US-MN-Arden Hills; US-MN-Maple Grove
Your responsibilities will include:
- Lead planning, forecasting, and budgeting activities for Supply Chain functions including Sterilization, Planning, Analytics and Clinical for both OPEX and CAPEX. Consolidate Global Headcount and other expenses. Serve as advisor and key business partner to functional VP and drive adherence to corporate targets. Build understanding of business and financial information to provide actionable recommendations.
- For Global Inventory, perform all aspects of the monthly financial close, including analysis of adjustments, journal entries, account reconciliations, along with the generation of monthly and quarterly reporting schedules, and variance/trend analysis on Finished Goods, Raw Materials, and Work-In-Progress inventory, providing key insights to Global, Regional, and Divisional stakeholders.
- Key member of the AOP Volumes Enhancement project – driving improvements in overall volumes used for Standard setting
- Support the annual standard cost-setting process for the Network, particularly focusing on Inventory Revaluation and Volume Alignment to Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SI&OP), verifying the data and releasing the standard costs and volume alignments.
- Business Partner to Global Supply Chain functions, evaluating Capital investments, VIP initiatives, Outsource/Insource assessments, last time buy (LTB) decisions, Project Support, Cost allocations, Global Spend Consolidations.
- Participate in the development of the annual Strat Plan (3-year forecast), assess investments through proper modeling, and ensure alignment of resources to business requirements. Assist with overall Global Supply Chain process improvement initiatives.
- Provide support to key business projects such as Network Modeling to identify and optimize costs across the network to improve profitability and product flow efficiency.
- Create meaningful metrics to monitor business performance. Identify opportunities for metrics and reporting automation, leveraging tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Excel where applicable.
- Become a subject matter expert and assist with further enhancements of corporate-wide planning tools. Leverage system knowledge to continuously improve reporting processes and work with IS to ensure data accuracy and reconciliations across our systems.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree is preferred
- Minimum 5 years Accounting/ Finance experience, SI&OP Experience essential.
- Very strong financial/data analysis skills; strong ability to problem solve and draw conclusions from data while maintaining data accuracy.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to build relationships and have influence with key stakeholders
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and act in a consultative role.
- Exceptional organizational & time management skills are crucial. Environment is fast-paced and multi-tasking is essential.
- Proven ability to work under pressure and meet critical financial deadlines.
Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.