Associate Manager, Demand Planning

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Associate Manager, Demand Planning

To be based in our Amsterdam office, we are looking for an experienced Demand Planning professional to lead our forecasting efforts within the European Trauma & Extremities team. This role is pivotal in translating data into strategic recommendations, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving accurate demand forecasts. You'll support key business leaders, manage a talented team, and contribute to shaping the future of our product portfolio through effective demand planning and process improvements.

Who we want:

• Data translators. Highly effective communicators who can transform data findings into recommendations to compose reports and executive level presentations.

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.

• Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities.

What you will do:

This role is aligned with the European Trauma & Extremities team and will support the Business Unit General Manager, as well as the Sales, Marketing, Finance and where applicable R&D Leaders, for all forecasting and demand planning related issues. The role is responsible for unconstrained end-customer demand plans, including planning for phase in & phase out of the product portfolio, and the support of product rationalization evaluations. The role responsible for providing demand plans to the Integrated Business Planning Manager, conducting regularly scheduled divisional Executive Demand Reviews, as well as participating in Global Business Unit IBP meetings and Executive IBP meetings. This person must have strong skills in leadership, communication, and influence. First line management role with accountability for Demand Planner and/or Planning Analyst role(s).

Additional Responsibilities:

• Manage a team that will assemble, analyze and adjust all data pertinent to creating the demand forecast: historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, financial budgets and inventory levels. Will need to gather, analyze and validate data, as well as review resulting statistical forecast models
• Improve forecast accuracy by effectively analyzing sources of forecast error and recommending appropriate action plans
• Lead Integrated Business Planning meetings at divisional level and leverage best available cross-functional inputs and apply judgment based on knowledge of the business and robust cross-functional discussions
• Collaborate with marketing and new product development teams to define launch strategy and manage product life cycle implications to demand and inventory
• Work with cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Finance, IBP, Supplier, Manufacturing, IS, Customer Service and Demand Planning to ensure that business objectives are met
• Ensure that the demand plan is effectively communicated to the supply chain as necessary
• Review KPIs to proactively identify misalignment between sales & marketing plans, financial plans, and the demand plan, and seek consensus through the Executive Demand Review process
• Partner with Marketing to understand relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence
• Achieve forecast accuracy metrics for the division
• Lead the demand planning process including short and long-term demand planning and process improvements
• Serve as the primary contact for cross-functional business partners from the Division and serve as the primary contact for the Integrated Business Planning Manager and Plant Network
• Participate in the development, modification and improvement of procedures, policies and processes within the organization
• Support the implementation of ERP-based forecast systems, as well as reporting and continuous improvement of forecasting systems
• Direct team members toward achieving daily, weekly and monthly goals; track performance and provide timely feedback to the team
• Management of people resource to ensure that they are developed, coached, and capable of performing the role designated including performance management

What you need:

Required:

• A Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience
• Must understand end-to-end supply chain interactions and interdependencies
• Knowledge of forecasting processes in sales, marketing operations, finance, manufacturing and supply chain
• Demonstrated understanding and proficiency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools (Oracle, or equivalent) and Demand Planning statistical modeling tools (Demantra, or equivalent)

Preferred:

• APICS accredited or professional supply chain accreditation

What we offer:

• Flat hierarchies and responsibility. Through flat hierarchies, we strengthen the initiative and willingness of our employees to take over responsible tasks.
• We grow talent. At Stryker we offer great personal and internal career development for our employees, with the possibility to make both vertical and lateral position movement.
• Team spirit & engagement. We create engaged and inclusive teams that encourage colleagues to share their diverse perspectives and opinions.
• Competitive salary and Benefits. With us, you will receive a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with your job.
• Recognition of your performance. At our company, outstanding individual and cross-functional team performance is rewarded. Ideas, projects, or other exceptional achievements can be submitted for various awards on a local and global level.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Our ERGs are dedicated to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive workplace environment. They provide opportunities for development, networking, and collaboration, and are open to all employees. Our ERGs are committed to promoting inclusion and belonging, helping every individual thrive and contribute to our shared success.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.