Senior Supply Planner

About the role

Join Stryker as a Senior Supply Planner and play a critical role in shaping a robust, forward‑looking supply plan that ensures the right materials are available at the right time. This hybrid position sits at the center of supply chain orchestration to deliver operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Develop monthly supplier forecasts and ensure material availability aligned with demand and production requirements.
• Execute the site supply planning model by implementing planning processes, tools, and performance reporting.
• Analyze demand signals and translate them into material and production plans using planning systems.
• Create capacity plans to identify bottlenecks, mitigate supply risks, and optimize resource utilization.
• Define and maintain safety stock levels based on demand variability and supply lead times.
• Track and ensure execution of supply plans, proactively addressing back orders and supply risks.
• Coordinate product lifecycle planning, including introductions and phase‑outs, with cross‑functional teams.
• Monitor and drive supply chain KPIs, identify root causes of deviations, and recommend corrective actions.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in supply planning, demand planning, or production planning.
• Experience working with ERP or planning systems such as SAP or equivalent.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Fluency in English; German language skills are a plus.

Required skills

• SAP (or equivalent ERP/planning system)
• Microsoft Excel
• Power BI
• PowerPoint