Principal Demand Planner at MED Medtronic Inc — Minneapolis, MN

A Day in the Life

As a Principal Demand Planner supporting the Advanced Energy, Lung Health, and Visualization Centers of Technology (COTs) within Core Surgical, you will play a key role in enabling supply chain excellence for a portfolio of innovative surgical technologies. These solutions help surgeons enhance precision, improve visualization, and advance minimally invasive approaches across a range of procedures.

In this role, you will partner closely with sales, marketing, supply planning, and operations teams to translate market insights into actionable demand forecasts. Your work will directly support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes and help ensure the right products are available to clinicians and patients when they need them.

As the Principal Demand Planner, you will:

• Develop, integrate, and maintain account‐ or brand‐specific demand forecasts to support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).
• Incorporate key inputs such as replenishment data, point‐of‐sale information, sales promotions, marketing plans, manufacturing capacity constraints, and product lifecycle changes.
• Improve demand forecast accuracy through analysis and application of appropriate statistical forecasting models.
• Maintain and manage product demand history, baseline forecasts, and promotional demand projections.
• Analyze internal demand streams and categorize products based on demand patterns to support forecasting strategies.
• Align sales and marketing intelligence across operating units and integrate insights into forecasting systems.
• Partner with sales organizations, national accounts, marketing, R&D, and supply planning teams to support demand planning and business decision‐making.
• Lead or contribute to initiatives that improve forecasting processes, systems, and data quality.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 7 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, supply chain planning, or a related analytical discipline
• Advanced degree plus a minimum of 5 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, supply chain planning, or a related analytical discipline.
• Experience working with ERP and planning systems plus experience with advanced planning tools such as Blue Yonder (JDA), Kinaxis RapidResponse, o9 Solutions, or Anaplan.

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated expertise in statistical forecasting methodologies and demand planning best practices, with a strong track record of improving forecast accuracy through demand segmentation, advanced analytics, and continuous forecasting model optimization.
• Strong cross‐functional collaboration experience across commercial and operational teams.
• Experience using data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Familiarity with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) or Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes and supporting systems.
• Strong analytical skills and experience translating business insights into actionable forecasts.
• Experience in medical devices, healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing industries.

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Benefits & Compensation

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$108,800.00 - $163,200.00