Stryker · 1 day ago
Senior Supply Planner
Salt Lake City, Utah
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expStryker Corporation is a leading medical technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Supply Planner to create and manage supply plans for their plants and third-party suppliers. The role involves interfacing with various departments to ensure integrated supply planning and addressing production capacity needs to support strategic growth initiatives.
BiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceMedicalMedical Device
Responsibilities
Responsible for the creation of a supply plan based on the latest demand signal to cover what needs to be produced or purchased as a finished product and to ensure that within the process there is sufficient raw materials and components to support the required supply plan up to a 24-month time horizon
Responsible for the creation of capacity plans based on the latest demand signal, to identify where there is any potential bottlenecks or risks to supply and to develop and recommend appropriate proposals to mitigate and to ensure that the plant can meet the future demand
Capable of developing a supply plan across a complex portfolio and multiple sites if required as franchise maturity develops
Capability building as part of cross functional teams and add expertise in creating the optimal solutions
Responsible for the setting of the correct levels of raw material inventory within the supply plan by understanding the demand volatility and supply chain lead times. Specifically, the creation of a safety stock strategy and plan that enables continuity of product availability at the optimal level of cash investment
Ensure that the supply plan is financially evaluated with regard to balancing the requirement of consistent product availability versus the cost of supply and the investment needed in conjunction with financial partners to ensure meeting the operational budgets and targets
Tracking of the execution of the supply plan with production scheduling and buying ensuring that the plan is fully operationalized and tracked for performance deviation including mitigation on back orders and pro-active communication of future supply risks
Effective communication and confirmation back from supply planning to the demand plan in confirming capability to meet the requirements via the daily and weekly execution process but also via a robust monthly executive supply process
All Supply Planning system core master-data is maintained to enable focus on real supply issues
KPIs for the role will be Supply Plan Attainment, Supply Plan Mix Attainment, Safety Stock Health, Capacity Utilization, and Backorder
Responsible for root causing performance issues and acting on own capability to mitigate and correct supply issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Supply Chain Management or related - required
4+ years of planning and/or manufacturing/production planning or relevant experience - required
Strong ERP systems and computer software experience (SAP, QAD, JDE)
Understanding of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrate Business Planning (IBP)
Expert in MS Excel
Preferred
APICS certification - preferred
Project Management and Lean Six Sigma experience - preferred
Company
Stryker
Stryker is a medical technology company that offers products and services in orthopaedics.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1990-01-02IPO
Leadership Team
Kevin Lobo
Chair & CEO
Glenn S. Boehnlein
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President
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