Principal Production Planner

Principal Production PlannerDiversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information, and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing - whatever your ambitions.About the role: Join Boston Scientific as a Principal Production Planner on our Commercial Planning team in Maple Grove, MN In this pivotal role, you'll help lead the production planning processes that enable us to deliver high-quality medical devices to patients and customers around the world. Our planners are passionate about continuous improvement and partner closely with teams across the value stream to improve processes, tools, and systems. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of key production planning functions and drive business-critical initiatives such as Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP), execution alignment (SIOE), and Lean Business Process (LBP) improvement projects. You'll use your strategic thinking, data analysis skills, and ability to influence across regions and functions to help ensure our supply chain meets customer needs and business goals.Work model and sponsorship: At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.Your responsibilities will include:Serve as a key point of contact for production units, sister sites, and global supply chain partners during SIOP and SIOE planning processes.Provide strategic direction on manufacturing priorities to cross-functional stakeholders.Proactively identify and resolve material shortages impacting build plans.Identify opportunities and lead projects to improve service levels, build plan adherence, on-time delivery, and inventory optimization.Manage WIP and subassembly inventory for assigned production areas.Train team members and associates on planning and materials management processes.Maintain and manage master data elements including safety stock, yields, lead times, and more.Conduct inventory analysis and create recovery plans as needed.Perform "what-if" scenario planning to support decision-making.Actively lead and support continuous improvement and Lean initiatives.Collaborate with cross-functional teams on product lifecycle management activities.Work independently on complex projects with long-range impact.Interface with senior leadership on high-visibility initiatives and planning decisions.Provide departmental leadership support and assist manager with team direction.Required qualifications:Bachelor's degree requiredMinimum of 5 years' experience in manufacturing planning, inventory control, demand planning, or a supply chain functionProven experience with the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) processHands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and MRP toolsProficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Teams, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPointPreferred qualifications:Experience with advanced planning systems (APS), such as Kinaxis RapidResponseBackground in planning within vertically integrated manufacturing environmentsAPICS certification (CPIM or CSCP)Experience leading continuous improvement projects or managing cross-functional initiativesAt Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer.To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.