Sr. Demand Supply Planner

Company Description

Descripción de la empresa

En Intuitive, estamos unidos detrás de nuestra misión: creemos que la atención mínimamente invasiva es la atención que mejora la vida. Mediante la inventiva y la tecnología inteligente, ampliamos el potencial de los médicos para curar sin limitaciones.

Como pioneros y líderes del mercado en cirugía robótica, nos esforzamos por fomentar un equipo inclusivo y diverso, comprometido con marcar la diferencia. Durante más de 25 años, hemos trabajado con hospitales y equipos de atención de todo el mundo para ayudar a resolver algunos de los desafíos más difíciles de la atención médica y avanzar en lo que es posible.

Intuitive se ha construido gracias a los esfuerzos de grandes personas de diversos orígenes. Creemos que las grandes ideas pueden provenir de cualquier lugar: nos esforzamos por fomentar una cultura inclusiva basada en la diversidad de pensamientos y en el respeto mutuo. Lideramos con inclusión y capacitamos a los miembros de nuestro equipo para que trabajen de la mejor manera y manifiesten su auténtica personalidad.

Las personas apasionadas que quieren marcar la diferencia impulsan nuestra cultura: los miembros de nuestro equipo se basan en la integridad, tienen una sólida capacidad para aprender, la energía para hacer las cosas, y aportan experiencias diversas del mundo real para ayudarnos a pensar de nuevas maneras. Invertimos activamente en los miembros de nuestro equipo para apoyar su crecimiento a largo plazo y así poder continuar avanzando en nuestra misión y alcanzar su máximo potencial.

Únase a un equipo comprometido a dar grandes pasos hacia delante para una comunidad global de profesionales de atención médica y sus pacientes. Juntos, avancemos en el mundo de la atención mínimamente invasiva.

Job Description

This position is seeking a creative, analytical and flexible individual to help lead Demand and Supply planning activities for Service Business Unit.  Responsible for working with Field Service Engineering, Finance, Logistics, Quality, Production Planning, Manufacturing/Service Operations, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Engineers to obtain an optimal Demand and Supply Plan in order to meet the company’s objectives.  Develop key planning initiatives and strategies to support the ongoing transformation and continuous improvement of systems and processes along with other projects to drive efficiency and scalability.

Qualifications

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Review and validate planning applications (SPP, SAP, o9) statistical forecasts for demand planning and Material/Capacity constrained build plans by gathering inputs from Field Service Engineering, logistics, Supply Chain, Finance, and Manufacturing/Service Operations.
• Participate in and support complex planning projects, research, and analysis in support of Service and Secondary Markets, working with Field Service Engineering and Finance to understand the impact of forecast changes and drivers of forecast change such as economic trends, competitive issues, and trends, events, pricing and product strategies, new product introductions, and discontinuations.
• Interface with Production Master Scheduler and Service to support New Product Launches with FRU demand to achieve proper service level.
• Maintain and communicate KPI’s, project status updates, and material availability escalations
• Responsible for creating material buffers (ie Safety Stock) in planning applications (SPP, SAP,o9) and loading MPS into MRP to drive component demand while ensuring SOX compliance
• Analyze Demand changes to assess the risk around the Demand Plan and the impact of the changes to the  Supply Plan
• Responsible for creating quarterly SIOP charts and data/charts for monthly forecast reviews
• Develop constrained capacity and material build plan by working with cross-functional teams to understand capacity assumptions such as  line efficiencies, number of lines and shifts, headcount, and material lead times/constraints to develop constrained capacity and material build plan
• Monitor metrics daily to identify potential supply risk and inventory exposures by aligning supply chain and manufacturing milestones against safety stock and forecast are supported in the correct plants
• Ability to think through different Demand and Supply scenario planning and understand the impact of inventory projections and E&O exposure.
• Subject Matter Expert in planning applications (SPP, SAP,o9) to improve, initiate, and drive process and system improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the forecasting process
• Mentor team members, Logistics, and Service Operations around planning application (SPP, SAP, o9) demand and supply and lead changes throughout the organization
• Manage and review SOX compliance package for MRP load in multiple plants

Additional Information

Skill/Job Requirements:

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• 10+ years of proven experience performing demand-supply planning roles.
• Extensive experience in analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills, and ability to interact with associates at all levels of the organization
• Ability to develop and maintain business partnerships with cross-functional departments at all levels, including resolving conflicts, anticipating customer needs, and prioritizing workload and schedules from multiple projects
• Ability to use analytical and quantitative skills, and statistical techniques to solve complex Supply Chain issues
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives and work in a matrix environment where priorities change rapidly and tight deadlines exist
• Understanding of quality and compliance requirements within the medical device manufacturing industry
• Experience with Advanced Planning Systems is highly desirable
• Experience with ERP systems, Business Intelligence applications, and MS Office products, preferably SAP ERP/BI, Tableau, EDW and Agile.  A strong skill set in Excel is a must.
• Experience in a high-volume ECO environment dealing with multiple plants in ERP

Intuitive es un empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades de empleo. Proporcionamos igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a todos los solicitantes y empleados cualificados, y prohibimos cualquier tipo de discriminación y acoso, independientemente de su raza, sexo, condición de embarazo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, color, edad, religión, condición de veterano protegido o de discapacidad, información genética o cualquier otra condición protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales aplicables.