Lead Demand Planner

Stryker; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 89,400 - 148,900; Full time

Job summary

Stryker in Irvine, CA, seeks an experienced demand forecasting professional to own the end-to-end forecasting process, translate financial projections into SKU/IPN forecasts, and support supply planning decisions.

You will lead EDRs, develop rolling forecasts, and collaborate with Commercial, Supply Planning, and cross-functional teams to align roadmaps for product launches and exits over the next 12–18 months. Strong data skills and ERP/SQL/PBI are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or Business related.
• 4+ years of experience.
• Strong in Excel—able to analyze data and calculations.
• PowerPoint—storytelling with data.
• ERP—understanding.
• SQL and PowerBI.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between multiple sites and cross-functional teams to gather and consolidate demand inputs, regulatory approval timelines, sales orders, financial forecasts, market trends, and historical sales data.
• Own the end-to-end demand forecasting process, translating financial projections through SKU and IPN-level forecasts to support supply planning decisions.
• Lead Executive Demand Reviews (EDR) and KPI reporting in alignment with the Stryker IBP process and assessment.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve an accurate rolling 24-month demand plan.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Supply Planning, and cross-functional stakeholders to review and present NPI, M&A, and PLM roadmaps for product launches and exits within the next 12-18 months.
• Communicate demand forecasts, risks, opportunities, and actionable insights to stakeholders and executive leadership, providing recommendations that support business and supply planning decisions.
• Own forecasting model development, DemandTrack implementation, and process improvements while ensuring data integrity across systems and planning processes.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and demand planning performance metrics, identifying trends and driving corrective actions as needed.
• Facilitate ad hoc analyses, projects, and reporting as assigned.
• Coach and mentor team members on planning processes, best practices, and continuous improvement opportunities.

Skills

Excel data analysis

PowerPoint storytelling with data

SQL

PowerBI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or Business related

Tools

ERP systems

Forecasting software

Job description

• Act as the primary liaison between multiple sites and cross‑functional teams to gather and consolidate demand inputs, regulatory approval timelines, sales orders, financial forecasts, market trends, and historical sales data.
• Own the end-to-end demand forecasting process, translating financial projections through SKU and IPN-level forecasts to support supply planning decisions.
• Lead Executive Demand Reviews (EDR) and KPI reporting in alignment with the Stryker IBP process and assessment.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve an accurate rolling 24-month demand plan.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Supply Planning, and cross‑functional stakeholders to review and present NPI, M&A, and PLM roadmaps for product launches and exits within the next 12-18 months.
• Communicate demand forecasts, risks, opportunities, and actionable insights to stakeholders and executive leadership, providing recommendations that support business and supply planning decisions.
• Own forecasting model development, DemandTrack implementation, and process improvements while ensuring data integrity across systems and planning processes.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and demand planning performance metrics, identifying trends and driving corrective actions as needed.
• Facilitate ad hoc analyses, projects, and reporting as assigned.
• Coach and mentor team members on planning processes, best practices, and continuous improvement opportunities.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or Business related
• 4+ years of experience
• Strong in excel - being able to analyze data and calculations in excel
• Powerpoint - story telling with data
• ERP - need to understand
• SQL and PowerBI

Preferred

• Software for forecasting
• ASCM certification
• Medical device background

​$89,400 - $148,900 USD Annual

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.

Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short‑term disability insurance.

Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes.

Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.

Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.