Supply/Demand Planner, Sr. - JBL Resources

Our Client, the pioneer of and global technology leader in robotic-assisted surgery has an opening for a Sr. Supply/Demand Planner in Sunnyvale, CA. With a commitment to improving healthcare, our Client stands at the forefront, building leading-edge, integrated systems and software to provide education and support that aims to keep hospitals and their staff at the forefront of minimally invasive care. Consistently recognized as a “Best Place to Work,” this company will provide you with a strong support system and the opportunity to make impact and grow your career. Want to work for an innovative company that brings about transformative changes in the healthcare system world-wide? This could be the opportunity for you!
Day-to-Day Duties May Include:

• Leading and participating in cross-functional team SIOP process to develop best in class demand plan and optimum supply plan.
• Facilitating and driving collaboration with Marketing, Sales Operations, Finance to develop monthly/quarterly forecasts over mid-term and long-term.
• Reviewing and making improvements to statistical forecasting models, to drive best-in-class forecast accuracy on demand plans.
• Analyzing data output, historical shipments, procedure data and consumption to see if there are modifications required based on product segmentation.
• Partnering with Engineering/Marketing to understand product lifecycle, develop robust plans to enable new product launch and product end of life (EOL) planning.
• Partnering with manufacturing, planning, regulatory and facilities teams to understand and drive buffer strategies to enable building moves and plan for regulatory restrictions.
• Understanding/managing safety stock/inventory targets for various regions/plants.
• Developing capacity and material constrained build plan through cross functional collaboration with appropriate teams.
• Supporting scenario planning through different demand and supply scenarios.
• Representing their product families and presenting relevant data/charts in the cross-functional SIOP meetings.
• Understanding KPIs such as forecast accuracy, first pass fill rate, backorder, and finished goods inventory.
• Monitoring performance to plan, i.e. forecast versus actuals, and driving corrective actions/mitigation plans.
• Using data-driven analytical rigor to accurately identify issues that lead to sub-optimal output and their root causes.
• Interacting and supporting projects in SAP/o9, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Research, Finance, IE, or Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience highly preferred.
• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Math/Finance, Operations Research, or Supply Chain with 2+ years of relevant experience highly preferred.
• Supply Chain/Planning Domain experience.
• Product Life-Cycle Management (new product introduction, end of sale) experience.
• Intermediate level in Microsoft Office applications – Excel and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with advanced planning applications and/or ERP applications
• NO C2C CANDIDATES

Interested Candidates please apply on our website at https://jobs.jblresources.com.
For more information about our services and great opportunities at JBL Resources, please visit our website: https://www.jblresources.com.
JBL Resources is proud to have earned the reputation of being a premier provider of top talent professionals in the fields of engineering, human resources, logistics, operations, and supply chain management. As specialists in both permanent placement and contract services, our mission is to help companies and individuals become all they were created to be.
**JBL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and E-Verify Company