Position Summary:The Senior Planner ties together all demand streams and all supply streams into one synchronized plan. The Planner is responsible to align the Sales and Product Development teams to an achievable demand plan based on projected incoming supply and on hand inventory, ensuring that all teams are informed as there are variances to the plan so that each can react and adjust accordingly.
Essential Functions:- Creating supply plans for each vendor
- Developing commit files for in-house and external manufacturers to fill the business inventory needs/requirements
- Providing attainable monthly supply plans in coordination with the purchasing team for their vendors
- Integrating into the projected Supply Plan each vendor's Key Performance Indicator metrics
- Generating long term plans for vendors based on current capacity and future needs
- Creating demand plans for each project owned
- Running demand reviews monthly with the Product Managers
- Reviewing all projects sets, sales and forecasts to ensure accurate demand is signaled US and OUS
- Building attainable demand plans in coordination with the current and future business needs as well as supplier capabilities
- Integrating New Product Introductions, New Territories, and Market Introductions into Plans
- Capturing demand by working in unison with NPI Team
- Purposely building up inventory so that the FAM team can predict when BOs will be closed, Sets can be filled, and Sales can accelerate certain projects
- Monitoring Variance to plan and communicating to appropriate parties
- Adjust forecasts-based input from product managers for the business future needs
- Ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained in each inventory location
- Adhering to the letter and spirit of the company Code of Conduct, the AdvaMed Code, MedTech Code, and all other company policies. Ensure Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, both in the United States and internationally, by completing introductory and annual training and maintaining knowledge of compliance as it applies to your role.
- Representing the company in a professional manner and uphold the highest standards of ethical business practices and socially responsible conduct in all interactions with other employees, customers, suppliers, and other third parties of Globus
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or similar field preferred
- Minimum two years' experience in supply / demand planning related field
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite- Strong in Excel and other analytic reporting tools
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytic skills with the ability to formulate conclusion through reporting
- Ability to work in a collaborative team environment with good interpersonal communication skills
Physical Demands:The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Required to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Required to possess specific visons abilities, including: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and capacity to adjust focus
Other Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
