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About the Role

The Product Planning Spec – Supply & Demand Analyst role is responsible for managing and optimizing demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, and backorder mitigation to support the ACM Operating Unit’s (OU) operational and commercial objectives. This role acts as the conduit between the Planning, Marketing, and Sales teams, ensuring forecasting process alignment and transparency. The analyst will create demand trends, monitor supply constraints, and align with cross-functional stakeholders. The Supply & Demand Analytics Specialist will provide data-driven insights and visibility of supply-demand alignment, working closely with Sales, Marketing, Local Planning, logistics, and Global ACM Operation teams to ensure accurate forecasting, effective inventory planning, and timely fulfillment of commercial needs. A key responsibility is to support the business in anticipating supply gaps that will trigger mitigation plans and ensure end-to-end alignment. The role also serves as a central point of contact for demand and supply-related escalations and supports the Marketing team with timely and accurate analytics for informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

Managing and optimizing demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, and backorder mitigation.
Ensuring the forecasting process is aligned and transparent between Planning, Marketing, and Sales teams.
Creating demand trends and monitoring supply constraints.
Aligning with cross-functional stakeholders as necessary.
Providing data-driven insights and enabling visibility of supply-demand alignment.
Working closely with Sales, Marketing, Local Planning and logistics, and Global ACM Operation teams.
Supporting the business in anticipating supply gaps that will trigger mitigation plans.
Ensuring end-to-end alignment between parties involved.
Acting as a central point of contact for demand and supply-related escalations.
Supporting the Marketing team by enabling informed decision-making through timely and accurate analytics.
Ensuring consistent execution of operational practices that deliver measurable value to the Sales and Marketing teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
Minimum of 1-2 years of relevant experience in Supply Planning, Demand Forecasting, Inventory Management, Reporting, and working within SAP environments.
Proven expertise in Supply and Back Order Management, Demand Forecasting, and Data Analytics.
Strong knowledge of SAP, with exposure to multiple modules and integration points across supply chain functions.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot issues and drive timely resolutions.
Proficient in data reporting and visualization; capable of independently conducting process mapping, preparing PowerPoint presentations, and documenting workflows.
Confident communicator, comfortable presenting to mid-sized audiences and skilled at conveying complex information in a clear, persuasive manner.
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, managing multiple priorities and delivering results within set timelines.
Proactive and solutions-oriented with a "can-do" attitude and strong bias for action.
Capable of working independently and creatively to identify, research, and implement effective solutions.
Demonstrates initiative, innovation, and adaptability in addressing challenges and driving continuous improvement.
Highly self-motivated, results-driven, and maintains a positive, professional approach to work.
For sales reps and other patient-facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and compliance with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support is expected.

Skills

Supply Planning
Demand Forecasting
Inventory Management
Reporting
SAP
Supply and Back Order Management
Data Analytics
Data reporting and visualization
Process mapping
PowerPoint presentations
Documenting workflows
Power BI (a plus)
Communication
Problem-solving
Analytical skills
Initiative
Innovation
Adaptability

Experience Level

1-2 years of relevant experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Flexible Benefits Package
Resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

About the Company

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.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people.
We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
We change lives.
Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people.
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.
We deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
This life-changing career is yours to engineer.
Experiences that put people first.
Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity.
Life-transforming technologies.
Better outcomes for our world.
Insight-driven care.
Fresh viewpoints.
Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation.
Shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care.

Equal Opportunity

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.
Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.