Title:  Manager, Supply Planning - Medical Device

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Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead the short and long-term supply planning activities for your assigned focused customers as well as plant assignments. The scope of this role is of significant revenue, quantity, scale, and/or complexity. The role includes Master Production Planning, Capacity Planning, Customer Relationship Management, SIOP, Capital Investment Planning, and Inventory Management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage finished goods planning for medical devices for proprietary and customer owned designs
• Generate MPP (Master Production Plan) for Make-to-order items
• Lead weekly Supply Operations meeting for both plant operations and specific customers to review planning activities and shop floor performance
• Collaborate with order management and plant supply chain in managing execution of customer orders inside and outside standard lead time
• Resolve imbalances between detailed production schedule and customer demand
• Review order pipeline and compare to forecast projections. Identify and lead resolution of gaps 
• Review forecast changes from prior month and adjust MPP on MTS items accordingly
• Review forecast accuracy and assess impact on service and inventory
• Identify short and long-term capacity constraints and lead constraint resolution with plant supply chain to balance demand and supply
• Recommend mid and long-term investment requirements to meet demand plan based on rigorous analysis. Provide this input to PER’s.
• Manage inventories for his/her product portfolios and/or plant assignments
• Manage excess/expired/at risk inventory reviews (bucket assignments, coordinate action items) with commercial and operations function
• Provide input and develop recommendations (data/slides) to the SIOP process for product portfolios
• Serve as single point of contact for supply planning on the introduction and execution of new product launches and technology transfers for his/her product portfolio

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain related concentrations
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in supply chain
• Experience developing master production schedules, rough cut capacity plans, and resource plans
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of APO/SNP (SAP’s Advanced Planning and Optimization tool)
• Demonstrated ability to provide recommendations for SIOP (demand and supply) related activities to senior management and leadership team

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Master’s Degree in related fields
• APICS Certified
• Lean, Agile or Six Sigma a plus.
• Project Management certification is a plus.
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
• Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times
• Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.

Travel Requirements:

• Must be able to travel up to 5% of the time

Physical & Mental Requirements:

• Strong excel and report development skills
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen
• Ability to assess opportunities in the business and apply supply chain related solutions
• Broad perspective ability to see beyond the boundaries of his/her responsibilities or function
• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organization
• Ability to respond quickly, present a concise recommendation and defend it
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to work independently
• Strong learning capacity

Competencies/Authorities

• Non-US only where required for certain levels

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