Senior Supply Demand Planner

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary function of position

We are looking for team members with analytical skill sets, manufacturing/supply chain experience, to participate and lead in the SIOP planning process.  The SIOP planning function is an excellent way to broaden your experience, skills and network of colleagues, while leveraging knowledge on large data sets to compute demand and supply plans to meet customer demand and maintain inventory targets.  We measure this through various metrics such as Forecast accuracy/inventory health/Sales Plan v Actual and Build Plan vs Actual, First Pass Fill Rates etc.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead/participate in cross-functional team meetings/ SIOP process to develop best in class demand plan and optimum supply plan
• Facilitate and drive collaboration with Marketing, Sales Operations, Finance team members to develop monthly/quarterly forecasts over mid-term and long-term.
• Partner with NPI/ Engineering/ Marketing teams to understand product lifecycle/ buffer strategy, develop robust plans to enable new product launch and product end of life (EOL) planning.
• Review and make improvements to statistical forecasting models, to drive best- in-class demand forecast accuracy
• Analyze data output, historical shipments/ consumption for any modifications required based on product segmentation.  
• Understand/ manage safety stock/ inventory targets for various regions/ plants
• Partner with manufacturing, planning, regulatory and facilities teams to understand and drive buffer strategies to enable building moves and plan for regulatory restrictions.
• Awareness/Understanding of Capacity Models (lines/shifts, line efficiencies, head count and material lead times/constraints)
• Develop capacity and material constrained build plan through cross functional collaboration with various partners (Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain)
• Scenario planning for different Demand and Supply scenarios, understand & articulate the different options and impact
• Represent their product families and present relevant data/ charts in the cross-functional SIOP meetings
• Load plan to enable Manufacturing and Supply Chain execution
• Monitor performance to plan, eg. forecast versus actuals, and drive corrective actions/ mitigation plans
• Support other planning activities such as Long Range Planning, Excess & Obsolete reduction etc
• Drive improvements to Key Performance Indicators such as Forecast accuracy, First Pass Fill Rate, Backorder, Finished Goods Inventory Attainment through root-cause analysis and cross-functional collaboration
• Subject matter experience in order to participate and lead projects to improve operational efficiency/ profitability goals
• Troubleshoot and help resolve MPS/MRP issues for demand propagation; Participate in key projects, testing and go-live.
• Travel: 0 - 15% Domestic/ International
• Work Location : Sunnyvale, US  

Qualifications

Desired Education / Skillsets/ Qualifications

• Minimum MS/MBA with 6+ yrs relevant experience; Degree in Engineering, Math/Finance, Operations Research, Supply Chain highly preferred.
• Minimum BS with 8+ yrs relevant experience; Degree in Supply Chain, Operations