New Product Planner

Globus Medical•Audubon, PA

12d

About The Position

The New Product Planner will oversee New Product Launches to ensure tight alignment between Commercial, Financial, and Operational planning & execution. This position will be highly visible among our Product Development, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Logistics, and Information Technology division. The New Product Planner must have aptitudes for process and project management and enjoy positively influencing organizational performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Mgmt., Engineering, Computer Science or related fields
Experience launching new products in an Orthopedics business
Strong Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Certified in Project Management Preferred
Strong communication, listening, and facilitation skills
Well organized, detail oriented, and team player capable of working in a deadline dictated environment

Responsibilities

Maintaining timelines for each project, document all changes, issues, reworks, scraps and other notable events that happen from the start of the project through launch
Sending monthly (or more frequently) chronological timelines; ensuring all relevant parties included in all communication
Tracking development tasks to ensure all steps are followed
Working with Product Development/Marketing to develop Market Introduction Plans (MIP’s), work with supply chain planning group to assess competing priorities and participate in Pre-MIP and MIP approval process
Setting up and facilitating Make vs. Buy meetings between Product Development, Supply Chain, Branch, and Executive Management
Working with Product Development and the Purchasing Team to get quotes for all parts prior to the MIP; Facilitating DFM (Design for Manufacturing) with the selected vendors to confirm capability and any necessary design changes prior to the DCO’s are processed
Working with Product Manager to ensure the pricing in the MIP is based off real quotes from the vendors that will be receiving the orders
Ensuring the design is frozen, inspection sheets, gauging, set lists, forecast, DCO’s are all completed including drawings/models matching prior to final MIP
Assessing competing priorities and participate in Pre-MIP and MIP approval process
Working with the Purchasing team to ensure that all orders are placed and expedited after MIP approval
Ensuring additional approval is received, if costs exceed 10% by line, versus what was approved during the MIP
Ensuring Product Development completes “Product Rejection Form” when parts are scrapped.
Regularly following-up with Purchasing Agents for updates from vendors regarding commitment/delivery dates
Translating approved MIP’s into the Supply Chain forecast within an ERP (Create plan, enter sets and sales forecast)
Monitoring forecast versus sales on a monthly basis for 6 months after launch via the Order Planning meetings
Participating in Quarterly Set Prioritization processes to ensure priority Set Demands are reflected in the Supply Chain priorities that are sent to all Suppliers
Working with Purchasing and Vendors to construct accurate supply plans and timing
Developing Launch timelines with PD based on Supply commitments, and communicate to appropriate teams the latest information
Adhering to the letter and spirit of the company Code of Conduct, the AdvaMed Code, MedTech Code, and all other company policies
Ensuring compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, both in the United States and internationally, by completing introductory and annual training and maintaining knowledge of compliance as it applies to your role
Representing the company in a professional manner and uphold the highest standards of ethical business practices and socially responsible conduct in all interactions with other employees, customers, suppliers, and other third parties of Globus