Senior Supply Chain Planner

7 hours ago


Macquarie Park New South Wales, Australia Medtronic Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

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.

A Day in the Life
Medtronic is a market leader, and our expanding portfolio delivers measurable clinical and economic value – and opens doors. With a passion for helping patients and a commercial mindset, you will make a significant difference together with Medtronic

Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Reporting to the ANZ Supply Chain Planning Manager this role will be responsible for the ANZ Supply Planning for designated Operating Units.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

  • Manage key inventory planning functions to provide quality and timely service to internal and external customers.
  • Monitor and improve product availability in conjunction with identifying initiatives to optimise inventory levels.
  • Manage inventory levels through Stock Transfer Orders / purchase orders and ensure stock is received within acceptable time parameters. Manage supply through Medtronic Supply Network.
  • Utilise SAP R3, APO, DP, BW & Power BI Portal in the context of planning functions and processes.
  • Manage inventory levels at the Distribution Centre and in agreed Consignment locations, in accordance with inventory targets, required customer service metrics and stocking strategies.
  • Follow up with suppliers on missing and/or damaged goods.
  • Arrange all exports for inventory transfers to other Medtronic locations and returns to manufacturer.
  • To liaise effectively with all members of the logistics team to ensure that stock is received and utilized in the correct manner.
  • Manage inventory back orders by working with Customer Service Staff.
  • Liaise with Regulatory where necessary to ensure product compliance.
  • Act as primary contact for all relevant Inventory requirements from local and international staff.
  • Review the weekly inventory re-order and ad hoc reports as required for the Business and place inventory purchase orders with appropriate suppliers.
  • Liaise with Product Managers and Sales staff to help formulate strategies for inventory optimisation, considering changing market dynamics, phase in and phase out plans for other influences.
  • Work with Inventory team to maintain focus on potential inventory obsolescence write off risks.
  • Ensure product managers, sales staff and others receive regular reports on the availability of products to facilitate the distribution to customers.
  • Meet with key business associates (product managers, regulatory associates, marketing & Sales managers, finance and logistics) to review business requirements (IBP) that detail risks, obsolescence, forecast and sales trends, backorders, phase-in/phase-out of product, regulatory requirements and general business.
  • Review and update Enterprise Inventory Optimisation (EIO) targets.
  • Maintain data integrity of system master data to enable the planning system to generate accurate supply chain plans.
  • Ensure the Company's agreed quality standards (including ISO13485) are maintained regarding its products, procedures, policies, operations and customer contact.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

  • Ability to demonstrate a solid background in Supply Planning with a good understanding of Supply Chain Principles.
  • Ability to demonstrate a background in Supply Chain Analysis
  • Experience with advanced supply chain planning systems such as SAP R3, APO SNP
  • Computer literacy including sound knowledge of the MS Office suite of software. Advanced Excel would be an advantage
  • A Customer focused approach
  • Ability to interpret and report on various sources of data and information
  • A valid drivers' license and willingness to travel if 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.

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.

About Medtronic
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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here


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