Materials Planning Lead — Medical Devices

Zimmer Biomet; Bogotá; On-site; COP 60,000,000 - 100,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Zimmer Biomet, a global medical technology leader, seeks a Materials Planner to oversee direct materials supply and minimum stock levels, ensuring production schedules stay on track. You will collaborate with sourcing and operations to manage shortages, plan volumes, and improve material delivery processes.

Ideal candidates have a degree with 4+ years in supply chain or a related field, strong negotiation and communications skills, and a track record in ERP-enabled planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field with relevant experience
• Experience in supply chain planning, project management, or IT systems preferred
• Experience with medical devices and ERP systems is a plus

Responsibilities

• Analyzes requirements trends to support current and future production plans from operations planning.
• Schedules the supply of direct materials and components to meet production requirements and minimum safety stock levels.
• Communicates raw materials shortages, update supply plans and execute on follow up actions.
• Communicates with suppliers regarding future planned volumes, capacity, and capacity availability.
• Reconciles supply non-conformances, return of product, and re-planning of material needs.
• Escalates supplier capacity related issues and overall performance issues to sourcing team / commodity management.
• Develops, implements and evaluates processes for material delivery from supplier to point of use.
• Implements all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitors inventory levels against target levels.
• Supports inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy.
• Minimizes obsolete stock and ensure business is left with minimum liability

Skills

Supply chain planning

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree

High School Diploma

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Zimmer Biomet, a global medical technology leader, seeks a Materials Planner to oversee direct materials supply and minimum stock levels, ensuring production schedules stay on track. You will collaborate with sourcing and operations to manage shortages, plan volumes, and improve material delivery processes.

Ideal candidates have a degree with 4+ years in supply chain or a related field, strong negotiation and communications skills, and a track record in ERP-enabled planning.