Senior Production Planner

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.           

About the role:

Join the Materials Management team at Boston Scientific in Arden Hills. Boston Scientific is a leading global medical device manufacturer delivering millions of solutions to patients around the world. As part of our fast-paced and rapidly growing global team, you’ll contribute to critical functions including production planning, direct purchasing, and material handling—areas that closely support and interact with manufacturing operations. This is a great opportunity to be part of a hard-working, collaborative, and fun team while taking on meaningful and challenging responsibilities.

In this role, you will own planning processes, tools, and systems to lead weekly and monthly execution across your assigned production value streams.

Work model & sponsorship:

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop, maintain, and control the master production schedule
• Maintain and manage the MRP signal to ensure component availability
• Facilitate the Supply Response portion of the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning process, including rough-cut capacity planning
• Keep good communication and partnership with Global Supply Chain team & Divisional team
• Communicate and follow up on component and assembly availability issues
• Foster global partnerships with sister sites in Ireland, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica
• Participate in strategic projects aimed at improving safety, quality, service, and cost through continuous improvement methodologies
• Integrate digital analytics, AI-enabled insights, and advanced planning capabilities into planning workflows to understand forecast accuracy, data-driven decision making, and operational efficiency
• Support production supervisors with the execution of the production schedule
• Prepare reports, presentations, and graphs for monthly operating reviews and planning meetings
• Analyze and interpret marketing forecast reports
• Conduct "what if" analysis related to regulatory uncertainty
• Communicate production planning updates to key stakeholders including Global Supply Chain, Marketing, Production Control, and Customer Service

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; SAP preferred
• Familiarity with data analytics, ERP/MRP systems, and advanced planning systems such as SAP, Rapid Response, or similar platforms
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in supply chain, materials management, or a related field
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Strong ability to influence cross-functional teams across the supply chain
• Effective communication skills across all levels of leadership

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with SAP and/or Rapid Response
• Experience applying AI, automation, or advanced analytics to supply chain planning, production planning, inventory management, or decision-support processes
• Exposure to scenario planning, predictive analytics, or connected data platforms that support end-to-end supply chain visibility
• APICS certification and/or relevant coursework in demand and supply chain planning
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment, preferably within the medical device industry

Requisition ID: 631628 

Minimum Salary: $ 71500 

Maximum Salary: $ 135800 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com—will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status.  Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.  Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements.   As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement.  The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.