, and implements short and mid-term supply chain strategies and network that address supply issues and replenishment decisions in support of business goals. Develop and maintain distribution requirements plans to balance supply and demand across regional and global networks. Monitor inventory levels at distribution centers, proactively addressing potential stock-outs or excess. Analyze demand forecasts, production plans, and transportation constraints to generate efficient replenishment strategies. Collaborate with demand planning, supply planning, logistics, and commercial teams to align on service levels and inventory targets. Use advanced planning systems (APS) and ERP tools (e.g., SAP ECC, APO, SAP S/4HANA, Blue Yonder) to generate and optimize distribution plans. Track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as backorder, product availability, OTIF, forecast accuracy, freight, DC critical KPIs, inventory turns, and obsolescence. Lead root cause analysis of supply-demand imbalances and recommend corrective actions. Drive process improvements, automation, and adoption of best practices in distribution planning. Requisites /
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Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or related field. 3–5 years of experience in supply chain planning, preferably with a focus on distribution requirements planning, supply or operational scheduling management. Strong knowledge of distribution networks, supply planning, and demand management processes. Hands-on experience with advanced planning systems (e.g., SAP ECC, APO, Blue Yonder). Strong experience on Microsoft Power BI or Snowflake analyzing data, presenting business case, root cause analysis and action plan to implement). Technical & Professional Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; ability to interpret large datasets and translate insights into actions. Advanced Excel skills; proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Snowflake). Familiarity with safety stock calculation, and replenishment models. High organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and compelling priorities. Effective communication skills to interact with stakeholders at all levels. Behavioral Competencies Customer-focused mindset with a drive to achieve high service levels. Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities. Continuous improvement mindset and willingness to challenge the status quo. Strong, demonstrated critical capabilities (Influence, Compelling communication, Analytical, Business Acumen, Lean thinking) and stakeholder management Preferred Certifications APICS CPIM (Certified in Planning and Inventory Management) or CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional). Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt or higher (a plus). Physical
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Benefits
& Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible
Benefits
Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email AskHR@medtronic.com To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email RS.HRCompliance@medtronic.com