Medical Supply Planner

Mercy Ships; Lindale (TX); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Ships in Lindale, Texas, seeks an experienced Medical Supply Planner to join the Global Supply Chain Planning team serving Africa. You will plan delivery of medical supplies to hospital ships, monitor inventory levels, and coordinate with Medical Demand Planners and other departments. The role requires strong Excel skills, ERP/MRP experience, and the ability to work across U.S.

and Dutch offices. Occasional domestic and international travel may be necessary, and the position is full-time

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Supply Chain Planning experience in an international environment.
• Formal education in Business Administration, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related field.
• Experience in Medical context is preferred.
• Successful completion of Mercy Ships Entry Training within the first year or equivalent experience/education.

Responsibilities

• Plan the delivery of Medical Supplies to Mercy Ships hospital ships serving in Africa and monitor inventory levels across the supply chain.
• Collaborate with Medical Demand Planners, other Supply Planners, and various departments within Global Supply Chain.
• Generate vessel container orders using Supply Planning Tools and align timelines with Procurement, Logistics and Warehouse teams.
• Maintain safety stock levels and serve as a point of contact for non-inventory special orders and ad-hoc requests.
• Coordinate with Dutch and U.S. offices and ships to ensure seamless operations.
• Uphold Mercy Ships Core Values and policies in day-to-day activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Supply chain planning

Inventory management

Excel proficiency

ERP/MRP systems

Travel readiness

Servant leadership alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Operations Management / Logistics

Tools

ERP/MRP planning systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.

Do you have a heart for the hurting and a desire to invest your talents and experiences into a mission with eternal significance? For every transformative surgery that takes place onboard one of our Mercy Ships, there are dozens of men and women being used of the Lord to prepare the way through their vocational gifts and talents!

The compensation range for this position is $60,300–$63,000 USD. Compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors. This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Lindale, Texas, with one in-person workday per week**.

Mercy Ships is seeking an experienced Medical Supply Planner. In this role, you will be part of the Global Supply Chain Planning department. This department supports our hospital ships operating in Africa.

As a Supply Planner, you are responsible for planning the delivery of Medical Supplies to our Hospital ships serving in Africa. You monitor inventory levels and buffer targets across the supply chain and fulfilling customer special / annual order requests. You work closely with the Medical Demand Planners, a fellow Medical Supply Planner, and various departments within the Global Supply Chain.

The intensive coordination with departments at both the Dutch and U.S. offices, as well as with the ships themselves, makes this a dynamic role at the heart of the organization.

How You Will Contribute

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Execute the replenishment of vessels by generating container orders using the Supply Planning Tools
• Aligning operational timelines with Procurement, Logistics and Warehouse departments.
• Monitor inventory health across ships, depots, and ad-hoc/non-inventory streams.
• Establishes, evaluates, and sets Safety Stock (SS) levels across the supply chain.
• Serves as a direct point of contact for customers regarding non-inventory special orders, custom requests, annual orders and ad-hoc operational needs.
• Maintains alignment and upholds Mercy Ships Core Values, Code of Conduct, and follows the policies and procedures published on Compass.
• Follows the model of Jesus and aligns with our core values by Loving God; Loving and Serving Others; Being a Person of Integrity; and a Person of Excellence in all you say and do.
• Other duties may be assigned that are not included in the information provided in this job description.

Ideal Candidate

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, enabling effective decision making and data driven decision making.
• Knowledge of supply chain planning, inventory management and supply chain analytics.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with ERP/MRP planning systems.
• May require occasional domestic and international travel.
• Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision, and committed to its core values.
• Understand and apply servant leadership, work collaboratively with integrity and demonstrate accountability.

Education and/or Experience;

• Formal education in Business Administration, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain Planning within an international environment.
• Experience in Medical context is preferred.
• Successful completion of Mercy Ships Entry Training will be required within the first year. Or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Or equivalent combination of experience and education.