Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Integra LifeSciences

87d • $71,300 - $97,750

About The Position

Changing lives. Building Careers. Joining us is a chance to do important work that creates change and shapes the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, our colleagues are challenging what’s possible and making headway to innovate new treatment pathways to advance patient outcomes and set new standards of care. The Supply Chain Planning Specialist position is responsible for supporting supply network planning for Acclarent. Works with transactional steps such as purchase requisition and purchase order creation following established procedures. Supports the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and is responsible for attaining key performance indicators including inventory (gross/net dollars, DOS), Slow Moving/Obsolete, and customer service (backorder reduction) for Acclarent business. Responsible for attaining and driving improvements to Key Performance Indicators, including inventory entitlement, Slow Moving/Obsolete, and customer service (backorder reduction). Lead/facilitate the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for assigned product portfolio in order to align market and financial requirements with manufacturing capabilities. Support long-term supply chain strategy. Create and utilize analytical tools to support issue resolution, decision making, and execution oversight. Build collaborative relationships with key stakeholders including Marketing, Manufacturing, Finance, External Operations, NPI, R&D, and Quality. Support and influence business planning and financial planning processes. Develops and effectively implements supply chain solutions, processes, and systems improvements. Support and/or lead supply chain/planning projects as needed (e.g. improve supply chain flexibility, reduce costs, create procedures, etc.). Drive supply chain activities for assigned product portfolio including new product launch planning, inventory planning, and supply network planning. Prepare related presentations for senior management with minimal coaching as required. Internally this position will interact daily with various cross-functional team members including supply chain, finance, regulatory, commercial, quality, etc. Externally this position may have interactions with customers, suppliers, consultants, and contractors.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year supply chain, operations, finance, and/or marketing experience is required.
• High proficiency and advanced understanding in Microsoft Excel is required.
• Proven data analytics / quantitative skills are required.
• High sense of urgency, adaptable to meet rapidly changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or MBA is preferred.
• Proven track record of challenging the 'status-quo', visualizing potential opportunities and implementing actions to build value.
• Experience in scenario planning is preferred.
• Understanding of planning system functionality, planning parameters, data integrity, net requirement inputs, and integration into S&OP and supply chain processes is preferred.
• Manugistics, JDE, or SAP, Microsoft Access and/or SQL proficiency experience is preferred.
• Six Sigma, LEAN Green Belt, or APICS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supporting supply network planning for Acclarent.
• Working with transactional steps such as purchase requisition and purchase order creation following established procedures.
• Supporting the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
• Attaining key performance indicators including inventory (gross/net dollars, DOS), Slow Moving/Obsolete, and customer service (backorder reduction).
• Leading/facilitating the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for assigned product portfolio.
• Supporting long-term supply chain strategy.
• Creating and utilizing analytical tools to support issue resolution, decision making, and execution oversight.
• Building collaborative relationships with key stakeholders including Marketing, Manufacturing, Finance, External Operations, NPI, R&D, and Quality.
• Supporting and influencing business planning and financial planning processes.
• Developing and effectively implementing supply chain solutions, processes, and systems improvements.
• Supporting and/or leading supply chain/planning projects as needed.
• Driving supply chain activities for assigned product portfolio including new product launch planning, inventory planning, and supply network planning.
• Preparing related presentations for senior management.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Business accident insurance
• Group legal insurance
• Savings plan (401(k))

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees