Senior Production Planner

About the role

Join the Materials Management team at Boston Scientific in Arden Hills. Boston Scientific is a leading global medical device manufacturer delivering millions of solutions to patients around the world. As part of our fast-paced and rapidly growing global team, you’ll contribute to critical functions including production planning, direct purchasing, and material handling—areas that closely support and interact with manufacturing operations.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a hard-working, collaborative, and fun team while taking on meaningful and challenging responsibilities. In this role, you will own planning processes, tools, and systems to lead weekly and monthly execution across your assigned production value streams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and control the master production schedule
• Maintain and manage the MRP signal to ensure component availability
• Facilitate the Supply Response portion of the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning process, including rough-cut capacity planning
• Keep good communication and partnership with Global Supply Chain team & Divisional team
• Communicate and follow up on component and assembly availability issues
• Foster global partnerships with sister sites in Ireland, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica
• Participate in strategic projects aimed at improving safety, quality, service, and cost through continuous improvement methodologies
• Integrate digital analytics, AI-enabled insights, and advanced planning capabilities into planning workflows to understand forecast accuracy, data-driven decision making, and operational efficiency
• Support production supervisors with the execution of the production schedule
• Prepare reports, presentations, and graphs for monthly operating reviews and planning meetings
• Analyze and interpret marketing forecast reports
• Conduct "what if" analysis related to regulatory uncertainty
• Communicate production planning updates to key stakeholders including Global Supply Chain, Marketing, Production Control, and Customer Service

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; SAP preferred
• Familiarity with data analytics, ERP/MRP systems, and advanced planning systems such as SAP, Rapid Response, or similar platforms
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in supply chain, materials management, or a related field
• Strong ability to influence cross-functional teams across the supply chain
• Effective communication skills across all levels of leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP and/or Rapid Response
• Experience applying AI, automation, or advanced analytics to supply chain planning, production planning, inventory management, or decision-support processes
• Exposure to scenario planning, predictive analytics, or connected data platforms that support end-to-end supply chain visibility
• APICS certification and/or relevant coursework in demand and supply chain planning
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment, preferably within the medical device industry

Pay

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.

Schedule

This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement.