Associate Demand Planner

Draeger Medical Systems, Inc.; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in medical technology as a Supply Chain Planner. You will utilize SAP ERP to optimize inventory and fulfill customer orders while collaborating with various internal stakeholders. This role offers a hybrid work schedule and the chance to make a real impact in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering plus 2+ years experience.
• 1-2+ years relevant experience in supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Utilize SAP ERP to maximize order fulfillment and minimize inventory.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders for supply chain management.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and manage relationships.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Detail oriented

Supply chain concepts

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office Suite

SPSS

Job description

The Job Responsibilities

We're hiring! If you want your contributions to make a real difference, check out this new career opportunity with us at Draeger where we are led by the guiding principle "Technology for Life".

• Utilize SAP ERP system to plan, order and forecast assigned items to maximize customer order fulfillment while minimizing inventory investment. Develop item forecast based on historical consumption and market input. Create and maintain SAP planning parameters to achieve optimal performance. Manage introduction of new items via the Object Approval & Design Change Request process.


• Collaboration and cross functional alignment with internal Stakeholders such as Order Management, Customer Support, Product Management, Marketing, Production, Finance. Provide guidance and direction to the stakeholders while balancing the demand and supply of the respective portfolios.


• Responsible for operational planning and forecasting of designated portfolio of 3,000+ parts on average by reviewing the relevant sales opportunities in CRM as well as through business intelligence and thus accounting for future demand in the respective forecasting.


• Responsible for optimal inventory performance of assigned portfolio to meet customer service levels while balancing working capital targets. Monitor inventory related metrics such as inventory on hand/cycle turns, obsolescence, high runners vs. slow/non-movers reduction.


• Monitor supplier delivery performance and take corrective action to ensure delivery goals are achieved. Manage day to day relationships with suppliers and act as the first line of escalation to ensure optimum supplier performance, successful execution of inventory strategy, and achievement of established KPI's.


• Responsible for KPI measurement, scenario planning and modeling to provide guidance and transparency for a quantitative and qualitative decision-making process.


• Prepare, support and participate in the regional Sales & Operations Planning process for the Medical & Safety business.


• Collaborate, participate and lead supply chain projects within Market Fulfillment.


• Performs other duties as needed and assigned.

Your Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (Business or technical - engineering - degree preferred) plus 2+ years relevant work experience or Master degree plus internship experience

Related Experience:

• 1-2+ years of relevant experience


• Strong written & verbal communication skills


• Good understanding of supply chain concepts and application


• Working knowledge of ERP system preferred


• Working proficiency in Power BI, Microsoft Office Suite, including Power Point and advanced Microsoft Excel skills


• Knowledge of statistically programs like SPSS a plus


• Simulation and modeling experience preferred


• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team


• Detail oriented and analytical

*Hybrid work schedule

To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant must be eligible for any licenses, or any other authorizations required by the U.S. Government to access information regarding products, data, and information produced by or for the U.S. Government.

The Drager Workplace

Draeger has several sites located across North America as well as field-based sales and service positions. Our North America headquarters is located in Telford, PA just north of Philadelphia. We also have US sites in Andover, MA, and Houston, TX. Our Canada site is located in Mississauga, Ontario.

Our US headquarters located north of Philadelphia in Telford, Pennsylvania is our US manufacturing site for our Neonatal product line supplying many global customers as well as production support for Draeger's Safety products. This location also serves as the key site for essential US functions which includes Medical Sales and Service Management, Medical Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, Quality and Finance.

EEO is the Law

Draeger is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov)

Who we are

From hospitals to fire departments to industrial customers, people around the world rely on our products: cutting-edge technology that combines real engineering with the digital future. With over 130 years of experience, passion and the bold ideas of more than 16,000 employees, we are committed to turning technology into technology for life.

Interested?

Please apply directly through our career portal.
We look forward to receiving your application.

Apply now

https://erecruitment.draeger.com/index.php?ac=application&jobad_id=17699

If you have any questions, please contact

Gwendolyn Zappala

E-Mail: [e-mail]

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