Senior Supply Planner

Stryker; Polska; Hybrid; USD 31,557 - 42,076; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Skawina, Poland, is seeking a Senior Supply Planner to reinforce our supply planning capability. The role centers on aligning material availability with demand and production requirements, driving planning processes, and delivering performance reporting across the site.

You will translate demand signals into actionable material plans, create capacity scenarios to mitigate bottlenecks, and maintain safety stock levels to balance variability and lead times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in supply planning, demand planning, or production planning.
• Experience with ERP or planning systems such as SAP or equivalent.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Fluency in English; German language skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly supplier forecasts and ensure material availability aligned with demand and production requirements.
• Execute the site supply planning model by implementing planning processes, tools, and performance reporting.
• Analyze demand signals and translate them into material and production plans using planning systems.
• Create capacity plans to identify bottlenecks, mitigate supply risks, and optimize resource utilization.
• Define and maintain safety stock levels based on demand variability and supply lead times.
• Track and ensure execution of supply plans, proactively addressing back orders and supply risks.
• Coordinate product lifecycle planning, including introductions and phase-outs, with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor and drive supply chain KPIs (e.g., plan attainment, inventory targets, utilization), identify root causes of deviations, and recommend corrective actions.

Skills

Supply planning

Demand planning

Production planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Job description

## Senior Supply PlannerApplylocations: Skawina, Polandtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition id: R566071Work Flexibility: HybridJoin Stryker and play a critical role in shaping a robust, forward-looking supply plan that ensures the right materials are available at the right time. This role sits at the center of supply chain orchestration to deliver operational excellence. It’s an exciting opportunity to drive planning strategy, optimize inventory, and directly influence business performance.**What you will do*** Develop monthly supplier forecasts and ensure material availability aligned with demand and production requirements* Execute the site supply planning model by implementing planning processes, tools, and performance reporting* Analyze demand signals and translate them into material and production plans using planning systems* Create capacity plans to identify bottlenecks, mitigate supply risks, and optimize resource utilization* Define and maintain safety stock levels based on demand variability and supply lead times* Track and ensure execution of supply plans, proactively addressing back orders and supply risks* Coordinate product lifecycle planning, including introductions and phase-outs, with cross-functional teams* Monitor and drive supply chain KPIs (e.g., plan attainment, inventory targets, utilization), identify root causes of deviations, and recommend corrective actions**What you will need***Required Qualifications** Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field* Minimum 4 years of experience in supply planning, demand planning, or production planning* Experience working with ERP or planning systems such as SAP or equivalent* Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel* Fluency in English; German language skills*Preferred Qualifications** Experience in regulated industries (e.g., medical, pharmaceutical, or similar)* Experience with integrated business planning or sales and operations planning processes* Proficiency in PowerPoint and data visualization tools such as Power BITravel Percentage: 20%