Supply Planner

Stryker Corporation; Sydney; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

On-site gym

Wellbeing programs

Volunteer days

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a commercially minded Supply Planner to join the ANZ supply chain. You will own supply planning for your portfolio, translate demand signals into supply plans, and balance availability, inventory and risk.

Work in hybrid mode with collaboration across Demand Planning, Sales and Operations, and global teams. 2–3 years experience required, ERP and Excel skills preferred; healthcare or regulated environment is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years experience in supply planning or broader supply chain roles.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage complexity and competing priorities.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP systems such as JDE.
• Experience in healthcare or a regulated environment.
• Understanding of quality and compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage supply planning across your product portfolio.
• Translate demand plans into aligned supply and replenishment strategies.
• Work closely with Commercial teams to understand forecasts, assumptions and demand changes.
• Align supply plans with inventory targets, service levels and business priorities.
• Identify and proactively manage supply risks, including constraints, disruptions or variability.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Customer Service and global teams to optimise stock availability.
• Monitor and manage inventory performance, including stock levels, slow-moving and excess stock.
• Contribute to S&OP / IBP planning processes from a supply perspective.
• Drive continuous improvement across planning processes and systems.

Skills

Supply planning

Stakeholder engagement

Excel skills

ERP systems

Tools

JDE ERP

Excel

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, and together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside our customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces!

The Role

This is an opportunity for a commercially-minded Supply Planner to join Stryker’s Supply Chain team, supporting our business across ANZ. In this role, you’ll own the supply planning for your portfolio, ensuring the right products are available at the right time to meet business demand. Working closely with Demand Planning, Sales and Operations, you’ll translate demand signals into effective supply plans, balancing availability, inventory and risk.

What you’ll do

• Own and manage supply planning across your product portfolio
• Translate demand plans into aligned supply and replenishment strategies
• Work closely with Commercial teams to understand forecasts, assumptions and demand changes
• Align supply plans with inventory targets, service levels and business priorities
• Identify and proactively manage supply risks, including constraints, disruptions or variability
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Customer Service and global teams to optimise stock availability
• Monitor and manage inventory performance, including stock levels, slow-moving and excess stock
• Contribute to S&OP / IBP planning processes from a supply perspective
• Drive continuous improvement across planning processes and systems

Requirements

• 2-3 years experience in supply planning, replenishment or broader supply chain roles
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills
• Ability to manage complexity and competing priorities
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach
• Comfortable working with systems, data and reporting tools
• Exposure to planning frameworks (e.g. S&OP / IBP)
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g. JDE) and planning tools
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience in healthcare, medical devices or a regulated environment
• Understanding of quality and compliance processes

What we offer

• Competitive benefits offering that includes paid parental leave, on-site office gym, wellbeing and volunteer days
• Access to health, financial wellbeing and insurance programs

Travel Percentage

• 10%

Work Flexibility

Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility.

For more information, visit: www.stryker.com