Job DescriptionA strong local stocking plan is a strategic requirement for Service Delivery and as the Regional Service Parts Planner you will drive this plan.
You are responsible for:
- Partnering with colleagues within the SPS regional team, SPS Strategic planning, Business, Markets, SPS Supply management, SPS Master data, SPS ASAP desk, and other disciplines to secure parts availability in your region
- Managing the Planning Process: demand forecasting and stock target setting in your regional locations
- Utilizing the advanced planning tool to periodically validate and update the parts planning, follow-up on planning alerts, and master data management
- Analyzing Stock-outs and Material Availability misses, in order to create and execute on corrective actions and preventive action plans
- Represent SPS Planning in the SPS regional team to ensure impact on service parts are considered and to execute on plan
- Being a contact person in case of escalation regions on customer service level requirements
- Manage overall inventory in your region, including inventory on shelf and aligning with market team son on market managed inventory
- Participate in projects as needed, contributing to structural improvements on SPS priorities
To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following :
- Master or Bachelor’s Degree with Supply Chain Planning and/or Supply Chain operations,
- At least 5-8 years of working experience in Supply Chain operations, preferably at large company in an international environment,
- Fluency in English
- Strong analytical capabilities, clear communicator, standout colleague,
- Detail oriented and able to make clear decisions with available information
- Experience in working with a Supply Chain Planning tool, SPM preferred
- An excellent understanding of SAP ERP Systems and Data
- Experience within Customer Service and Healthcare industry is preferred
- Creativeness, thinking in solutions and driving implementation
- Experience with LEAN deployment is preferred