Supply Planner - Waterdown, Canada - Stryker

Stryker

Verified Company

Waterdown, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Who we want-
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Self-directed initiators People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
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Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities.
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Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

What you will do-

The Supply Planner is responsible for ensuring timely ordering, delivery and receipt of inventory to support customer requirements as measured by customer requested dates and same day fill-rates.

You will manage purchase orders from end-to-end, from the time of entry to follow-up/issue resolution with suppliers until a purchase order is invoiced and closed.

You will maintain regular communication and collaboration occur with Demand Planning, Marketing and Surgical Support, Customer Service, Logistics and Distribution teams.

You will work in a fast-paced role with many changing details to stay on top of, assess and keep stakeholders updated on.

You will serve as a contributing member of the Operations team while championing Stryker's Mission and Values.

Secure and expedite manufacturing/supplier delivery dates to meet customer requirements or fillrate targets
Manage inventory levels for your assigned portfolio(s)
Follow up on overdue/outstanding product orders with special emphasis on products that are on backorder with customers. Provide updates on supply chain challenges to marketing, sales support and customer service teams
Follow up on invoice issues and invoice holds
Report and close out shipping discrepancies with Vendors.
Interact with Demand Planning, Logistics, Distribution, Service, Customer Service and Finance on a daytoday basis to optimize supply chain transactions
Develop and maintain partnerships/relationships with key suppliers
Other duties as assigned by your manager

What you need-

University degree required (Business, Supply Chain or related field)
2 years of operations/supply chain experience, required
APICS or other CPP "preferred"
Internal applicants with an equivalent combination of education, experience and performance over time at Stryker will be considered

About Stryker:

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better.

The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes.

Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.