Demand Planner (12 Month Contract)

The Spine Demand Planner willbe responsible fordeveloping andmaintaininghigh quality consensus demand plans for the organization byleveragingstatistical analysis with the best available cross-functionalinputs andapplying sound judgment based on knowledge of the business. This position will collaborate with the Business System Administrator and Forecast Modeler roles to optimize the performance of the statistical models/parameters used. This position will also partner with local or regional Sales and Marketing partners and product launch teams to reconcile businessobjectivesand strategies to support the creation of the final consensus demand plan.

What you will do-

As the Demand Planner you willbe responsible fordeveloping andmaintaininghigh quality consensus demand plans for the organization byleveragingstatistical analysis with the best available cross-functionalinputs andapplying sound judgment based on knowledge of the position will collaborate with the Business System Administrator and Forecast Modeler roles to optimize the performance of the statistical models/parameters positionwill also partner with local and regional Sales and Marketing partners and product launch teams to reconcile businessobjectivesand strategies to support the creation of the final consensus demand plan.

• Create andmaintainhigh quality demand forecasts and demand forecast analytics. Must assemble andanalyzeall data pertinent to creating/maintainingthe demand forecast including historical order bookings/shipments item master data market and macro-economic trends seasonality promotions and product life-cycle management

• Serve as the primary demand planning contact for Marketing Salesand Finance business partners as well as for theIBP Franchise ManagerAnalystorGlobal Operations Master Scheduler(s)

• Facilitate or lead the demand planning process coordinating/consolidating plans with other Demand Planners to ensure the process is effective and runsefficiently

• Act as a liaison to cross-functional senior management to provide education around the demand plan and its implications and risksand providedetailed documentation of key assumptionsas part of each monthly review cycle

• Partner with theglobalIBP team to ensure demand plans are communicated effectively across the supply functions

• Successfully partner with cross-functional teams in the monthly demand planning working sessions and Executive Demand Reviews

• Ensure the demand plan is collected and approved by the required business and financial leaders as defined in the process flow per the required monthly cadence

• Represent the demand planning process within Strykers Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processdemonstratingthought leadership creativity in solving problemsand the ability to appropriately communicate and escalate issues as needed

• Support execution of the product life-cycle management process for all new product launches and product exits as it relates to the demand planning function.

• Monitor SKU levels and recommend rationalization initiatives for future considerations to Divisional/Global Operations leadershipandmake recommendations for targets based on changes in demand and market trends

• Partner with planning analyst(s) Forecast Modelers to create reporting of analytics to support the business needs for better information in decision-making

• Understand the corporate/departmentalobjectivesfor demand planning and ensure adherence toestablishedstandard business and system processes

• Assistwith continuous improvements in development modification and adjustment of procedures policiesprocessesand technologies within the demand planning organization

• Improve the demand forecast quality by effectivelyanalyzingsources of forecast metrics and recommendingappropriate actionplans collaborating with the central Forecasting Centralteam

• Maintain awareness of industry best practices and the ability to advocate for and translate those into forecasting practices where appropriate