Senior Global Demand Planner

Role Overview

• The Sr. Global Demand Planner plays a critical role in delivering accurate, data‑driven forecasts that align regional insights with global supply capabilities for the EP business.
• By integrating market intelligence, historical performance, and cross‑functional inputs, this role enhances forecast reliability, strengthens inventory optimization, and supports strategic growth across global markets.
• Lead LAAO Integration: Drive the full integration of LAAO into the EP business and serve as the single point of contact (SPOC) for all Amulet‑related demand topics while stabilizing and embedding the process globally.
• Own LTB + EOL Alignment: Manage Last‑Time‑Buy and End‑of‑Life processes from a demand planning perspective, ensuring consistent alignment across geographies and with Global Marketing.
• Improve Operational Efficiency: Develop enhanced analytics and reporting capabilities while proactively identifying and implementing demand planning process improvements.
• Partner effectively with different functional areas to drive efficiencies and improve the overall Demand Planning processes.
• Prepares data and graphs and leads monthly pre-S&OP meetings with cross-functional stakeholders (marketing, production, engineering, regulatory, clinical, R&D) within applicable value streams; drives action items as result of meeting.
• Schedules and ensures proper attendance of pre-S&OP meetings.
• Prepares S&OP template for S&OP management review and is prepared to justify actions.
• Facilitates meetings to ensure clarity between supply and demand.
• Reviews data from various sources to create a finished goods forecast which translates into manufacturing build plans while giving consideration to the following: backorder mitigation, minimization of time finished goods sits in inventory, minimizing finished goods/raw material/subassembly scrap, finished goods safety stock, new product introductions and product phase outs.
• Leads cross functional meetings to ensure key stakeholders provide feedback and updates which could influence finished goods demands.
• Leads continuous improvement project teams, proactively and without prompting, pulling in stakeholders from across the entity.
• Performs as a systems super-user to investigate and recommend system efficiency improvements.
• Provides training and guidance to new members of the team as well as Regional Demand Planners.
• Review demand submissions from Regional Demand Planning team to finalize global demand plan and prepare monthly hand off to Supply.
• Analyzes actual shipments versus the net required forecast plans; finished goods actual results versus the forecast; actual sales versus the forecast.
• Loads and maintains the demand forecast into the appropriate system.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance or related field.
• 5 years’ minimum experience in forecasting/demand planning.
• 3 years of experience working in forecasting/demand planning/ERP/MRP systems and/or software.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally.
• 1 year in medical device preferred.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit
• an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority.
• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled.
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance.
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans.
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match.