Why supply chain at Stryker? As a member of our Supply Chain team, you will make a daily impact on the lives of others. Apply today and you will get a chance to work with high-functioning, driven people who all have the same mission of making healthcare better.
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Who we want- Detail-oriented process improvers: Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes – finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate
Strategic thinkers: People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities
Self-directed initiators: People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes
What you will do- As the Senior Capacity Planner, you will ensure that near-term and long-term (3-5 years) business requirements can be met through the specific plant(s) and contract manufacturers within the specific franchise scope. You will partner with the business to gather long-term product volume expectations while integrating product life cycle changes. You will interface with site production leads, contract manufacturers, procurement, supply planning, sourcing, advanced operations, and integrated business planning management to ensure an integrated approach to capacity planning within the franchise. You will communicate and solve capacity constraints to avoid supply challenges and ensure a proper inventory investment strategy. This is a hybrid role. We are seeking an individual in the Leesburg, VA, or surrounding areas to work onsite 2 days per week.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Gathers long-term product volume expectations, factoring in product launches and product end-of-life cycle changes
Responsible for the creation of a master capacity plan based on the latest supply plan signal to identify where there are any potential bottlenecks or risks to supply and to develop and recommend appropriate proposals to mitigate and ensure that the plant or contract manufacturers can meet the future demand
Identify areas of underutilized inventory within Stryker manufacturing sites or 3rd parties that can be utilized for current or new product development
Responsible for monthly executive level reports on the current and future state of supplier capacity, highlighting up revenue risks or risks to set investments
Create a capacity review forum to enable leadership in investment making decisions
Collaborates with finance to determine financial impact for new capacity investments for internal manufacturing sites or supply volume commitments to contract manufacturers
Track and monitor the execution of the capacity plan and monitor the supplier's performance as it pertains to the volume ordered vs the volumes assessed for capacity
Develop internal processes to foster collaboration with internal Stryker manufacturing sites and/or 3rd party suppliers in the efforts to assess and capture capacity.
What you need- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or relevant field -required
4 years of experience in production planning, capacity planning, supply planning or demand planning -required
APICS accredited or professional supply chain accreditation "preferred"
Experience in Microsoft Office applications specifically PowerPoint and excellent skills in MS Excel and PowerBI "preferred"
IBP and S&OP principles experience "preferred"
About Stryker Our benefits:
12 paid holidays annually
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.
Financial benefits include Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.
For a more detailed overview of our benefits or time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits
About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com.
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