OverviewThe Manager, Supply Chain Planning leads the end-to-end planning function for Supplies & Accessories and owns the Sales and Inventory Planning process. This role is accountable for converting commercial demand signals into an executable demand, supply, production, and inventory plan that supports customer service, operational continuity, working-capital discipline, and profitable growth.
The manager owns inventory planning processes and results across supply chain and manufacturing, including inventory policy, segmentation, target setting, excess and obsolete risk, inventory accuracy, and turns improvement. The role establishes the planning operating rhythm, leads cross-functional decision making, develops the planning team, and delivers measurable improvements in inventory turns and supply chain and manufacturing productivity.
***This position is hybrid, offering onsite collaboration at our headquarters in Snoqualmie, WA three or more days per week.***Responsibilities- Own and lead the monthly Sales and Inventory Planning process for Supplies & Accessories, aligning Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality/Regulatory, and Product Management on a single approved operating plan.
- Integrate statistical forecasts, historical demand, installed-base consumption, seasonality, promotions, backlog, market intelligence, new product introductions, and end-of-life activity into a consensus demand plan.
- Lead demand, supply, inventory, and executive review meetings; document assumptions, decisions, risks, opportunities, and accountable owners.
- Establish scenario plans for upside, downside, constrained supply, capacity limitations, and product transitions, including financial and customer-service implications.
- Maintain a disciplined planning calendar, decision rights, escalation path, and performance review cadence.
- Own end-to-end supply planning for Supplies & Accessories, translating the approved demand plan into supplier, replenishment, distribution, and manufacturing requirements.
- Lead production and material planning alignment with manufacturing capacity, labor availability, supplier capability, lead times, minimum order quantities, lot sizes, and quality or regulatory constraints.
- Oversee MRP/DRP execution and planning parameters, including safety stock, reorder points, lead times, order policies, sourcing rules, pack sizes, and service-level targets.
- Identify shortages, excess capacity, long-lead constraints, allocation needs, and recovery actions; drive timely decisions with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, and suppliers.
- Coordinate inventory and replenishment plans with third-party distribution partners and internal stocking locations, including inventory on hand, in transit, backorders, substitutions, and available-to-promise.
- Own the enterprise inventory planning process for the assigned scope and deliver inventory results across raw material, work in process, finished goods, Supplies & Accessories, and manufacturing inventory.
- Establish inventory targets and policies by segment using ABC/XYZ classification, variability, lead time, service requirements, shelf life, lifecycle status, and supply risk.
- Lead inventory health reviews covering turns, days of supply, slow-moving and excess inventory, obsolescence, expiry exposure, reserves, scrap, and inventory accuracy.
- Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action for excess inventory, shortages, planning parameter errors, transactional gaps, and forecast bias.
- Partner with Finance on inventory valuation, reserves, adjustments, reconciliation, budgeting, and operating forecasts; ensure transparent ownership of inventory actions and financial impact.
- Lead planned obsolescence, last-time-buy, NPI, phase-in/phase-out, ECO/PCN, substitution, and part-number transition planning to protect service while minimizing stranded inventory.
- Own planning and inventory performance metrics, targets, and executive reporting, with clear variance analysis and corrective actions.
- Deliver year-over-year improvement in supply chain and manufacturing inventory turns, working-capital productivity, schedule attainment, planner productivity, and inventory utilization.
- Improve forecast accuracy and bias, customer service, backorders, past-due supply, excess and obsolete inventory, and plan stability.
- Develop productivity roadmaps that simplify planning work, automate reporting and exception management, improve master-data quality, and reduce manual transactions.
- Build actionable dashboards and standard work using ERP, Power BI, Excel, and other planning tools; ensure decisions are supported by accurate, timely data.
- Benchmark performance, prioritize improvement opportunities, quantify benefits, and sustain results through governance and accountability.
- Lead, coach, and develop planning resources; set priorities, performance expectations, development plans, and succession coverage.
- Define roles and interfaces across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance, Sales, and Master Data to eliminate gaps and duplicate ownership.
- Communicate constraints, tradeoffs, recovery plans, and financial implications clearly to leadership and stakeholders.
- Create a culture of accountability, fact-based decision making, continuous improvement, and proactive risk management.
- Ensure planning processes and records support medical-device quality, traceability, change-control, and data-integrity expectations.
- Uphold the company's core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
- Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company's Code of Ethics and Conduct. Ensure that direct report(s) are trained and evaluated on their knowledge and adherence to the company's values, Code of Ethics and Conduct, and applicable compliance policies.
- It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
- Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years of progressive experience in demand planning, material planning, supply planning, or inventory planning required; experience supporting high-mix SKUs and accessories/consumables strongly preferred.
- 2+ years of people leadership experience required; experience owning or leading S&OP, IBP, or Sales and Inventory Planning processes and translating demand into executable supply and inventory plans is preferred.
- Demonstrated success improving inventory turns, working capital, service performance, and operational productivity in a complex, high-SKU environment.
- Strong knowledge of MRP/DRP, inventory optimization, safety stock, reorder points, lot sizing, lead-time management, capacity planning, and exception management.
- Hands-on ERP/MRP and advanced analytics capability; strong Excel and Power BI skills required. Microsoft Dynamics or comparable ERP experience preferred.
- Ability to lead through influence, facilitate executive decisions, resolve cross-functional conflict, and hold stakeholders accountable for actions and results.
- Working knowledge of regulated manufacturing environments required; medical-device experience preferred
- APICS/ASCM certification such as CPIM or CSCP preferred.
- Ability to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship now or in the future.
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Please review our benefits here: Life at OSIPay may range from $136,000.00 to $145,000.00 annually
The pay range above represents annual base salary only. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as your job level, geographic location, date of hire, experience, job-related knowledge and skills, and education in conjunction with market and business considerations.
Base salary is one component of your total rewards package. You may be eligible for long-term incentives, potential discretionary bonuses, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discounted rate through the Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP). OSI also offers comprehensive benefits including various options for health plans, access to 401(k) retirement plan, health savings account, disability insurance, life insurance, AD&D insurance, leave of absence programs and an array of voluntary benefits. In addition, paid time off is offered to be used for vacation, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty. Full-Time salaried employees are entitled to flexible time-off.
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