Job Description

In this exciting role as a Sr Supply Chain Planner, you will have responsibility for efficiently managing supply for our Medical Device client. Primary responsibility will be ensuring product availability while meeting inventory targets and ensuring flawless launch of new products. This position leads and works in a collaborative environment with other business functions and will support the department’s strategic goals and objectives with limited direct supervision.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned

• Analyzes, develops, and implements long-term supply chain strategies and networks that address capacity issues and production location decisions in support of business goals.
• Acts as key participant in monthly IBP and S&OE cycle managing long-term rough-cut capacity views and short-term planning with scenario planning. Identifies and escalates exceptions for consideration with the suggestion of possible scenarios and solutions.
• Completes Master data cleanup, planning system maintenance, optimization & governance of standards.
• Creates Master Production Schedule
• Collaborates with Planning and Contract Mfg./OEM teams – Monthly Planning Handshake/SIOP, forecast & capacity review, Monthly and Quarterly Operation Reviews
• Effectively manages the supply chain to meet and exceed KPI’s relating to service levels, net requirement attainment, inventory levels/inventory weeks, and backorder dollars.
• Liaises with regions, DRP teams, Customer Operations, Contract Manufacturing, Sourcing, Marketing, and Distribution to improve overall communication and process flows.
• Ownership for documentation and making sure it is up to date, deployed, and the single source of truth.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, OR advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
• Experience employing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in supply chain activities, including using Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Excellent mathematics/analytics/statistical skills demonstrated through education or professional background
• Experience with purchasing, forecasting and supplier management.
• Experience managing projects and working in teams
• Experience with computer applications including Microsoft office

Nice to have:

• Master’s Degree
• APICS CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management)
• Project Management Professional Certification
• Six Sigma, Lean and DMAIC expertise
• Familiar with working in an ISO 13485 and FDA regulated environment
• Strong communication skills (both verbally and in written) with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate with business stakeholders

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