Senior Supply Planner

Stryker; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 76,500 - 117,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Supply Planner in Irvine, CA to create and manage supply plans and 24‑month build plans based on current demand signals. You will partner with production, procurement, and site leadership to ensure on‑time materials and optimal inventory levels.

You will develop capacity plans, mitigate supply risks, and drive continuous improvement of planning processes. This role requires cross‑functional collaboration and strong Excel/ERP skills to support growth and service objectives.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Supply Chain Management or related.
• 2+ years of planning and/or manufacturing/production planning or relevant experience.
• Excel skills including XLOOKUPs and IF statements.

Responsibilities

• Create supply plans and 24-month build plans based on demand signals to meet production needs while maintaining inventory levels.
• Develop and maintain production schedules in collaboration with site leadership.
• Create capacity plans to identify bottlenecks and supply risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Partner with manufacturing, procurement, quality, engineering, finance, customer service, and IBP teams to align supply chain execution.
• Support development and continuous improvement of supply planning processes, tools and systems.
• Set inventory targets and safety stock strategies to optimize service levels and inventory investment.
• Ensure supply plans are financially evaluated and balanced with budget requirements with finance partners.
• Track execution of supply plans with scheduling and procurement to address disruptions and backorders.
• Communicate supply risks and mitigation strategies to stakeholders and leadership.
• Maintain planning master data and optimize ERP parameters to enable accurate planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve visibility, capacity utilization, and inventory performance.
• KPIs include Supply Plan Attainment, Safety Stock Health, Capacity Utilization, and Backorder Performance.
• Analyze performance gaps and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Demand planning

Capacity planning

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Supply Chain Management or related

Tools

NetSuite

Oracle ERP

Job description

• Responsible for the creation of supply plans and 24-month build plans based on the latest demand signals to ensure production requirements are met while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and product availability.
• Develop and maintain production schedules that support manufacturing operations, partnering closely with production supervisors and site leadership to ensure execution against plan.
• Responsible for the creation of capacity plans based on the latest demand signals to identify potential bottlenecks or supply risks and develop mitigation plans that ensure continuity of supply and support future business growth.
• Partner cross-functionally with manufacturing, procurement, quality, engineering, finance, customer service, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) teams to ensure alignment and effective supply chain execution.
• Support the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of supply planning processes, tools, and systems within a growing manufacturing environment.
• Responsible for setting appropriate inventory targets and safety stock strategies by evaluating demand variability, supply chain lead times, and business requirements to optimize service levels and inventory investment.
• Ensure supply plans are financially evaluated and balanced against operational performance, customer service expectations, inventory objectives, and budget requirements through collaboration with finance partners.
• Track execution of supply plans with production scheduling and procurement teams to ensure plans are operationalized, performance issues are identified, and mitigation actions are implemented to address supply disruptions and backorders.
• Communicate supply risks, constraints, capacity challenges, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders and leadership teams while influencing decisions across cross-functional groups.
• Maintain planning system master data and support ongoing optimization of ERP planning parameters to enable accurate planning and decision-making. NetSuite experience is preferred.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning visibility, capacity utilization, inventory performance, and overall supply chain execution through process improvements and data-driven decision making.
• KPIs for the role will include Supply Plan Attainment, Supply Plan Mix Attainment, Safety Stock Health, Capacity Utilization, and Backorder Performance.
• Responsible for analyzing performance gaps, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational objectives.

What You Will Do –

• Responsible for the creation of supply plans and 24-month build plans based on the latest demand signals to ensure production requirements are met while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and product availability.
• Develop and maintain production schedules that support manufacturing operations, partnering closely with production supervisors and site leadership to ensure execution against plan.
• Responsible for the creation of capacity plans based on the latest demand signals to identify potential bottlenecks or supply risks and develop mitigation plans that ensure continuity of supply and support future business growth.
• Partner cross-functionally with manufacturing, procurement, quality, engineering, finance, customer service, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) teams to ensure alignment and effective supply chain execution.
• Support the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of supply planning processes, tools, and systems within a growing manufacturing environment.
• Responsible for setting appropriate inventory targets and safety stock strategies by evaluating demand variability, supply chain lead times, and business requirements to optimize service levels and inventory investment.
• Ensure supply plans are financially evaluated and balanced against operational performance, customer service expectations, inventory objectives, and budget requirements through collaboration with finance partners.
• Track execution of supply plans with production scheduling and procurement teams to ensure plans are operationalized, performance issues are identified, and mitigation actions are implemented to address supply disruptions and backorders.
• Communicate supply risks, constraints, capacity challenges, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders and leadership teams while influencing decisions across cross-functional groups.
• Maintain planning system master data and support ongoing optimization of ERP planning parameters to enable accurate planning and decision-making. NetSuite experience is preferred.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning visibility, capacity utilization, inventory performance, and overall supply chain execution through process improvements and data-driven decision making.
• KPIs for the role will include Supply Plan Attainment, Supply Plan Mix Attainment, Safety Stock Health, Capacity Utilization, and Backorder Performance.
• Responsible for analyzing performance gaps, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational objectives.

Required –

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Supply Chain Management or related
• 2+ years of planning and/or manufacturing/production planning or relevant experience
• Excel (understanding x look ups/if then, ect)

Preferred –

• APICS certification
• Strong ERP systems and computer software experience (NetSuite, Oracle or similar experience)
• Expert in MS Excel
• Project Management and Lean Six Sigma experience
• Understanding of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrate Business Planning (IBP)

$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, 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.