Global Supply Chain Planner II

Global Supply Chain Planner II

At Boston Scientific, the Global Supply Chain Planner II collaborates with divisional, regional, and clinical counterparts to plan for and maintain appropriate levels of finished goods inventories. Drives business execution of new programs and initiatives that include promotional activities, forecast and coordination for key events, and new product launches. Monitors key sales and operations planning performance indicators, cost to serve performance data, and coordinates cross functional work teams to increase effectiveness of supply chain initiatives. Helps to drive end to end thinking and agility across value streams with the end customer in mind.

Your responsibilities include:

• Computer and Systems Knowledge: Uses advanced capabilities within the planning system to perform demand planning activities.
• Data Analytics: Conduct basic analytics on business problems and datasets. Produces, retrieves, and interprets reports using standard systems and tools. Possesses conceptual understanding of supply chain-related metrics.
• Inventory Management: Daily monitoring of inventory levels for products in their portfolio. With own judgement and functional knowledge, recommends inputs to inventory targets and maintain in system. Manages inventory to plan, identifies opportunities for improvement and in short supply situations, allocates product with general direction from a more senior level and using existing policies. Communicates supply updates to marketing and regional planners, with the use of factual information of limited complexity in straightforward situations.
• Manage Forecast Inputs / Improve Forecast Accuracy: Works directly with marketing, sales operations, and regional planners to set the forecast to meet global demand for stable portfolios, less complex supply chains. Explains information of limited complexity to improve forecast accuracy and reduce forecast bias through supervision and direction from more senior roles within the job function.
• SI&OP process: Facilitates portions of cross-functional SI&OP Demand Planning and Net Requirements meetings. Following processes, independently works with global peers to ensure complete and credible net requirements are being captured for products in their portfolio. Independently works with supply sites/SFMD's for Supply Management on identifying and presenting straight forward issues or decisions needing escalation to Integration & Reconciliation.
• Manage product lifecycle events effectively (launches, transitions and EOLife/EOService): Following process prepares product lifecycle SI&OP templates. Following process ensures sufficient inventory per product event plan and communicates product lifecycle tracking materials to cross functional SI&OP team. Recommends changes to inventory strategy as needed. Escalate issues through SI&OP process. Represents supply chain on product development, sustaining engineering or EOL/EOS team.
• Partnership with Clinical Supply Chain: Partners with Clinical Supply Chain to gain general knowledge on clinical study inventory needs. Inquires and understands Clinical inventory strategy (e.g. one-time builds, replenishment/rolling builds). Includes clinical study demand in overall demand forecast.
• Master Data Maintenance: Ensures GSCP-owned fields are complete and accurate for the products in their portfolio. Remain current on training for SOP's and Work Instructions regarding ERP and planning system master data.
• Project Management: Develops and documents project plans. Gain an understanding of dependencies and sequence of events. Executes required monthly/scheduled tasks with some oversight and using company policies and procedures. Not expected to lead a project team, may be a team member of a project that has a small scope, with guidance and direction from more senior level roles within job function. Escalates issues to management and uses and exercises judgment to solve problems in straightforward situations and determine appropriate action/solutions.
• Leadership: No supervisory responsibility; accountable for own contributions and meeting objectives.
• Supply Chain Design: Supporting the Supply Chain team within a franchise or product line, establishing the end-to-end supply chain design. (e.g. New Product Launches, Acquisitions, Integrations, Site Transfers Optimized Product Flow, Resiliency)

What we're looking for:

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business or Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience of Supply Chain and/or Materials Management.
• Strong PC skills utilizing such software programs as Excel, and relational databases.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Communication skills with the ability to successfully interact at all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated independent worker.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Highly adaptable, flexible and willing to accept new ideas, processes, and procedures.
• Working knowledge of DRP, MRP, and MPS

Preferred qualifications:

• APICS certification CPIM or CSCP.
• Experience utilizing SAP or other ERP systems.
• Experience utilizing Rapid Response or other Advance Planning systems.
• JIT experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Continuous improvement experience including Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing