Key skills
Supply Chain ManagementWarehouse Inventory ControlFinancial Inventory ControlProduct PlacementPowerBITableauSAPERPCollaborationSales
About this role
Stryker is a company that offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics, and Spine. They are seeking a Supply Chain Business Analyst to oversee inventory placements, build customer relationships, and ensure service levels are met while optimizing the supply chain. The role involves data analysis, collaboration with various teams, and supporting financial and inventory management activities.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze data to determine correct placements of new product launch kits and EPS (early product surveillance) sets
- Assist Field Offices with researching availability of key backordered items from other Field Office locations
- Partner with PLCM initiatives to burn down stock and request final orders
- Provide data to the Joint Replacement Sales and BOM teams on inventory placements and sales opportunities
- Partner with Demand Planning and Marketing on new product launch forecasts
- Play a role in Field budget creation
- Analyze and schedule order management activities to support forecasts, target inventories, and multiple supply chain activities
- Generate suggestions and input that will allow the team to make better supply chain decisions
- Deliver forecasts that will be used during monthly IBP meetings
- Attend weekly manufacturing and kitting conference calls
- Primary contact for Branch Operations
- Check inventory records to determine availability of requested products
- Prepare financial analysis of ownership targets
- Work with additional Field Offices for alternative product obtainment for underutilized assets
- Review inventory turns and make recommendations on increasing or decreasing stock levels
- Review weekly instrument budgets and approve instrument asset orders when quarterly budget is exceeded
- Provide management with data that supports or denies requests for increased par levels and expired replacements
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree - required; Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Sales, Marketing or Finance preferred
- 4+ years of experience with supply chain, warehouse or financial inventory control systems, processes and product placement in a demanding, fast-paced environment
- PowerBI or Tableau or equivalent
- SAP or equivalent ERP
- Power apps experience preferred