Demand Planning Intern | Costa Rica

Location: Plaza Roble, Escazú, H, CR

Demand Planning Intern | Costa Rica

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Plaza Roble, Escazú, H, CR

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Position Summary

We are looking for a motivated and talented intern to join our Demand Planning team at Boston Scientific. This internship offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in supply chain and demand planning within a dynamic and innovative healthcare devices company. The selected candidate will actively contribute to real business challenges from day one, supporting inventory optimization, data analysis, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. This role is ideal for a student with strong analytical and communication skills, eager to learn, and ready to contribute to impactful projects in a global organization.

Responsibilities

Face real-life situations in a dynamic healthcare devices company.

Work on real business tasks from Day 1 (e.g., spare parts planning).

Contribute to the preparation and production of proposals and reports using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other tools.

Take responsibility for Inventory Management: seek opportunities to optimize stock levels, reduce excess, and maintain a healthy balance.

Interact and collaborate with cross-functional areas, regional teams, global planners, global support centers, and internal customers.

Conduct oneself as a full-time member of the Supply Chain area by adhering to Boston Scientific’s rules and regulations, maintaining professionalism, and respecting confidentiality and compliance policies.

Develop knowledge about assigned responsibilities, business processes, and operational issues, as well as Boston Scientific’s management practices and company-specific challenges.

Required Qualifications

Currently enrolled as an advanced university student in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

Intermediate to upper-intermediate English proficiency (B2 or higher).

Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to work with data, reports, and statistics.

Strong communication, teamwork, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Interest in demand planning, inventory management, and supply chain operations.

Basic knowledge of artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT or similar technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Microsoft Power BI, dashboards, or other data visualization tools.

General understanding of demand planning, inventory optimization, or supply chain processes.

Interest in process improvement, emerging technologies, and continuous professional development.

Requisition ID: 636056

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn.