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Work Flexibility: Onsite

Onsite Monday through Friday

What you will do –

Responsible for the creation of 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.

Responsible for the creation of 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.

Responsible for setting 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.

KPIs for the role will include Supply Plan Attainment, Supply Plan Mix Attainment, Safety Stock Health, Capacity Utilization, and Backorder Performance.

Responsible for analyzing performance gaps, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational objectives.

Required –

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Supply Chain Management or related

2+ years of planning and/or manufacturing/production planning or relevant experience

Excel (understanding x look ups/if then, ect)

Preferred –

APICS certification

Strong ERP systems and computer software experience (NetSuite, Oracle or similar experience)

Expert in MS Excel

Project Management and Lean Six Sigma experience

Understanding of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrate Business Planning (IBP)

$76,500 - $117,100 USD Annual

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.