Supply Planner

Stryker Group; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 47,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Group is seeking a detail‑oriented Supply Planner in Limerick for an initial 12‑month FTC. The role involves coordinating with production scheduling, procurement and customer service to develop an integrated supply plan that meets demand over a 24‑month horizon.

You will support capacity and inventory planning, monitor execution, and communicate risks to ensure on‑time supply while optimizing costs. Hybrid or onsite work arrangement with a 3‑day onsite requirement is offered.

Qualifications

• Level 8 Degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain management.
• Minimum of 2 years in production, supply or demand planning.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyze large data sets.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support creation of a Master Resource Plan based on latest demand signal and ensure materials to support 24-month horizon.
• Support capacity planning to identify bottlenecks and mitigation proposals.
• Initially scoped to a limited product set; coaching in supply planning during development.
• Assist Supply Planning Manager in setting inventory levels (safety stocks) based on demand volatility and lead times.
• Track execution of the supply plan with scheduling and procurement to mitigate back orders.
• Ensure correct phasing in/out of products and communicate portfolio status from supply planning perspective.
• Support the daily/weekly execution process and monthly executive supply review to confirm capability to meet requirements.
• Maintain core master-data in Supply Planning systems.
• KPIs include plan attainment, safety stock health, capacity utilization, back order, and lead time.
• Root-cause performance issues and propose mitigations to the Supply Planning Manager.

Skills

MS Excel

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain management

Job description

Initial 12 Month FTC

Supply Planner - Limerick

Hybrid or Onsite (3 day onsite requirement)

Who we want

• Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes – finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

• Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities.

Role Summary

The role will interface with production scheduling, procurement, and customer service to ensure an integrated approach to supply planning within the franchise and take the lead in responding to the demand requirements from the business and ensuring that there is supply plan in place to communicate what needs to be produced and purchased to the manufacturing and supply base within the franchise.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the creation of a Master Resource Plan based on the latest demand signal to cover what needs to be produced or purchased as a finished product and to ensure that within the process there is sufficient raw materials and components to support the required supply plan up to a 24‑month time horizon.

• Support the creation of capacity plans based on the latest demand signal to identify where there are potential bottlenecks or risks to supply and to develop and recommend appropriate proposals to mitigate and to ensure that the plant or 3rd party can meet the future demand. Also identify where there is significant underutilization which could impact the costs of supply.

• Responsibility will be initially scoped to limited number of products /segments of the portfolio and during development phase the individual would be closely monitored and coached into supply planning.

• Work under the supervision of the Supply Planning manager in setting of the correct levels of inventory (safety stocks) within the supply plan by understanding the demand volatility and supply chain lead times.

• Tracking of the execution of the supply plan with production scheduling and buying ensuring that the plan is fully operationalized and tracked for performance deviation including mitigation on back orders and pro‑active communication of future supply risks.

• Ensuring within the supply plan that products are being phased in and planned correctly as well as ensuring communication and timing of exiting products within the plant or 3rd party. Communicating with the business in regard to the status of the product portfolio from a supply planning perspective.

• Support the Supply Planning Manager in providing effective communication and confirmation back from supply planning to the demand plan in confirming capability to meet the requirements via the daily and weekly execution process but also via a robust monthly executive supply process.

• All Supply Planning system core master‑data is maintained to enable focus on real supply issues.

• KPIs for the role will be Supply Plan Attainment, Safety Stock Health, Capacity Utilization, Back order and Lead time.

• Responsible for root causing performance issues and providing recommendation to Supply Planning Manager /leader on how to mitigate and sustain.

Education & Skills Required

• Level 8 Degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain management

• Minimum of 2 years in either a production, supply or demand planning role where knowledge is demonstrated and experience gained in planning

• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel

• Strong attention to detail, able to analyze and make sense of large amounts of data that can be presented back to operations.

• Experience in a manufacturing environment would be beneficial

Ireland Pay Ranges:

• Ireland: €47,000 – €77,000 EUR Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.