Principal Supply Chain Planner
or drop it." The closing date is minor metadata; we could put in a short p. However they said "remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The closing date might be considered application instruction? It's about window closing; maybe we drop it. Safer to drop it. We need sections: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include sections only when posting has real specific content.
We have content: About the role (company overview, mission, day in the life). Could be "About the role". Then Responsibilities (Primary Responsibilities). Then Requirements (Required Experience). Then Qualifications? Could combine Required Experience and Preferred Experience maybe as Requirements and Qualifications? But we have both Required and Preferred. Could put Requirements for required, Qualifications for preferred? Or Skills for preferred? The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including required and preferred), Benefits & Compensation (Pay and Benefits). Travel could be part of Requirements or maybe Schedule? Travel is not schedule but could be under Requirements. We could include a Schedule section if there is schedule info; there is none besides travel. So we may omit Schedule.
Pay: we have salary range. So we can have Pay section with salary range. Benefits: we have benefits list.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay, Benefits.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for Principal Supply Chain Planner.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to extract the prose for About the role: The initial paragraphs: "Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life Lead the development and deployment of scalable supplier collaboration solutions across Medtronic's global supply network, partnering cross-functionally to improve supply continuity, inventory performance, and operational efficiency while shaping the future of Supplier Integration. Principal Supply Chain Planner- US Based- Remote This role is part of the Integrated Supply Center of Excellence (COE) within the Supply Planning organization. The team develops, scales, and embeds supplier collaboration solutions across Medtronic's global supply network to improve continuity of supply, inventory performance, supplier engagement, and operational efficiency. You will work cross-functionally with External Suppliers, Category Management, Supply Planning, Inventory COE, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Master Data, and Buyer Planners to deliver initiatives aligned with the Supplier Integration 777 Strategy (7-Day Lead Time, 7-Day Minimum Order Quantity, and 7-Day Delivery Frequency). The ideal candidate combines supply chain expertise with strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders from buyers, planners, and site teams to suppliers and executive leadership. Most importantly, we are looking for someone passionate about continuous improvement, energized by complex supply chain challenges, and motivated by Medtronic's Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of supplier collaboration at Medtronic."
We need to keep all that as prose under About the role. Possibly break into paragraphs but it's okay as one
.
Responsibilities: list under Primary Responsibilities. We need to extract each bullet line. The text after "Primary Responsibilities:" includes sentences separated by periods. We need to convert each duty into
- . Let's parse:
"In this highly visible role, you will lead Supplier Integration initiatives that improve how Medtronic collaborates with suppliers across its global supply network. Success in this role requires flexibility and the ability to influence at all levels. One day you may be presenting strategy, value realization, and implementation roadmaps to senior leadership. The next day you may be working with buyers, planners, sourcing specialists, and manufacturing sites to remove barriers and drive execution. Another day may involve visiting a supplier to assess material and information flows, map production processes, and identify opportunities to reduce lead times, inventory, safety stock, and supply chain complexity. Lead Supplier Integration initiatives aligned to the Supplier Integration 777 strategy and annual value targets. Travel to supplier locations as required to build relationships, value stream map, identify opportunities, and support implementation activities. Scale SMI (Supplier Managed Inventory), Consignment, and Supplier Portal capabilities across Medtronic. Partner with business units, sites, Category Management, Planning, Inventory COE, Blue Yonder, Operations, and suppliers to embed Supplier Integration best practices. Build business cases, implementation roadmaps, and value propositions to secure stakeholder alignment and executive sponsorship. Present project updates, strategic recommendations, risks, opportunities, and value realization results to senior leadership. Lead supplier assessments and process reviews to improve inventory, lead time, safety stock, and service performance. Monitor and communicate key performance indicators including inventory, service, SMI adoption, and value delivery. Manage cross-functional projects and drive sustainable change across the organization"
We need to split into list items. Each sentence could be an item. But we must preserve all substantive information; we can keep each sentence as
- . Ensure we don't lose any detail.
Let's list them:
1. In this highly visible role, you will lead Supplier Integration initiatives that improve how Medtronic collaborates with suppliers across its global supply network.
2. Success in this role requires flexibility and the ability to influence at all levels.
3. One day you may be presenting strategy, value realization, and implementation roadmaps to senior leadership.
4. The next day you may be working with buyers, planners, sourcing specialists, and manufacturing sites to remove barriers and drive execution.
5. Another day may involve visiting a supplier to assess material and information flows, map production processes, and identify opportunities to reduce lead times, inventory, safety stock, and supply chain complexity.
6. Lead Supplier Integration initiatives aligned to the Supplier Integration 777 strategy and annual value targets.
7. Travel to supplier locations as required to build relationships, value stream map, identify opportunities, and support implementation activities.
8. Scale SMI (Supplier Managed Inventory), Consignment, and Supplier Portal capabilities across Medtronic.
9. Partner with business units, sites, Category Management, Planning, Inventory COE, Blue Yonder, Operations, and suppliers to embed Supplier Integration best practices.
10. Build business cases, implementation roadmaps, and value propositions to secure stakeholder alignment and executive sponsorship.
