Associate Supply Chain Planner – 12 Month FTC

Medtronic; Parkmore; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive (MIP)

Job summary

Medtronic Ireland in Galway is seeking an Associate Supply Chain Planner to help connect end-user signals to manufacturing and optimise global product flow. The role combines analytics, forecasting, network design and cross-functional collaboration to drive KPI performance and cost-to-serve improvements.

You'll work in a hybrid setup with on-site expectations guided by leadership, and contribute to long-term supply chain strategies, new programs, and cross‑functional initiatives across the value

Qualifications

• Level 8 Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 0 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of job area with breadth and depth, typically from education and experience.
• May have practical knowledge of project management.

Responsibilities

• Analyses, develops, and implements long-term supply chain strategies and networks that address capacity issues and production location decisions in support of business goals.
• Supports business execution of new programs and initiatives that include promotional activities, forecast and coordination for key events, new product launches, and network redesigns.
• Monitors key sales and operations planning performance indicators, cost to serve performance data, and coordinates cross‑functional work teams to increase effectiveness of supply chain initiatives.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Project management

Power BI

SAP

Blue Yonder

Lean Six Sigma

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Level 8)

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Blue Yonder

MS Office

Job description

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

At our Global Supply Chain Planning department in Medtronic we focus on delivering best-in-class service levels to our customers by ensuring we have the right product, in the right place, at the right time through the most cost-effective channels. Associate Supply Chain Planners are directly involved in connecting end user customer signals to manufacturing sites, optimising product flow across the global supply chain and delivering on core KPI’s to support business objectives. Come for a job, stay for a career! Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident — we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners.

We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions. This role has a hybrid work model with on-site expectations in-line with leadership guidance.

The role includes some of the following activities:

• Analyses, develops, and implements long-term supply chain strategies and networks that address capacity issues and production location decisions in support of business goals.
• Supports business execution of new programs and initiatives that include promotional activities, forecast and coordination for key events, new product launches, and network redesigns.
• Monitors key sales and operations planning performance indicators, cost to serve performance data, and coordinates cross‑functional work teams to increase effectiveness of supply chain initiatives.

Key Skills & Experience

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
• May have practical knowledge of project management.
• Requires a Level 8 Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 0 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain.
• Masters/MBA preferred.
• Medical Device/Medical Supplies Manufacturing experience.
• Excellent statistical and mathematics skills.
• APICs CPIM/CSCP.
• Software skills including MS Office (Access & Excel focus).
• Working knowledge of SAP, Power BI & Blue Yonder.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Experience implementing/utilizing LEAN/Six Sigma techniques a plus.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, distribution planning, logistics, warehousing, or transportation.

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 41,920.00 EUR - 62,880.00 EUR | The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job‑related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. 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. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life‑changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life‑long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career‑building resources you need. Life‑transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

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