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Principal Supply Chain Planner at Medtronic · Lafayette
Job Description
Principal Supply Chain Planner
Location: Lafayette, Colorado, United States of America · Remote
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Oct 2026
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
Lead the development and deployment of scalable supplier collaboration solutions across Medtronic's global supply network, partnering cross-functionally to improve supply continuity, inventory performance, and operational efficiency while shaping the future of Supplier Integration.Principal Supply Chain Planner- US Based- Remote
This role is part of the Integrated Supply Center of Excellence (COE) within the Supply Planning organization. The team develops, scales, and embeds supplier collaboration solutions across Medtronic's global supply network to improve continuity of supply, inventory performance, supplier engagement, and operational efficiency.
You will work cross-functionally with External Suppliers, Category Management, Supply Planning, Inventory COE, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Master Data, and Buyer Planners to deliver initiatives aligned with the Supplier Integration 777 Strategy (7-Day Lead Time, 7-Day Minimum Order Quantity, and 7-Day Delivery Frequency).
The ideal candidate combines supply chain expertise with strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders from buyers, planners, and site teams to suppliers and executive leadership.
Most importantly, we are looking for someone passionate about continuous improvement, energized by complex supply chain challenges, and motivated by Medtronic's Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of supplier collaboration at Medtronic.
Primary Responsibilities:
In this highly visible role, you will lead Supplier Integration initiatives that improve how Medtronic collaborates with suppliers across its global supply network.
Success in this role requires flexibility and the ability to influence at all levels. One day you may be presenting strategy, value realization, and implementation roadmaps to senior leadership. The next day you may be working with buyers, planners, sourcing specialists, and manufacturing sites to remove barriers and drive execution. Another day may involve visiting a supplier to assess material and information flows, map production processes, and identify opportunities to reduce lead times, inventory, safety stock, and supply chain complexity.
Lead Supplier Integration initiatives aligned to the Supplier Integration 777 strategy and annual value targets.
Travel to supplier locations as required to build relationships, value stream map, identify opportunities, and support implementation activities.
Scale SMI (Supplier Managed Inventory), Consignment, and Supplier Portal capabilities across Medtronic.
Partner with business units, sites, Category Management, Planning, Inventory COE, Blue Yonder, Operations, and suppliers to embed Supplier Integration best practices.
Build business cases, implementation roadmaps, and value propositions to secure stakeholder alignment and executive sponsorship.
Present project updates, strategic recommendations, risks, opportunities, and value realization results to senior leadership.
Lead supplier assessments and process reviews to improve inventory, lead time, safety stock, and service performance.
Monitor and communicate key performance indicators including inventory, service, SMI adoption, and value delivery.
Manage cross-functional projects and drive sustainable change across the organization
Required Experience:
Requires a Bachelors Degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 5 years of relevant experience
Preferred Experience:
Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, Project, etc.) or similar software.
Strong data analysis, data management, and quantitative skillsStrong communication, negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong organizational skills and good understanding of team dynamics.
Must be detail-oriented, with ability to connect the detail to higher level goals.
Working knowledge and experience of quality system requirements and good manufacturing systems and practices.
Experience working in a regulated environment (i.e., medical device, pharmaceutical)
Understanding of contracts (supply, services, non-disclosures, etc.)
Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt (or comparable training). Black Belt would be preferred.
Ability to drive change across operational teams, suppliers, and executive leadership.
Experience presenting business cases, strategies, risks, and project outcomes to senior leadership. Experience with negotiating commercial and legal agreements.
Strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, quantify value, and support adoption of new supply chain capabilities.
Travel : Up to 75% travel is required for the position.
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is 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.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
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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.
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.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
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