Sr. Supply Chain Planner

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talented team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels inspired, invested, cared for, valued, and have a strong sense of belonging.

Paragon 28, a Zimmer Biomet Company, is hiring a Sr Supply Chain Planner to join our operations team. This position is onsite at our headquarters located in Englewood, CO. The Sr. Supply Planner is responsible for the supply planning, procurement, and management of orders of medical devices and services from approved suppliers in alignment with forecasted net requirements. This role drives effective supply planning through a deep understanding of both internal and external constraints, analysis of data, assessment/mitigation of risk, and effective problem solving.

This role interfaces with the other departments to align on and achieve organizational objective. The Sr. Supply Planner also guides and mentors less senior Supply Planners.

• Assess supplier capability, capacity, and cost to allocate annual spend to qualified suppliers optimizing for service, quality, and cost.
• Participate in contract negotiations with external contract-manufacturing and other supply partners.
• Evaluate bids and award business to suppliers based on best quality, price and lead time performance.
• Place and manage purchase orders.
• Manage basic and advanced planning parameters to ensure optimal net requirements planning.
• Review net requirements against supply and demand; manage open order exceptions.
• Regularly review KPIs; develop and execute strategies to address unfavorable results.
• Identify and lead closure of business process gaps; collaborate with stakeholders to drive business process improvement for planning, procurement, and inventory
• Lead regular supplier production reviews to ensure needed capacity and on-time delivery.
• Lead quarterly business reviews with suppliers and key internal stakeholders
• Monitor inventory levels to mitigate stockouts while maintaining cost effective operational expenses.
• Coordinate new supplier qualification activities.
• Act as a liaison between suppliers and internal departments such as Engineering, Quality, and Finance.
• Visit existing and potential supplier facilities to evaluate manufacturing processes, capabilities, recent investments, potential for growth, performance trends, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Four-year degree (B.S/B.A.) strongly preferred; relevant experience and certifications without a degree will be considered
• Minimum 5 years of experience in related field such as supply planning, purchasing, or supply chain required, preferably in medical device environment.
• APICS CSCP/CPIM certification preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including expert level Excel skills.
• SAP ECC or S4 experience preferred.
• Strategic Sourcing, opportunity analysis, and strong negotiation skills.
• High volume purchasing/planning experience required.
• Highly effective communication skills.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with detailed product line forecasts; familiarity with Sales & Operations Planning business management process.
• Demonstrated success in driving process improvement.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving skills, and time management skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize appropriately and handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with various cross functional teams.
• Previous medical device experience preferred.

Less than 25% of overnight travel

Salary RAnge: $80,000 – $105,000 USD Annually depending on skills and experience

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