Principal Production Planner

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.

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.

• 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.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in manufacturing planning, inventory control, demand planning, or a supply chain function.
• Proven experience with the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process.
• Hands‑on experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and MRP tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite:
  Teams, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Experience with advanced planning systems (APS), such as Kinaxis Rapid Response.
• Background in planning within vertically integrated manufacturing environments.
• APICS certification (CPIM or CSCP).
• Experience leading continuous improvement projects or managing cross‑functional initiatives.

Minimum Salary: $82,600
Maximum Salary: $156,900

Boston Scientific is 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.

Applicants for this safety‑sensitive role will be required to provide proof of COVID‑19 vaccination status and may be subject to a prohibited substance test as part of safety‑sensitive requirements.