Global Supply Chain Planner III

Additional Location(s): Ireland-Galway

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.                

Global Supply Chain Planner III

About the Role:

At Boston Scientific, the Global Supply Chain Planner III collaborates with divisional, regional, and clinical counterparts to plan for and maintain appropriate levels of finished goods inventories (owns enterprise-wide SI&OP process). Drives business execution of new programs and initiatives that include promotional activities, forecast and coordination for key events, and new product launches. 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. Helps to drive end to end thinking and agility across value streams with the end customer in mind.

Your Responsibilities Include:
 

• Computer and Systems Knowledge: Possesses solid knowledge of Microsoft suite, with proficiency in Excel. Also possesses solid knowledge of SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response planning systems. Utilizes conceptual knowledge within the planning system to solve problems that impact daily planning.
• Data Analytics: Possesses the ability to conduct solid analytics on business problems and datasets. Produces, retrieves, and interprets reports using standard systems and tools. Applies understanding of supply chain-related metrics to accomplish own work.
• Inventory Management: Daily monitoring of inventory levels for products in their portfolio. Recommends inputs to inventory targets and maintain in system, applying understanding of business drivers and solid knowledge of own job function. Manages inventory to plan, identifies and leads opportunities for improvement and in short supply situations, allocates product with moderate level of guidance and using prescribed guidelines or policies. Communicates supply updates to marketing and regional planners, with factual sometimes complex and potentially dynamic information in straightforward situations.
• Manage Forecast Inputs / Improve Forecast Accuracy: Works directly with marketing, sales operations, and regional planners to set the forecast to meet global demand for stable portfolios, less complex supply chains. Organizes and presents data to influence and improve forecast accuracy and reduce forecast bias through moderate level of guidance and direction from more senior roles within the job function.
• SI&OP process: Facilitates portions of cross-functional SI&OP Demand Planning and Net Requirements meetings. Independently collaborates with global peers to ensure complete and credible net requirements for standard and more complex situations are being captured for products in their portfolio. Independently works with supply sites/SFMD’s for Supply Management on identifying and presenting standard and more complex issues or decisions needing escalation to Integration & Reconciliation. Support projects or analysis resulting from SI&OP process.
• Manage product lifecycle events effectively (launches, transitions and EOLife/EOService): Independently prepares product lifecycle SI&OP templates. Ensures sufficient inventory per product event plan and communicates product lifecycle tracking materials to cross functional SI&OP team. Recommends changes to inventory strategy as needed. Escalate issues through SI&OP process. Represents supply chain on more complex product development, sustaining engineering or EOL/EOS team.
• Partnership with Clinical Supply Chain: Partners with Clinical Supply Chain to gain general knowledge on clinical study inventory needs. Inquires and understands Clinical inventory strategy (e.g., one-time builds, replenishment/rolling builds). Provides additional considerations on forecasting. Includes clinical study demand in overall demand forecast.
• Master Data Maintenance: Ensures GSCP-owned fields are complete and accurate for the products in their portfolio. Remain current on training for SOP’s and Work Instructions regarding ERP and planning system master data. May be knowledgeable on master data fields managed in other functions to provide input when asked.
• Project Management: Develops and documents project plans. Gain an understanding of dependencies and sequence of events. Executes required monthly/scheduled tasks with some oversight and applies understanding of business drivers and how own team integrates with others to accomplish own work. May lead a project team of small to moderate scope with moderate level of guidance and direction. Escalates issues to management and uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations and resolving problems to deliver continuous business results.
• Leadership:  No supervisory responsibility; may provide informal guidance to new team members.
• Supply Chain Design:  Supply Chain representative within a franchise or product line, supporting the end-to-end supply chain design. (e.g., New Product Launches, Acquisitions, Integrations, Site Transfers Optimized Product Flow, Resiliency)
   

What We're Looking For:

 
Required Qualifications: 
 

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• 3+ years’ experience in Supply Chain Planning, materials management, manufacturing planning or inventory control function
• Working experience with DRP, MPS, MRP, SAP or ERP System
• PC skills utilizing such software programs as Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint
• Consistently performs to a high level of accuracy and with a high attention to detail in all tasks.
• Adaptable, flexible, and willing to accept new ideas, processes, and procedures.
• Strong analytical critical thinking skills and able to make efficient decisions.
• Ability to work independently and with business stakeholders to achieve business objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:
 

• Analytical skills: able to efficiently use data to make good decisions.
• Communication skills: able to present information to varying levels of an organization.
• Collaboration skills: able to build relationships and trust with cross-functional business partners.
• Working experience with Kinaxis/Rapid Response & SAP
• Business Acumen
   

Requisition ID: 594048

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

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 identify, gender expression, veteran’s status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Boston Scientific maintains a prohibited substance free workplace. Pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-4312 (2000), Boston Scientific is providing notification that the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana is prohibited in the workplace and that violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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.