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A Day in the Life

[TEMPORARY JOB] As a Forecast Analyst, you will support statistical forecast generation for Medtronic portfolio ensuring we have the right product at the right place at the right time globally.

You will be a key member of Medtronic’s Supply Chain team in Costa Rica. Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career in one of the top companies of medical devices around the Globe.

We are fully committed to our people—that means focusing on creating a fair and equitable workplace where all people feel included and belong.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required in Industrial Engineering or related.
• Minimum of 2+ years of relevant experience or advanced degree.
• Excellent verbal and written English and Spanish communication skills with good articulation of Supply Chain concepts.
• Intermediate knowledge of statistical forecasting, data analytics and Excel.


Nice to Have:
• Experience in Demand, Supply or Distribution Planning.
• Knowledge of Integrated Business Planning.
• Knowledge or certification Power BI, Blue Yonder, Lean Six Sigma, APICS are desired.
• High level of integrity and accountability, curiosity and inquisitiveness.
• Strong understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards related End to End Supply Chain concepts.
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and deliver concise updates to various stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate globally and cross-functionally.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Performs supply chain and logistics functions such as material procurement, production planning, inventory control, outsourcing, vendor selection and distribution.
• Creates integrated processes among internal functions (e.g., operations, purchasing and logistics) and outside suppliers.
• Plans and analyzes activities related to the timely, cost-effective procurement, inventory control, planning and quality control of production materials.
• Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures, and material control systems to reduce costs, streamline procedures, and implement solutions.
• Conducts strategic supply chain analysis to foster a continuous improvement environment.
• Partner with Global and Regional Demand Planners to understand market intel & demand shaping.
• May partner with global/regional finance and marketing to enhance the forecast.
• Gather intel regarding market behaviors, growth, specific tenders, PIPO and SKU rationalization programs to shape the statistical forecast and/or understand consensus forecasts.
• Build a product knowledge to input learnings on our analysis.
• Establish targets based on segmentation, forecastability, bias reduction, and intel-add opportunities & monitor progress.
• Identify forecast improvement areas and develop plans to achieve KPI metrics.
• Monitor and maintain Product Master Data in the planning system to ensure data quality for KPI'S calculations.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities for improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and capabilities of the supply chain.
• Develops and implement models, strategies, and processes to optimize the supply chain function.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor.
Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.

Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments.
Contributes to the completion of project milestones .
May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex .
Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.

Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts .
External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature.
Contacts others to share information, status, needs and issues in order to inform, gain input, and support decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and / or employee in Support Career Stream.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.

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.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here