Inventory Planner - Puerto Rico

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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:

As an Inventory Planner, you will play a key role in ensuring product availability while optimizing inventory performance for Puerto Rico. You will work cross-functionally with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Customer Care, Manufacturing, Quality, Warehouse Operations, and Global Supply Chain to balance customer service, inventory investment, and business objectives.

This role goes beyond demand planning and forecasting. We are looking for a proactive professional who enjoys analyzing data, identifying opportunities, solving problems, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders to improve Supply Chain performance.

Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, self-management, initiative, and the ability to make recommendations supported by data.

Work model, sponsorship, relocation:

This is a hybrid role based in our San Juan, Puerto Rico office, requiring three days per week onsite and two days working remotely.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and maintain demand forecasts to support business and customer requirements.

• Plan and monitor inventory levels for warehouse and customer consignment to ensure product availability while optimizing inventory investment.

• Analyze inventory performance, including Inventory $, DIOH, Scrap, inventory aging, and excess inventory.

• Lead the Puerto Rico Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, coordinating cross-functional collaboration to align demand, supply, inventory, and business priorities while ensuring timely execution of agreed action plans.

• Monitor inventory KPIs and recommend corrective actions based on business impact.

• Prepare and present inventory, demand, and supply performance metrics to support business reviews and decision-making.

• Coordinate inventory transfers, inventory balancing, liquidation activities, and inventory optimization initiatives.

• Identify inventory risks and proactively communicate mitigation plans.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to support inventory planning and business decisions.

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to simplify processes and improve Supply Chain performance.

• Leverage Artificial Intelligence and digital tools to improve productivity, automate routine activities, enhance analysis, and support decision making.

• Ensure compliance with Boston Scientific Quality System requirements and applicable procedures.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Supply Chain, Inventory Planning, Demand Planning, Logistics, or Operations. Experience analyzing inventory and business data to support operational decisions.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

• Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred).

• Ability to organize work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results with moderate guidance.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across different functions.

• Professional proficiency in English.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience managing customer consignment inventory and warehouse inventory.

• Knowledge of inventory optimization metrics such as DIOH, Inventory Charges, and Inventory Aging.

• Experience participating in S&OP or demand planning processes.

• Experience working in a regulated industry such as medical devices, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or manufacturing.

• Experience using Power BI or similar data visualization tools.

• Experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence tools to improve productivity, automate routine activities, perform business analysis, or support decision making.

• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve business performance.

• Ability to build collaborative relationships and effectively manage challenging business discussions with internal stakeholders.

We're looking for someone who is naturally curious, takes ownership of their responsibilities, enjoys solving business problems through data, and continuously looks for opportunities to improve the way we work.

Requisition ID: 632954 

Minimum Salary: $ 49000 

Maximum Salary: $ 93100 

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).

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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.