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Overview
The role’s purpose is to be accountable for the overall supply plan quality within the Finished Goods Operations (FGO) supply chain for our Medical businesses. FGO includes external Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) / Contract Manufacturing (CM) product suppliers. The role is responsible for measuring the performance of the execution of the supply plan in meeting demand requirements and will interface with commercial teams, procurement and sourcing partners, finance partners, and other related planning teams. The Senior Supply Planner will be the primary communicator for both short and long-term impacts on the FGO supply chain.
What You Will Do
- Ensure that the supply plan has been financially evaluated in conjunction with Finance and that implications are understood by leadership within Procurement and the franchise regarding operational targets and budgets.
- Deploy and monitor the performance of core supply processes within FGO, including capacity planning, demand and supply execution, and FG safety stocks.
- Input into the overall Franchise Executive Supply review by communicating the capability to meet the latest demand signal and the implications if any of doing so.
- Own and drive continuous improvement on the core processes within supply planning based on defined standards by business model for the franchise and process excellence.
- Ensure that the commercial and operations teams receive insights around capital investment and opportunities for cost and cash improvement.
- Ensure that procurement call-offs align with the Supply plan and any deviation is measured and monitored to drive a balanced scorecard of KPIs.
- Track KPIs, communicate results, apply corrective actions when deviating, and report back to leadership in a timely manner.
- Support cross-franchise best practice programs by participating, sharing, and adapting learnings back into the specific franchise as part of simplifying operations within Global Quality and Operations (GQO) and Stryker.
- KPIs for the role include: Supply Plan Attainment, Safety Stock Health, Capacity Utilization, Backorder, and Lead Time levels.
Requirements
- Degree level in Business/Finance/Supply Chain management
- Fluent English
- Minimum of 4 years in either a production, supply or demand planning role
- Hands-on knowledge of SAP planning systems
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and partners with customers to improve healthcare. Stryker offers innovative products and services across MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics, and Spine, impacting patient outcomes worldwide.
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- Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
- Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Note: This description reflects the responsibilities and requirements for the Senior Supply Planner role and does not include any external tracking or site-only notices.
