Senior Supply Planner
Stryker · Irvine, CA · Today
On-siteSupply Chain$77k–$117k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Create supply plans and 24-month build plans based on the latest demand signals to ensure production requirements are met while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and product availability.
- Develop and maintain production schedules that support manufacturing operations, partnering closely with production supervisors and site leadership to ensure execution against plan.
- Create capacity plans based on the latest demand signals to identify potential bottlenecks or supply risks and develop mitigation plans that ensure continuity of supply and support future business growth.
- Partner cross-functionally with manufacturing, procurement, quality, engineering, finance, customer service, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) teams to ensure alignment and effective supply chain execution.
- Support the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of supply planning processes, tools, and systems within a growing manufacturing environment.
- Set appropriate inventory targets and safety stock strategies by evaluating demand variability, supply chain lead times, and business requirements to optimize service levels and inventory investment.
- Ensure supply plans are financially evaluated and balanced against operational performance, customer service expectations, inventory objectives, and budget requirements through collaboration with finance partners.
- Track execution of supply plans with production scheduling and procurement teams to ensure plans are operationalized, performance issues are identified, and mitigation actions are implemented to address supply disruptions and backorders.
- Communicate supply risks, constraints, capacity challenges, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders and leadership teams while influencing decisions across cross-functional groups.
- Maintain planning system master data and support ongoing optimization of ERP planning parameters to enable accurate planning and decision-making. NetSuite experience is preferred.
- Identify opportunities to improve planning visibility, capacity utilization, inventory performance, and overall supply chain execution through process improvements and data-driven decision making.
- Monitor KPIs for the role, including Supply Plan Attainment, Supply Plan Mix Attainment, Safety Stock Health, Capacity Utilization, and Backorder Performance.
- Analyze performance gaps, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
- 2+ years of planning and/or manufacturing/production planning or relevant experience.
- Proficiency in Excel (understanding of functions such as VLOOKUP, IF-THEN statements, etc.).
Qualifications
- APICS certification (preferred).
- Strong ERP systems and computer software experience (NetSuite, Oracle, or similar).
- Expertise in MS Excel.
- Project Management and Lean Six Sigma experience (preferred).
- Understanding of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
Benefits
- Health benefits: 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: 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.
Pay
$76,500 - $117,100 USD Annual