Demand Planner - Fridley, MN

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Mar 2026 · 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 innov ...

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Mar 2026

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

As a Demand Planner, within the Pelvic Health & Neuromodulation Global Supply Chain Planning team, you will play a critical role in ensuring reliable product availability for life-saving medical devices by leading enterprise-level demand planning activities.

Pelvic Health & Neuromodulation are on the cutting edge of transformational growth, bringing new and differentiated therapies to market for our patients.

This role partners closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Planning, Manufacturing, and Global Operations to develop accurate demand forecasts, align cross-functional inputs, and drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and planning processes.

You will operate in a highly regulated, fast-paced manufacturing environment where forecast quality directly impacts patient care, service levels, inventory health, and financial performance. This position requires strong analytical capability, business acumen, and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization.

As a Demand Planner, you will:

• Lead end-to-end planning process for assigned product portfolios, ensuring accurate, timely, and consensus-driven forecasts.
• Develop and maintain statistical and consensus forecasts using historical data, market trends, product life-cycle insights, and commercial inputs.
• Facilitate and drive cross-functional demand review and IBP forums, partnering with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain to align on forecast assumptions and risks.
• Proactively analyze KPI's (Forecast Accuracy, Bias, Forecast Value Add and demand variability); identify root causes and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
• Translate demand signals into actionable insights for supply planning, manufacturing, and inventory strategies.
• Support new product introductions (NPIs), product transitions, and end-of-life planning through robust demand modeling and scenario analysis.
• Monitor and communicate demand risks and opportunities, including upside/downside scenarios, capacity constraints, and market volatility.
• Ensure demand plans align with regulatory, quality, and compliance requirements inherent to medical device manufacturing.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process standardization, system enhancements, and adoption of advanced planning tools.
• Use, understand and maintain cross-functional linkages within the organization's demand planning software. (Blue Yonder)
• Serve as a subject matter expert for demand planning processes, tools, and best practices within the organization.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior planners or analysts as appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Minimum of 2 years relevant planning experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Supply Chain, Analytics, or Operations).
• Institute of Business Forecasting and/or APICS certification
• Experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics in a manufacturing environment. Medical device manufacturing or healthcare-related supply chain experience is a plus.
• Proficiency in demand planning tools and ERP systems (e.g., Blue Yonder, SAP APO/IBP, Oracle, Kinaxis, or similar), as well as advanced Excel.
• Experience with S&OP / IBP processes and cross-functional consensus forecasting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large, complex data sets and translate insights into business decisions.
• Strong communication and influencing skills in a matrixed, global organization.
• Exposure to advanced analytics, forecasting models, or digital supply chain initiatives.
• Experience applying DMAIC or lean sigma methodologies.

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. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$70, $105,600.00

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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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.

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.

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