Senior Supply Planner

About the role

Stryker is looking for a Senior Supply Planner based in Cork, Ireland, working onsite. The role covers a 12-month fixed-term contract (FTC) and focuses on creating supply plans that balance product availability with cost, covering a 24-month horizon. The pay range for Ireland is EUR 51,000 to 86,000 per year.

Key responsibilities

• Create a Master Resource Plan based on the latest demand signal, covering what must be produced or purchased as a finished product, with enough raw materials and components for a 24-month horizon.
• Create capacity plans to identify bottlenecks and risks, and recommend ways to ensure the plant or third party can meet future demand, while spotting underutilisation that affects supply costs.
• Develop a supply plan across a complex portfolio and multiple sites as franchise maturity grows, and build capability with cross-functional teams.
• Set inventory levels by understanding demand volatility and supply chain lead times, including a safety stock strategy that keeps products available at the optimal cash investment.
• Evaluate the supply plan financially with partners to balance availability against supply cost and budget targets.
• Track execution against production scheduling and buying, monitor performance deviations, back orders and future supply risks, and communicate them proactively.
• Manage phasing in and out of products, and keep the supply plan informed of the product portfolio status.
• Confirm to the demand plan that supply capabilities can meet requirements, daily and weekly, and through a monthly executive supply process.
• Maintain core master data in the supply planning system, root cause performance issues and act on them.

Required profile

• Degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain Management.
• APICS accredited or another professional supply chain accreditation.
• English at least, preferably a second language depending on the global location.
• Minimum 3 years in a production, supply or demand planning role with demonstrated planning experience.
• Project management experience, especially problem-solving and root-cause work using a lean approach (Six Sigma).
• Knowledge of IBP and S&OP processes in daily work.

Required skills

• Planning and IT planning systems, with SAP as a minimum requirement or equivalent ERP systems.
• Master data maintenance on ERP platforms.
• Use of heuristics for exception-based planning.

KPIs for the role are Supply Plan Attainment, Safety Stock Health, Capacity Utilization, Back Order and Lead Time. The role has no travel and may be eligible for incentive compensation alongside a benefits package.