Address Careers that Change Lives
Join a global industry leader in innovative medical technology and grow your career! As a Demand Planner for Medtronic's Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) business, you will play a critical role in the development and execution of demand forecasting process to meet customer requirements.
A Day in the Life
An internal move has created an exciting opportunity for a Demand Planner! Reporting to the ANZ Senior Supply Chain Planning Manager and based in our office in Sydney, the Demand Planner will play an integral role in the ANZ Supply Planning for our various Operating Units. The Demand Planner will work closely with Marketing and Global Planning teams to review sales trends, understand demand drivers, provide input into forecast models and evaluate forecast results with active participation in the Integrated Business Planning process. We are currently in an exciting time as the business is embracing best practice Supply chain principles and this role will be an opportunity to be at the forefront of this.
Key Responsibilities:
- In conjunction with the Sales, Marketing and Global Planning teams review demand trends, understand demand drivers, seasonality, provide input into forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
- Challenge Market Intelligence assumptions, provide data driven Insights to increase Forecast Value Add, Forecast Accuracy and Bias.
- Develop and coordinate phase in and phase out (PIPO) plans in collaboration with Marketing and commercial partners to mititage excess and obsolescence risk.
- Facilitate monthly Tactical and Regional Demand Planning Reviews as critical step in the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycle to generate a consensus demand plan.
- Maintain Master Data Maintenance in Blue Yonder (BY) including Segmentation.
- Partner cross functionally to analyse demand planning and inventory management processes in order to identify potential improvements
- Communicate and collaborate colosely with Global teams to ensure ANZ's requirements are clearly understood & met, to ensure smooth, timely supply of product.
- Driving process excellence including championing the IBP process, continuous improvement and best practice.
Must Have:
- Degree in business or formal tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Operations Management
- At least 3-5 years' experience in a similar role, with an emphasis on Demand/Supply Chain Planning
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of Supply Chain Principles
- Able to demonstrate a background in Supply Chain Analysis
- Experience with advanced supply chain planning systems such as SAP R3, APO SNP
Our Offer:
In our 5th Tenet of our Mission, we recognize the personal worth of employees by providing an employment framework that allows personal satisfaction in work accomplished, security, advancement opportunity, and means to share in the company's success.
We believe in rewarding our staff with a complete package of benefits designed to support them at every career and life stage. As a result, our employees have access to the following benefits, to name a few:
- Range of on-demand online health and wellness training resources, apps, videos, and communities
- We invest in professional training and development for employees at all levels.
- Our Employee Resource Groups (ERG)- foster awareness and inclusion in the workplace.
- Various insurance benefits include life and disability, salary continuances, salary sacrifice and Superannuation.
- We have generous employee referral programs, corporate discount programs, leave benefits, and more!
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend Life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
Medtronic has been servicing Australia and New Zealand since 1973. We are a Best Place to Work in Australia and certified as a Great Place to Work in Australia and New Zealand. LinkedIn named Medtronic as a top company in Australia in 2021. The AFR has also recognized Medtronic on their' Most Innovative Companies List' in 2019 and 2020. Learn more about working at Medtronic: https://www.medtronic.com/au-en/about/careers.html
At Medtronic, we have an ongoing commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion, diversity, and equality. Therefore, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, regardless of their culture, religion, identity, ability, or race.
We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from our Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori people.
Should applicants need assistance during the application process for accessibility reasons, we will accommodate this upon request.
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.
