Senior Demand Planner

Stryker; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Critical illness insurance

Accident insurance

Hospital indemnity insurance

Wellbeing program

Tobacco cessation program

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Basic life and AD&D insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Job summary

Stryker Irvine is seeking a Demand Planning professional to lead cross-functional forecasting efforts. You will consolidate inputs from multiple sites, maintain a rolling 24-month demand plan, and coordinate with commercial teams on launches and lifecycle activities.

You will own the forecasting model and Demantra implementation, driving continuous improvement and ensuring data integrity while presenting insights to key stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 2+ years in Demand Planning.
• Strong analytical capabilities and critical thinking; proficient in Excel, ERP systems and PowerPoint.
• Experience presenting insights and forecasts to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison across sites to gather demand inputs and consolidate data.
• Lead OUS Executive Demand Plan Review and KPI adherence to IBP process.
• Develop and maintain a 24-month rolling demand plan.
• Collaborate with commercial teams on NPI/ M&A and PLM roadmap for launches.
• Communicate forecasts and insights to IBP and Supply planning teams.
• Own forecasting model and Demantra implementation; drive process improvements.
• Support adhoc projects and reporting as assigned.
• Coach team members on process improvements.

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP

PowerPoint

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

PowerBI

Job description

What You Will Do

• Act as primary liaison between multiple sites and cross-functional teams to gather and consolidate demand inputs, regulatory approval timeline, sales order, financial forecast, market trends and historical sales data.
• Lead/Facilitate OUS Executive Demand Plan Review (EDR) and KPI adhering to Stryker IBP process and assessment.
• Develop and maintain an accurate demand plan that encompasses the next 24 rolling months
• Collaborate with commercial team to review and present NPI, M&A and PLM roadmap for product launch/exit within the next 12-18 months.
• Communicate demand forecasts and related insights to stakeholders across the organization, providing recommendations to IBP and Supply planning team.
• Own forecasting model and Demantra implementation, continuous improvement to streamline the process and maintain data integrity.
• Facilitate in Adhoc projects and reports as assigned.
• Coach team members on process and improvement opportunities.

Required

• Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years of experiences in Demand Planning
• High level of Analytics and critical thinking with advanced Microsoft Excel, ERP, PowerPoint and presentation skills.

Preferred

• Proficiency in SQL and PowerBI.
• Medical device background.
• ASCM, Six Sigma or Supply Chain related Certification

$76,500 - $117,100 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
• 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.