Supply Planner

Stryker; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Stryker in Salt Lake City is seeking a Supply Planner to develop and maintain end-to-end supply plans across manufacturing sites and suppliers. You will partner with Production, Procurement, Finance, IBP, Customer Service, and site leadership to ensure a data-driven, balanced supply plan.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain, 2+ years of experience, and ERP experience (SAP preferred).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain Management or related.
• 2+ years of experience in supply planning or a related field.
• ERP systems experience required; SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create a Master Resource Plan based on the latest demand signal to cover what needs to be produced or purchased as a finished product and ensure that within the process there is sufficient raw materials and components to support the required supply plan up to 24 months' time horizon
• Create capacity plans based on the latest demand signal and identify bottlenecks or risks to supply and develop proposals to mitigate them
• Identify underutilization impacting costs of supply
• Develop a supply plan across a complex portfolio and multiple sites as needed
• Set inventory levels by understanding demand volatility and lead times
• Create a safety stock strategy to ensure continuity of product availability
• Ensure the supply plan is financially evaluated to balance availability vs. cost and investment with finance
• Track execution of the supply plan with production scheduling and purchasing, and mitigate back orders

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain Management or related

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

3 days a week in the SLC Office is required

What You Will Do -

As a Supply Planner, you will develop and maintain end-to-end supply plans for assigned manufacturing sites and third-party suppliers within your franchise. You will partner closely with Production, Procurement, Finance, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Customer Service, and site leadership to ensure a balanced, data-driven approach to supply planning.

You will play a key role in aligning supply, capacity, inventory, and demand strategies to support business objectives, service requirements, and long-term growth. Working cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and divisional teams, you will help ensure the right product is available at the right place and time while optimizing inventory and resource utilization.

• Create a Master Resource Plan based on the latest demand signal to cover what needs to be produced or purchased as a finished product and ensure that within the process there is sufficient raw materials and components to support the required supply plan up to 24 months' time horizon
• Create capacity plans based on the latest demand signal and identify where there is any potential bottlenecks or risks to supply and to develop and recommend appropriate proposals to mitigate and to ensure that the plant or 3rd party can meet the future demand
• Identify where there is significant underutilization which could impact the costs of supply
• Develop a supply plan across a complex portfolio and multiple sites if required as franchise maturity develops
• Work on capability building as part of cross functional teams and add expertise in creating the optimal solutions
• Set the correct levels of inventory within the supply plan by understanding the demand volatility and supply chain lead times
• Create a safety stock strategy and plan that enables continuity of product availability at the optimal level of cash investment
• Ensure that the supply plan is financially evaluated with regard to balancing the requirement of consistent product availability versus the cost of supply and the investment needed in conjunction with financial partners to ensure meeting the operational budgets and targets
• Track the execution of the supply plan with production scheduling and buying so ensuring that the plan is fully operationalized and tracked for performance deviation; this to include mitigation on back orders and pro-active communication of future supply risks

Required -

• Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain Management or related
• 2+ years of experience
• ERP systems experience

Preferred -

• Production, supply or demand planning role
• SAP experience
• Lean Six Sigma experience
• Strong analytical skills - highly preferred
• Experience using Power BI - highly preferred

$69,800 - $106,900 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.