Production Planner

About the role

We are currently seeking a Production Planner for our campus in Danvers, MA. As a member of the Operations Scheduling team, you will collaborate with various departments to maintain proper supply and inventory levels and support smooth manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Own shift-level production planning and prioritization, ensuring alignment to demand, capacity, and service commitments while driving performance against established KPIs.
• Manage material consumption and inventory levels, balancing production requirements with inventory targets to minimize shortages, excess, and obsolescence.
• Communicate supply health, production status, and operational plans to cross-functional stakeholders, proactively escalating risks and recommended actions.
• Serve as the primary planning point of contact for the value stream, partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering to ensure execution readiness.
• Execute production planning activities within an SAP/MRP environment, including maintaining master data accuracy to support effective planning and scheduling.
• Troubleshoot and resolve master production scheduling and MRP issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to protect supply continuity.
• Lead and participate in tiered daily/weekly meetings, providing clear updates on material availability, production priorities, and constraint resolution.
• Analyze and report on key planning and operations KPIs, translating data into actionable insights for operations leadership.
• Present information clearly and effectively to both operational teams and leadership, supporting informed decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant planning/scheduling experience
• Experience working with MRP/ERP systems (strong preference for SAP or Blue Yonder)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, etc.) or similar software
• Strong data analysis, data management, and quantitative skills
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written), team orientation, and ability to negotiate towards positive outcomes
• 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 of quality system requirements and good manufacturing practices
• Experience working in a regulated environment (i.e., medical device, pharmaceutical)
• APICS and/or CPM Certification
• Cost accounting understanding/experience
• Understanding of contracts (supply, services, non-disclosures, etc.)
• Leverage of Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt (or comparable training)

Qualifications

Must have unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Skills

Must have the ability to troubleshoot and resolve master production scheduling and MRP issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to protect supply continuity.

Benefits

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:

• 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 those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week:

• 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).

Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).