Senior Supply Chain Planner

Senior Supply Chain Planner

Requirements

• Bachelors degree required.
• Minimum of 4 years relevant experience, or advanced degree with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Master Production Schedule (MPS) each month optimizing service while constraint by resources.
• Identify and participate in the resolution of issues by employing strong analytical and planning skills.
• Analyze, develop, and implement long-term supply chain strategies and networks that address capacity issues and production location decisions in support of business goals.
• Conduct weekly operations calls with manufacturing sites and distribution centers to align on weekly production schedule and to understand any capacity/supply constraints.
• Utilize SAP/APO to ensure correct flow of demand signals through the whole value stream and ensure accuracy of build prompts at manufacturing sites.
• Actively plan and support new business initiatives, new product launches, product rationalizations, and agility transfers.
• Own supply chain service and inventory metrics. Leadership of regular cross-functional metric performance reviews.
• Partner with the manufacturing plants, developing projections of service recovery during periods of supply disruption, and taking proactive actions to minimize product availability issues and timely communicate to global regions.
• Develop working relationships with planners globally and build a ‘virtual’ team throughout value stream.
• Work cross functionally on project teams and develop relationships with Manufacturing, Marketing, R&D, Finance, Engineering, and customer service.
• Act as a key resource in monthly IBP supply cycle responsible for site production plan accuracy to requirements, rough cut capacity views and scenario planning.
• Drive operation metrics such net requirements, inventory targets and projections.
• Manage inventory to maximize service and minimize investment. Own Enterprise Inventory Optimization (EIO) input for optimization of global safety stocks.
• Understand Lean Sigma DMAIC methodology and utilize lean principles and problem-solving methodology to drive continuous improvement in processes leading to service/inventory improvement.
• Lead complex projects including optimization of production capacity, agility transfers, balancing global inventory network, improving global service levels, and improving manufacturing/ supply chain efficiency.
• Act as a Change Agent by identifying / solving problems and improving processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in supply chain planning and/or inventory, capacity, or operations planning. Or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience in supply chain planning and/or inventory, capacity, or operations planning.
• MBA / Master’s Degree
• Experience using SAP/APO, Blue Yonder or other ERP systems
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint focus)
• APICS (CPIM/CSCP) certification
• Excellent mathematics/analytics/statistical skills demonstrated through education or professional background
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Proven ability to meet and maintain customer / business expectations and requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Lean Sigma DMAIC green belt certification
• Medical device or related industry experience
• Ability to thrive in a complex, matrix and growing organization
• Strong understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards related End to End Supply Chain concepts
• Ability to assess, analyze, and condense complex data or situations.
• Ability to project possible future outcomes and scenarios based on available data. Shapes recommendations to create positive future results despite circumstances or activities that may threaten desired goals
• Ability to adapt to changing customer and organizational requirements
• Experience cultivating a broad network of relationships with key internal and external constituents.
• Good influence management skills and ability to successfully work across geographical boundaries via phone and virtual meetings.