Demand & Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Position: Demand & Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Duration: 12 Months

Total Hours/week: 40.00

Shift: 1st Shift

Client: Medical Device Company

Job Category: Supply Chain

Level Of

Experience:

Mid-Level

Employment Type: Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens or GC Holders Only)

• Responsible for managing a global supply plan for assigned products to maximize service levels to customers and optimize working capital spend
• Execute deployment - allocation in short supply situations - translate business & inventory needs into supply requirements
• Engage with the other worldwide planning organization on management of long-term product supply shortages e.g., temporarily reduce inventory targets in order to automate the propagation & distribution of the materials with shortages, creation of manual allocation to the regions to allow fair share deployment and intercompany shipments

• Facilitate North America manufacturing plants supply reviews and represent global information
• Ensures timely collection and review of the appropriate information required for this forum to accurately determine global production plan
• Interface with all regionals demand planners and supply planners for assessment and understanding of their needs
• Support worldwide Supply Chain key initiatives to accomplish best-in-class forecast accuracy, back-order performance, and line fill rates

• Support continuous improvement and cost reduction or efficiency initiatives of the assigned platform
• Support the business launch strategy from a supply chain point of view (Start-up of lines for stock build, Shelf-life management, etc.)
• Responsible for achieving global performance metrics of Back order, Line fill and Inventory levels of its portfolio
• Consolidate and challenge the regional input for the annual volume planning process
• Work with regional supply chain teams to achieve an optimal distribution network and maintain a key coordination point with local warehouse management and transportation functions

• Experienced and demonstrated working knowledge of ERP/SAP/MRP systems
• Strong data analytics
• Experience with inventory management
• Knowledge and awareness of Lean techniques and Six Sigma
• Advanced knowledge of data visualization tools (Power BI, Qlik View, Tableau, etc.) a plus

• Strong interpersonal skills required in the areas of verbal and written communications, customer focus and professionalism
• Strong listening, questioning, problem-solving and assessment skills
• Must have knowledge of demand, supply, and capacity planning
• Demonstrated customer-centric focus
• Detail-oriented individual with a strong ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proficient in the use of MS Excel, including pivot tables, vlookups, graphs and macros is a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or Operations required with a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• APICS Certification a plus