Planner, Sr Production

About the role: Become a Senior Production Planner for our Boston Scientific Operations Commercial planning team in Maple Grove, MN! Our production planners are responsible for planning the manufacture of finished devices for our global customers across the BSC plant network. This position provides the opportunity to own and improve production planning processes, tools and systems.  Our production planners are passionate about continuous improvement and work closely with key partners and customers throughout the value stream.  Use your knowledge, skills and passion to help improve the quality, cost and delivery of Boston Scientific medical devices for our customers and patients across the globe.
 

Boston Scientific production planning activities are focused on meeting customer service objectives while always assuring a continuous production flow through our Value Streams.  This role provides leadership for key processes such as SIOP, SIOE, and CI/LBP projects.  A successful candidate should have strong technical and process capabilities along with the ability to influence cross functionally and cross regionally. This individual will possess the ability to lead projects, give work direction and execute manufacturing/materials strategy and tactics. This is a hybrid position.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Serve as key point of contact for production units and sister sites during SIOP planning processes.
• Provide strategic input and direction on manufacturing priorities to the junior production planners.
• Proactively identify and problem solve material shortages impacting the build plans
• Identify opportunities and execute projects to achieve service level, build plan, on time delivery and inventory objectives
• Owns WIP and subassembly inventory for areas in which they manage
• Demonstrate ability to train new planners on the Planning/Materials Processes.
• Manage master data elements, including safety stock, yields, lead-time, etc.
• Provide inventory and recovery plan analysis as required
• Perform What If scenario planning as required
• Actively lead and participate in continuous improvement projects
   

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing planning, inventory control, demand planning or supply chain function
• Knowledge and experience with Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning SI&OP process
• Knowledge and experience with ERP software systems (SAP preferred) and knowledge of MRP
• Knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office: Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience with APS software systems (Kinaxis Rapid Response preferred)
• Experience in planning vertically integrated manufacturing
• APICS certification
• Experience in driving continuous improvement and/or project management