Work Flexibility: Hybrid What you will do The Associate 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 have regular communication and collaboration occur with the Integrated Business Planning team, Marketing and Surgical Support, Customer Service, Logistics and Distribution teams. This is a hybrid role. Employee is expected to be onsite two days per week. This is a 17 month contractual role. Manage inventory levels for your assigned portfolio(s). Portfolio size is small to medium. Interact with IBP, Logistics, Distribution, Service, Customer Service, Finance as required Develop and maintain partnerships/relationships with key suppliers & International Order Management teams Follow up on overdue/outstanding product orders with special emphasis on products that are on supply constraint & backordering customers. Secure and expedite manufacturing/supplier delivery dates to meet customer requirements Provide clear communication with continual follow-up on supply chain challenges to marketing, sales support and customer service teams Participate in supply chain projects to improve productivity, processes and savings Work with the Distribution team to help schedule and prioritize inbound stock receiving What you need Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field Proficient in Excel and other MS Office applications Preferred Qualifications APICS certification Experience with Oracle Travel Percentage: 10% Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.
