Demand Planning Professional – Supply Chain & Operations

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Siemens Healthineers is seeking a Demand Planning Professional - Supply Chain & Operations to support forecasting, operational planning, inventory optimization, supplier coordination, and performance analysis across our manufacturing and supply chain organization.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally with internal teams and suppliers to analyze key performance indicators, identify opportunities for improvement, optimize inventory and material flow, and support data-driven business decisions.

• Completing regular forecasting and operational planning across key business indicators, including production, inventory, capital expenditures, capacity requirements, and other relevant operational metrics.
• Analyzing, monitoring, and reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as productivity, profitability, capital utilization, assets, inventory, and operational performance.
• Identifying deviations from established plans and targets, evaluating potential impacts, and developing recommendations and corrective actions.
• Performing cost and profitability analyses for specific business cases, including product launches, relocations, manufacturing footprint decisions, and other operational initiatives.
• Developing supplier forecasts and supporting the definition and optimization of logistical processes with suppliers.
• Establishing and implementing logistical requirements related to material availability, delivery, and product phase-in/phase-out activities throughout the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) process.
• Planning and controlling assigned inventories and stock levels, including monitoring supply levels, making planning adjustments, analyzing inventory changes, and developing strategies to reduce excess inventory.
• Analyzing and improving logistics and manufacturing processes using operational KPIs such as cycle time, First Pass Yield (FPY), on-time delivery, effectiveness, and productivity.
• Identifying process weaknesses, determining root causes, and initiating continuous improvement activities to improve operational and supply chain performance.
• Maintaining strong working relationships and collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders involved throughout planning, manufacturing, logistics, and product lifecycle processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Finance, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience in supply chain planning, logistics, manufacturing operations, controlling, inventory management, or a related environment.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting operational and financial KPIs and translating data into actionable recommendations.
• Experience with forecasting, inventory planning, supplier coordination, and/or production planning.
• Understanding of manufacturing and logistics performance measures such as cycle time, First Pass Yield, on-time delivery, productivity, and inventory performance.
• Ability to perform cost, profitability, and business-case analyses to support operational decision-making.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with ERP, planning, reporting, and data-analysis tools is preferred.

We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

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