Regional Planner Greater China

Job Description

In this role, you have the opportunity to join the Regional Service Parts Fulfillment team, as part of the Service Parts Supply Chain (SPS) organization. The primary responsibility of the Service Parts Supply Chain is to patients, clinicians and engineers who rely on healthcare equipment that works. The key purpose is to provide them with the right part when and where they need it – every time.

A strong local stocking plan is a strategic requirement for Service Delivery and as the Regional Service Parts Planner you will drive this plan.

•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 on market managed inventory  

•Participate in projects as needed, contributing to structural improvements on SPS priorities 

•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