Distribution Planning and Control Analyst

Teleflex•Olive Branch, MS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose. At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com. Global Operations - Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.Position SummaryOwn outbound flow in Blue Yonder WMS. Plan, release, and control waves. Research and resolve wave issues. Resolve SAP–Blue Yonder IDoc issues that block order creation, allocation, or shipping. Build reporting that shows performance and risk. Analyze root causes and drive fixes that raise throughput, accuracy, and service.

Requirements

2 or more years of experience in a distribution center, in a planning environment
Blue Yonder WMS outbound experience preferred
Advanced Excel skills. Pivot tables, lookups, nested formulas, and data cleansing
Previous working knowledge with SAP and BY WMS
Strong system troubleshooting. Fast pattern recognition
Clear, direct communication with Operations and IT
Tight attention to detail under cutoff pressure.
Structured problem solving and documentation.
On-site role in the distribution center.
Support peak, end-of-month, and quarter-close shipping as required.
Blue Yonder WMS, outbound control screens, wave templates, and exception dashboards.
SAP/ECC4 or S/4HANA for order, delivery, and iDoc processing.

Responsibilities

Wave Planning
Reporting
Operational Analysis
Build and release outbound waves in Blue Yonder using approved templates, rule sets, and order filters.
Sequence waves against carrier cutoff times, order priority, labor capacity, and SLA commitments.
Monitor wave status through allocation, task generation, picking, packing, and shipping.
Research and clear allocation failures, rule conflicts, missing inventory, location locks, and task generation errors.
Run re-waves, recalls, partial releases, and priority pulls to protect service.
Trigger or request replenishment when allocation stalls due to inventory shortfalls.
Maintain clean queues. Close or rework aged or failed waves before cutoff.
Keep leadership current on wave risks with clear actions and owners.
Monitor and resolve SAP–BY IDoc breaks that impact order creation, updates, or inventory sync.
Research failed or stuck IDocs. Correct data and reprocess to restore flow.
Use SAP transactions such as WE02, WE05, BD87, WE09ZSC_R381 and WE19 to analyze and reprocess when needed.
Report master data issues to Inventory Control and monitor for issues that drive repeats. Examples include UOM mismatches, item, partner, or plant settings.
Validate order status alignment between SAP and BY after reprocessing.
Document recurring failure patterns and drive permanent fixes with IT and master data teams.
Use BY dashboards, logs, and exception codes to find root causes fast.
Diagnose inventory problems. Examples include short picks, wrong pack or UOM, LP status errors, holds, and pending QA.
Coordinate slotting or temporary moves when location constraints block allocation.
Align release strategy with real labor and dock capacity to prevent bottlenecks.
Keep a clear playbook for the top 10 failure types with step-by-step actions.
Build daily and weekly reporting for wave throughput, backlog, allocation success, pick completion, ship compliance, and re-wave rate.
Publish simple, accurate performance decks for leadership. State risks and actions without fluff.
Maintain metric definitions and refresh schedules. No stale reports.
Automate recurring reports in Excel with formulas, pivot tables, and Power Query where available.
Analyze order mix, carton profile, zone load, and labor plans to improve wave strategy.
Quantify impact of constraints. Examples include carrier cap, dock doors, put walls, and value-add services.
Propose rule changes that raise allocation success and reduce touches.
Build business cases with data. Size benefits, list risks, and define the test plan.
Partner on BY and SAP changes, regression tests, and cutovers. Protect shipping during transitions.