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** Our investments are transforming Manufacturing and Supply Chain into a competitive advantage for Medtronic. Leaders with the talent to drive big and complex strategic programs while delivering stability and world-class best practices to day-to-day IT operations thrive here. As the IT Planning Application Owner, you will be responsible for Medtronic’s Global Supply Chain Planning application(s) maintenance, support and enhancement initiatives as well as IT operations for run the business activities to ensure achievement of our vision. To be a Best-in-Class Global Operations and Supply Chain Organization and Competitive Advantage for Medtronic. The IT Planning Application Owner (ITPAO) is accountable for the Application Management of the Supply Chain Planning applications including integrations and interfaces and continuous improvement. The IPTAO ensures the application(s) are enhanced and maintained in accordance to Medtronic's Security Risk and Compliance requirements. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties as assigned: + Provides leadership for those involved in the development, design and optimization of one or more information technology systems and functions supporting Medtronic business processes and technical information systems platforms. + Conduct analysis, selection and modification of enterprise systems, application software, installation of network hardware/software and database management. + Provides direction for the effort required to protect the company's data, tools and information systems. + Ensures infrastructure architecture standards maximize efficiency and support platform compatibility. + Subject matter knowledge of user group for practical application of system characteristics. + Coordinates delivery of services to user groups and ensures IT service is uninterrupted. + Manage change management processes for all systems and processes in scope. + Own the translation of functional requirements to technical deliverables + Responsible for Platform support and problem resolution, operational excellence monitoring and reporting + Lead engagement of applicable solution/service providers and cross-functional teams. **PEOPLE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONAL CAREER STREAM:** + Manage, select, develop, and evaluate personnel including external partners and resources to ensure the efficient operations of the functions and scope. + Levels within the management career stream typically have six or more direct reports. + Responsible for the performance management, staff development, driving engagement and inclusion, communicating business and operational initiatives, planning, prioritizing and / or directing the responsibilities of direct reports and partner resources in scope. + Collaborate with IBP and Planning COEs to ensure solutioning supports world class IBP. + Goal achievement is through individual performance combined with performance of direct and / or indirect reports in meeting Medtronic business plan targets. + A key responsibility of roles in this career stream is managing people, which includes: accountability for mentoring, developing and coaching staff on meeting/exceeding performance expectations and defined objectives, providing leadership to staff ensuring the prioritization of departmental level initiatives to include defining performance goals and targets, conducting performance reviews, and staff 1:1s to guide performance management and employee development efforts and manage toward departmental goals. **DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS** + Autonomy: + Manages team(s) or small unit that includes multiple teams in scope. + Provides motivational leadership for the area managed. + Provides thought and technical leadership. Ensures work is accomplished with minimal direction. + Organizational Impact: + Collaborates with IT Planning Team Leadership in the development of the strategy for department or business area, ensuring links to the company’s aims and objectives. + Innovation and Complexity: + Drive innovation across the business area, encouraging best practice and knowledge sharing. + Identify areas of improvement with team, partners and peers. + Systems: + Advanced Planning Systems Implementation and Run the Business experience >=8 yrs (prefer Blue Yonder) + ERP systems interface building, maintenance and integrations optimization + Webmethods, Snowflake, SAP APO/PPDS/GATP or similar experience >=6 yrs + ERP systems experience related to Supply Chain Planning >=10 yrs + MS Suite and data analytics advanced capability >=5 yrs + Supply Chain Planning: + IBP/S&OP Implementations and/or experience and SME >=5 yrs + Demand, Supply and Inventory Management experience >=10 yrs Collaborate with the IT Supply Chain Planning Leader partnering with business owners to accomplish roadmap in support of the SC Planning Digital Transformation strategy and vision. This Sr. Manager is accountable for the successful deployment of the IT Planning strategy and roadmap, including applications, data, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and people/partners in scope for the Supply Chain Planning Application Portfolio. + Collaborate with IT Supply Chain Planning leader to: + Develop business case proposals, financial investment forecasts, and annual business budget plans. + Develop and execute against the SC Plan Digital Transformation IT strategy and roadmap. + Establish and ensure communications relevant to stakeholders. + Manage end-to-end cost and performance of projects and initiatives in scope. + Perform duties as technology subject-matter expert to elicit and translate high level business needs into technological solutions so the portfolio of IT solutions aligns with business priorities and objectives. + Subject matter expert (SME) for the design and modeling of tactical architectures for delivery, development, and support of different projects to build best in class architecture. + SME for Solution Development & Run teams to perform against deliverables, schedules, quality and SLA’s. + Engage in project reviews to analyze portfolio level metrics, and review progress, resolve dependencies and risks, review capacity allocations, identify opportunities for continuous improvement. + Promote and develop IT industry best practices across product life cycle, including but not limited to code quality, code reviews, configuration management, configuration over customization, testing, release management, etc. + Proactively define and monitor performance and KPIs, drive continues improvement and lean six-sigma mindset to identify and eliminate true root-cause of issues. **MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)** + 8+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 6+ years of experience with an advanced degree + 7+ years of managerial experience **NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)** + Demonstrated experience and accountability for IT Supply Chain Advanced Planning systems experience. + Project leadership for execution with build and run team management & collaboration. + Strong experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, advanced planning system (APS), analytics and their interactions in the support and management of supply chain processes, operations, and master data. + Experience with Blue Yonder Planning Solutions, SAP and Anaplan (Preferred) + Good interpersonal and presentation skills. + Exceptional ability to lead change using positive and collaborative methods. + High level of technical aptitude, requirements management, and ability to assess and articulate risk variables. + Proven track record delivering exceptional IT results/outcomes, leveraging SDLC. **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.  **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. **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. 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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. 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