Senior Global Inventory Network Planner

MicroPort Orthopedics•Lakeland, TN

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Global Inventory Network Planner is responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing global inventory plans to ensure product availability, achievement of service levels, and efficient working capital utilization across multiple regions, distribution centers, manufacturing sites, and suppliers. This role partners closely with Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance, Customer Service, Sales, and Regional Supply Chain teams to balance supply, demand, inventory, and capacity. The Senior Global Inventory Network Planner leads inventory strategy, identifies supply risks, drives replenishment planning, supports S&OP/IBP processes, and implements continuous improvement initiatives across the global supply network.

Requirements

Must have a strong understanding of network and inventory techniques, inventory management, and planning.
Strong analytical, organizational, decision making and presentation skills.
Demonstrated proficiency in statistics and statistical methods of establishing stocking levels
Strong interpersonal skills essential to effectively interact with all teams, areas and levels of business affecting inventory management throughout the network.
Good facilitation skills with the ability to operate effectively at all levels within the organization and foster collaboration and communication across diverse global and cross-functional teams.
Self-starter with ability to complete projects independently, efficiently and with minimal supervision.
Strong time-management skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Able to work independently and to solve complex problems, applying expertise in business intelligence and data solutions to drive best practices and innovative solutions.
Ability to adapt quickly to change and will champion the advancement of new information that will enhance the ability of management to lead the business.
Knowledge of ERP/ MRP / DRP, Forecast Models, Inventory Strategies, and Sales and Operations Planning.
Understands regulatory and business requirements to proactively anticipate and address potential issues and conflicts in inventory management throughout a supply chain.
BS/BA degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Business Administration, and/ or related field
BS/BA – minimum 5 years’ related experience in a supply chain function

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Inventory Planning or other software related to inventory is preferred.
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint.
MBA/MS degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Business Administration, and/ or related field
MBA/MS – minimum 3 years’ related experience in a supply chain function

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain global inventory plans across regions, distribution centers, manufacturing sites, and product families.
Monitor inventory levels, safety stock, reorder points, lead times, and replenishment parameters to ensure optimal stock positioning and service performance.
Recommend inventory strategies based on demand variability, lead times, service level requirements, and product lifecycle stage.
Create and manage supply plans to support global demand requirements; analyze supply constraints, capacity limitations, supplier performance, and production schedules.
Partner with Procurement, Manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure timely material availability and finished goods supply.
Identify and escalate supply risks; develop mitigation and recovery plans to minimize customer impact.
Provide inventory projections, supply risk assessments, gap analysis, and scenario planning; collaborate with Demand Planning to evaluate forecast changes and determine supply and inventory impacts.
Prepare planning reports, executive summaries, and actionable recommendations for leadership review.
Analyze key performance metrics including inventory health, forecast accuracy, service levels, backorders, lead times, and supply attainment; develop and maintain dashboards and KPIs to support decision-making.
Utilize ERP/MRP and planning systems to maintain accurate planning parameters and master data; identify trends, root causes, and continuous improvement opportunities.
Collaborate with regional planning teams to align global supply and inventory strategies; partner with Logistics and Distribution to optimize product flow and reduce delays.
Partner with Finance on inventory targets, reserves, projections, and working capital initiatives; support new product introductions, product phase-outs, transfers, and lifecycle management.
Serve as a subject matter expert for inventory planning processes, tools, and best practices.
Lead or support cross-functional projects to improve inventory accuracy, planning efficiency, service levels, and system utilization.
Identify opportunities to reduce excess inventory, enhance replenishment logic, and standardize global planning processes.