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At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Leader provides a complete, unbiased, and objective understanding of how integrated planning actions impact the financial health of Operating Units (OUs) and regions. This role ensures an integrated view across OUs, regions, and functions to align growth, innovation, cost and service level commitments, financial goals, and operating mechanisms. The role also drives implementation of Integrated Business Planning and related operating mechanisms to drive organizational alignment between key stakeholders.

This dynamic leader steers the planning team within the OU or Region Led Market (RLM) to continually improve Medtronic’s IBP capability. This role will serve as a core part of the OU/RLM Leadership Team, partnering cross-functionally to drive the business’s integrated business plan, which is crucial for execution and goal planning across the OU.

In addition to IBP, this role will be responsible establishing the process and managing activities required to define, plan, manage and execute product lifecycle management for Neurovascular business.

Responsibilities for this role include:

Facilitating decision making

• Plan Support/ Monitoring/ Execution: Deeply understand plan drivers and their effects, demonstrate accountability for plan process, responsibility for visibility of say-do dashboard, leveraging right mechanisms to identify gaps and bring attention to them, presenting the finalized forecast / financial impact for key stakeholder/ GM approval.

• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) decision making: Ensure process is generating clearly framed decisions, with options and scenarios for the GM, on unconstrained, constrained, and Free Cash Flow-linked plan (3-36 months), used for execution and goal planning.

• Scenario Framing & Prioritization: Identify, prioritize, frame, and setup most likely impactful scenarios for deep dive analysis, developing strategies to mitigate risks and enhance likelihood of opportunities.

• Tradeoff Decisions & Framing: Assess and balance tradeoffs and strategies to meet goals.

• Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE): Accountable for aligning to the S&OE (0-13 weeks) process and ensuring escalations are fed back into overall IBP process.

Cross-functional Coordination

• IBP bridge for OU/RLM Leadership Team: As an active Leadership Team member, act as the bridge between Strategy and Execution

• Proactive communication & coordination: Proactively (and concisely) communicate and collaborate with OU Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Sales, and IBP team to integrate perspectives into strategic analysis and synthesize into a single plan

• Trade-off assessment: Make forecast tradeoff decisions across different OU function needs.

• Community of practice: Actively contribute to and foster a community of IBP Leaders.

Process Execution

• Process execution: Run full OU/RLM end-to-end IBP process in line with strategic priorities, changes in portfolio, and best practices. Effectively coordinate and focus work toward important goals, prioritizing the right activities that lead to success.

• Risk monitoring: Understand and track IBP metrics and risks across the value chain and assign actions to prevent leakage.

• Process status: Track process health within the OU, designing performance improvement plans as needed.

• Change Leadership: Manage IBP process and product changes via direction from centralized IBP team.

• Data quality: Act as escalation point for data quality issues and hold input owners and data stewards accountable.

People Leadership

• Analysis oversight / expertise/judgment: Oversee IBP-related analysis in the OU, advocate for appropriate standardization (on dashboard, timing), drive strategy development, and ensure adherence to IBP strategy, supporting team members and providing business guidance, framing support, and sense checks as needed.

• Coaching and development: Coach, develop, and train IBP team members — including step owners and facilitators. Model desired behaviors.

• Leading through influence: Influence behaviors, have credibility to flag issues, understand and navigate matrix, drive the conversation.

• Feedback: Provide feedback to teams on process and tool improvements

Product Lifecycle Management

• Implement Product Lifecycle Management strategy & process including phase in/out of products and integrate with IBP

• Identify and advocate for projects and funding necessary to maintain a healthy commercial portfolio including product rationalization

• Align OU functions on planning, execution, budget management, and issue management in alignment with product lifecycle sustainment plans

• Monitor execution progress toward established objectives, assess risk, and implement strategies to ensure successful delivery of the product portfolio

• Maintain effective communication with the Operating Unit leadership team, team members and functional leadership (Functional VPs and Directors) in all activities required to design, develop, and deliver the product successfully

Skills and experience

Must have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related discipline.

• 15+ years applicable experience (13+ with a graduate degree) - Global Product or Upstream Marketing, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Management, Finance or Sales Operations. Management experience within an OU, region or function (operations, marketing, sales, or finance)

• Background in process improvements, product launches, production, or demand planning

• International experience or experience working with global sales organizations

Nice to have:

• Preferred Qualifications: MBA, or other advanced degree related to healthcare, life sciences, or other technical field with demonstrated financial and business acumen.

• Prior experience in managing by influence across multiple teams/groups across the organization and presenting to all levels of the organization and worked in a team-based environment which places high degree of emphasis on accountability (e.g., service levels, product launches, inventory management)

• Change management experience, including a deep understanding of stakeholders (OU/regions/functions) and ability to develop and drive change management plans.

• Knowledge of demand management/forecasting tools, forecasting processes in sales, marketing operations, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain

• Deep financial and business acumen; understand P&L and balance sheet including levers that impact cash, margin, and revenue

• Demonstrated skills in building trust, influencing without authority, communication, negotiation, and driving results through a global matrix structure.

• Innovative and proactive; solution orientation and continuous improvement mindset

• Proven ability to make strategic decisions, work under time pressure, and exercise good judgment within complex situations.

• Ability to build a broad, cross-functional network within the organization, and navigate the matrix by understanding the vital connection points between commercial and operational functions.

• Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills with bias for action and data-based decision-making.

• Curiosity (the ability to ask ‘why’ questions); helping others remain curious, creating psychological safety

• Ability to guide team in creating achievable milestones toward the vision/objective and break down barriers (i.e., what's stopping people from doing what it takes).

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$204,800.00 - $307,200.00

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

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

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 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

• Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

• Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities

• Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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