Demand Planner

Medtronic; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic seeks a Demand Planner to support the Global Supply Chain by providing forecast analysis and monthly handoffs, ensuring alignment with sales, marketing, and customer insights. The role collaborates closely with Supply Planning, Operations, Finance, and Marketing to meet patient needs and maintain forecast integrity.

The position is onsite (at least 4 days/week) at multiple sites, with no relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.
• Experience in medical device, healthcare, life sciences, or regulated manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to transform complex data into actionable business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Drive demand forecast accuracy using advanced analytics, statistical forecasting models, and BI.
• Own and optimize demand planning data including history, baseline forecasts, and promotions.
• Analyze demand trends and product performance to identify patterns and mitigate risks.
• Translate market insights into actionable forecasts by aligning sales, marketing, and intelligence inputs.
• Develop and refine forecasts for accounts, customers, and brands to support S&OP and inventory planning.
• Incorporate replenishment trends, POS data, promotions, capacity constraints, and lifecycle changes into plans.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, National Accounts, R&D, and Operations to align assumptions and resolve variances.
• Lead cross-functional forecast reviews and drive consensus on drivers and mitigation plans.
• Identify process improvements to enhance forecasting accuracy and planning efficiency.

Skills

Forecasting

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

S&OP

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BI tools

Forecasting software

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 20 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

As a Demand Planner supporting the Global Supply Chain team, you will provide forecast analysis and handoff on a monthly cycle including changes, trends, and financial compliance.

This role works closely with Supply Planning, Operations, Finance, and Marketing to align on consensus forecast to meet patient needs.

This is an onsite position (at least 4 days/week) at any of these sites. Relocation assistance is NOT available for this role.

Locations

• Rice Creek, MN
• Lafayette, CO
• Jacksonville, FL

Responsibilities

• Drive demand forecast accuracy by leveraging advanced analytics, statistical forecasting models, and business intelligence to anticipate market demand and improve planning outcomes.
• Own and optimize demand planning data by maintaining product demand history, baseline forecasts, and promotional projections, ensuring forecast integrity and reliability.
• Analyze demand trends and product performance to identify demand patterns, proactively mitigate forecasting risks, and support data-driven business decisions.
• Translate commercial and market insights into actionable forecasts by aligning sales, marketing, and customer intelligence across operating units and integrating inputs into planning systems.
• Develop and continuously refine account-, customer-, and brand-specific forecasts that support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and enable effective inventory, production, and supply chain strategies.
• Integrate critical business drivers including replenishment trends, point-of-sale data, promotional activities, marketing initiatives, manufacturing capacity constraints, and product lifecycle changes to create comprehensive demand plans.
• Partner strategically with Sales, Marketing, National Accounts, R&D, Supply Planning, and Operations teams to align demand assumptions, resolve forecast variances, and support enterprise decision-making.
• Lead cross-functional forecast reviews and facilitate alignment on key demand drivers, risks, opportunities, and mitigation plans.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance forecasting capabilities, increase planning efficiency, strengthen data quality, and improve overall business performance.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives by leveraging technology, automation, and best practices to elevate demand planning maturity and operational effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 0 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across commercial, supply chain, and operational functions to drive business results.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to transform complex data into actionable business recommendations .
• Experience in medical device, healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing environments .
• Working knowledge of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and demand planning systems , with the ability to support and enhance planning processes.
• 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

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