Senior Demand Planner
Quebec, QC, CA, G1C 8A3
At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.
Position Summary
The Senior Demand Planner develops monthly demand and supply plans for STERIS service products for our capital equipment globally. In this role you will manage all activities related to consensus forecast review, statistical trend data analysis, and monitoring of consumption in support of fulfilling customer demand. In addition, this position will be accountable for Finished Goods (FG) supply planning (make and buy) working closely with manufacturing and sourcing with regards to rough cut capacity planning and FG sourcing projections. Key performance indicators include forecast accuracy, finished inventory turns and customer service level.
This is a hybrid role with the requirement of working onsite 3 days/week at one of our following facilities: Mentor, OH (USA); Plymouth, MN (USA); Monterrey, Mexico; or Quebec, Canada. Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must reside within the country.
What You'll do as a Senior Demand Planner
- Lead monthly demand planning process by collaborating with sales, finance, marketing and IT systems to update demand plans.
- Analyze monthly statistical forecast and make changes/recommendations for inclusion into the demand plan.
- Conduct monthly demand consensus and supply planning meetings; resolve demand/supply issues and elevate unresolved issues the appropriate decision maker(s).
- Communicate results to internal groups including sales, marketing, finance, and operations.
- Develop monthly build plans for assigned manufacturing facilities as well as monthly requirements for purchased finished goods.
- Manage (finished goods) inventory levels and associated parameters (e.g., safety stock).
- Participate in new product implementation with phase-in/phase-out planning that provides a smooth transition and minimizes obsolete material.
- Key contributor to driving process improvements within the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed
Required
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Minimum of 5 years of supply chain experience.
- Experience in demand forecasting.
- Strong excel analytical experience (v look up, pivot tables, working with complex data).
- English language fluency (speaking, reading, and writing).
- Must reside near one of our following facilities: Mentor, OH (USA); Plymouth, MN (USA); Monterrey, Mexico; or Quebec, Canada. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in Statistical or Supply Chain related disciplines, preferred.
- MBA, preferred.
- APICS Certification, preferred.
Other
- Excellent technical/computer skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in lean and continuous improvement.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, organization, problem solving, business acumen, and time management skills.
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STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. STERIS is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs.
This position requires knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties involved, including regular communications outside the province of Quebec, training, email communications, and frequent meetings and interactions with English-only employees. The employer has taken all reasonable steps to avoid imposing this language requirement, in accordance with the Charter of the French Language.
Ce poste nécessite la connaissance de l’anglais en raison de la nature des tâches à accomplir, notamment les communications régulières à l’extérieur du Québec, la formation, les courriels, ainsi que les réunions et interactions fréquentes avec des employés unilingues anglophones. L’employeur a pris toutes les mesures raisonnables pour éviter d’imposer cette exigence linguistique, conformément à la Charte de la langue française.
Quebec, QC, CA, G1C 8A3
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