11. Present project updates, strategic recommendations, risks, opportunities, and value realization results to senior leadership.
12. Lead supplier assessments and process reviews to improve inventory, lead time, safety stock, and service performance.
13. Monitor and communicate key performance indicators including inventory, service, SMI adoption, and value delivery.
14. Manage cross-functional projects and drive sustainable change across the organization.
Now Required Experience: "Requires a Bachelors Degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 5 years of relevant experience". That's a sentence; we can put as
or
- ? It's not a list but could be a
. We'll put as
.
Preferred Experience: list of items after "Preferred Experience:" includes many bullet-like sentences separated by periods. Let's extract:
"Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, Project, etc.) or similar software.
Strong data analysis, data management, and quantitative skills
Strong communication, negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong organizational skills and good understanding of team dynamics.
Must be detail-oriented, with ability to connect the detail to higher level goals.
Working knowledge and experience of quality system requirements and good manufacturing systems and practices.
Experience working in a regulated environment (i.e., medical device, pharmaceutical)
Understanding of contracts (supply, services, non-disclosures, etc.)
Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt (or comparable training). Black Belt would be preferred.
Ability to drive change across operational teams, suppliers, and executive leadership.
Experience presenting business cases, strategies, risks, and project outcomes to senior leadership.
Experience with negotiating commercial and legal agreements.
Strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, quantify value, and support adoption of new supply chain capabilities."
We need to preserve each as list items under maybe Qualifications or Skills. Since we have Requirements section for required, we could have Qualifications for preferred. Or we could combine required and preferred under Requirements but separate with headings? The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have Requirements (including both required and preferred) as a single section with sublists? But we need to use headings only for sections; we could have a single Requirements section and inside we can have
for required and
for preferred. That's okay.
Thus Requirements section: for required experience, then
for preferred experience.
Pay section: salary range: "Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$104,800.00 - $157,200.00". Also mention short-term incentive (MIP). We should include that. Also mention that base salary range applicable across US excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. Also note that offered rate may vary based on factors. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we can put a with that info.
Benefits section: list of benefits. The text: "The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program). The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums). Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the
for prose. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to extract the prose for About the role: The initial paragraphs: "Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life Lead the development and deployment of scalable supplier collaboration solutions across Medtronic's global supply network, partnering cross-functionally to improve supply continuity, inventory performance, and operational efficiency while shaping the future of Supplier Integration. Principal Supply Chain Planner- US Based- Remote This role is part of the Integrated Supply Center of Excellence (COE) within the Supply Planning organization. The team develops, scales, and embeds supplier collaboration solutions across Medtronic's global supply network to improve continuity of supply, inventory performance, supplier engagement, and operational efficiency. You will work cross-functionally with External Suppliers, Category Management, Supply Planning, Inventory COE, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Master Data, and Buyer Planners to deliver initiatives aligned with the Supplier Integration 777 Strategy (7-Day Lead Time, 7-Day Minimum Order Quantity, and 7-Day Delivery Frequency). The ideal candidate combines supply chain expertise with strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders from buyers, planners, and site teams to suppliers and executive leadership. Most importantly, we are looking for someone passionate about continuous improvement, energized by complex supply chain challenges, and motivated by Medtronic's Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of supplier collaboration at Medtronic." We need to keep all that as prose under About the role. Possibly break into paragraphs but it's okay as one
. Responsibilities: list under Primary Responsibilities. We need to extract each bullet line. The text after "Primary Responsibilities:" includes sentences separated by periods. We need to convert each duty into
or
. We'll put as
. Preferred Experience: list of items after "Preferred Experience:" includes many bullet-like sentences separated by periods. Let's extract: "Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, Project, etc.) or similar software. Strong data analysis, data management, and quantitative skills Strong communication, negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills. Strong organizational skills and good understanding of team dynamics. Must be detail-oriented, with ability to connect the detail to higher level goals. Working knowledge and experience of quality system requirements and good manufacturing systems and practices. Experience working in a regulated environment (i.e., medical device, pharmaceutical) Understanding of contracts (supply, services, non-disclosures, etc.) Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt (or comparable training). Black Belt would be preferred. Ability to drive change across operational teams, suppliers, and executive leadership. Experience presenting business cases, strategies, risks, and project outcomes to senior leadership. Experience with negotiating commercial and legal agreements. Strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, quantify value, and support adoption of new supply chain capabilities." We need to preserve each as list items under maybe Qualifications or Skills. Since we have Requirements section for required, we could have Qualifications for preferred. Or we could combine required and preferred under Requirements but separate with headings? The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have Requirements (including both required and preferred) as a single section with sublists? But we need to use headings only for sections; we could have a single Requirements section and inside we can have
for required and
- for preferred. That's okay.
Thus Requirements section:
for required experience, then
- for preferred experience.
Pay section: salary range: "Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$104,800.00 - $157,200.00". Also mention short-term incentive (MIP). We should include that. Also mention that base salary range applicable across US excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. Also note that offered rate may vary based on factors. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we can put a
with that info. Benefits section: list of benefits. The text: "The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program). The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums). Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the