Manager, Supply Planning

Stryker; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Employee stock purchase plan

Short-term disability

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Stryker is seeking an experienced supply chain professional to influence cross-functional teams and drive results in a fast-paced environment. You will lead master resource and capacity planning, managing supply across multiple sites and portfolios while optimizing inventory and working capital.

In this role, you will coach planners, drive continuous improvement, support launches and phase-outs, and partner with demand planning to align supply with business needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in manufacturing, IBP and/or supply planning.
• 3+ years leading a team in manufacturing, IBP and/or supply planning.
• Extensive understanding of IBP / S&OP processes and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop master resource plans based on demand forecasts for 24 months.
• Create capacity plans, identify supply risks and mitigation strategies.
• Build and manage supply plans across complex product portfolios and sites.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to optimize planning processes.
• Establish inventory strategies including safety stock levels.
• Evaluate supply plans to support budgets and targets.
• Monitor execution with scheduling and purchasing teams.
• Support product launches and phase-outs with portfolio status updates.
• Collaborate with demand planning to align capabilities with business needs.
• Maintain planning system master data for accuracy.
• Track metrics like stock health, capacity, and lead times.
• Analyze performance issues, identify root causes, and implement actions.
• Lead supply planning improvement initiatives and projects.
• Coach and develop planners to strengthen capability.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

What You Will Do –

An experienced supply chain professional who can influence cross-functional teams and drive results. A proactive, solutions-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, communicates effectively at all levels, and is passionate about delivering high-quality products to patients and customers.

• Develop master resource plans based on demand forecasts to ensure supply, production, and material availability across a 24-month planning horizon.
• Create capacity plans, identify supply risks and constraints, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Build and manage supply plans across complex product portfolios and multiple sites.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve planning capabilities and optimize supply chain processes.
• Establish inventory strategies, including safety stock levels, to balance product availability and working capital.
• Evaluate supply plans from a financial perspective to support operational and budget targets.
• Monitor execution of supply plans with production scheduling and purchasing teams, addressing risks, backorders, and supply disruptions.
• Support product launches and product phase-outs while communicating portfolio status to key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with demand planning teams to align supply capabilities with business requirements through daily, weekly, and monthly planning processes.
• Maintain planning system master data to ensure accurate and effective planning.
• Track key metrics including supply plan attainment, safety stock health, capacity utilization, backorders, and lead times.
• Analyze performance issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Lead supply planning improvement initiatives and strategic projects.
• Coach, train, and develop planners to build organizational capability.

Required –

• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing, IBP and/or supply planning,
• 3+ years leading a team in either manufacturing, IBP and/or supply planning,
• Bachelors Degree
• Extensive understanding of IBP / S&OP processes and best practices
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems

Preferred –

• Knowledge of ERP master data management and exception-based planning
• Project management experience, including problem-solving and Lean/Six Sigma methodologies
• APICS or other supply chain certification

$118,000 - $196,600 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.