Strategic Supply & Demand Planner

Fluke; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortive Corporation is seeking a Supply Chain Demand Planner in Everett, WA to balance supply, demand, and inventory across an assigned product portfolio. You will partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure supply continuity, optimize inventory, and manage product transitions while driving planning excellence and continuous improvement.

You will lead data analysis, standard work, and KPI reporting, leveraging Fortive Business System tools to address risks and improve processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in supply/demand planning, purchasing, materials, or inventory management.
• Proficiency in UBI, Power BI, Power Query, and Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and continuous improvement skills.
• Experience with E&O inventory, NPI/PLCM, and supplier management.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Supply & Demand Planning: Manage assigned SKU portfolios, forecasts, inventory, backlog, shortages, and supply risks.
• Supplier Management: Partner with suppliers to maintain supply continuity and resolve constraints.
• Inventory Management: Drive actions to achieve inventory targets and reduce excess, obsolete, slow-moving, and aging inventory.
• Procurement & Cost Optimization: Partner with Procurement/Sourcing on supplier management, sourcing initiatives, cost savings, and supply optimization.
• Purchase Execution: Place and manage purchase orders and internal requisitions to support supply requirements.
• NPI & Lifecycle Management: Coordinate new product introductions and product transitions, including phase-in/phase-out planning and inventory risk management.
• Planning Excellence: Improve planning processes, standard work, reporting, KPIs, and organizational consistency.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead and support improvement initiatives using Fortive Business System (FBS) tools and structured problem-solving methods.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Operations, Procurement, Finance, Product Management, Demand Planning, and other stakeholders to address supply, inventory, and customer-service risks.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field

Tools

UBI

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

Job description

Fortive Corporation is seeking a Supply Chain Demand Planner in Everett, WA to balance supply, demand, and inventory across an assigned product portfolio. You will partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure supply continuity, optimize inventory, and manage product transitions while driving planning excellence and continuous improvement.

You will lead data analysis, standard work, and KPI reporting, leveraging Fortive Business System tools to address risks and improve processes.