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 The Supply Chain function is responsible for ensuring material availability to support manufacturing, customer demand, and inventory objectives across the business. The Buyer Planner plays a key role in balancing supply and demand, managing supplier performance, and driving continuity of supply while supporting operational and service level goals. This position is based in the Dominican Republic and follows a Flex work arrangement. Travel of up to 10% may be required to support supplier engagement, business meetings, training activities, or operational initiatives. Job Description field The Buyer Planner II is responsible for planning, purchasing, and managing inventory levels to support production and customer requirements. This role partners closely with suppliers, manufacturing, quality, logistics, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure material availability, mitigate supply risks, and maintain inventory performance. The position requires strong analytical capabilities, effective communication skills, and fluency in both English and Spanish. Primary Responsibilities Plan and execute material purchases to meet production schedules and customer demand. Monitor inventory levels and implement actions to maintain target inventory and service metrics. Manage supplier relationships to ensure on-time delivery, material availability, and issue resolution. Analyze demand, supply, and inventory data to identify risks and implement corrective actions. Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, logistics, and sourcing teams to support business objectives. Maintain planning parameters, purchase orders, and material master data within enterprise systems. Lead or support resolution of supplier shortages, delivery delays, and material escalations. Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain performance and operational efficiency. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience in supply chain, materials planning, purchasing, procurement, manufacturing, or related operations roles. Fluent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Spanish. Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for purchasing, planning, or inventory management. Experience analyzing inventory, demand planning, and supplier performance data. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other business reporting tools. Preferred Qualifications Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment such as medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industries. Experience with SAP or other advanced Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms. Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and inventory control methodologies. Experience supporting supplier performance improvement and supply continuity initiatives. APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) certification or similar supply chain certification. 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.  ‌ ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at [email protected]. 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. ‌ This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). 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 95,000+ 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. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email [email protected] To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email [email protected]

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