Senior Distribution Planner

Unternehmensbeschreibung

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and leading company in the field of robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare’s hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere—we strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture—our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real-world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential. 

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let’s advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Stellenbeschreibung

Primary Function Of Position:

This position is seeking a creative, analytical and flexible individual to help lead distribution activities supporting the European network.  Responsible for working with Demand/Supply Planning, Production Planning, Logistics, Field Service Management, Customer Service to obtain alignment on targets and fulfillment in order to achieve inventory targets, while avoiding excess inventory, international compliance impact, and delays for our internal and external customers.

Roles And Responsibilities:

• Understand planning tools and systems in order to ensure that inventory is in place to meet revenue shipments for next day shipments and 2–4-hour service levels for service inventory by collaborating with logistics, field service management, customer service and sales and marketing. This also includes the ability to rebalance inventory across distributions locations to allocate appropriate inventory throughout European network and identify and communicate potential customer backorder and work with teams to mitigate back order.
• This position works cross functionally with SIOP planning/production planning/distribution planning and logistics to coordinate replenishment shipments based on material availability and work through allocation processes.
• Track all European returns through distribution process and recommend scrap and return to factory by working with Logistics and planning teams.
• Understand trade compliance, European regulatory requirements, BOD assumptions, carrier processes and lead-times along with key material master attributes to drive material to correct stocking locations.
• Review plan changes and metrics and take appropriate actions to mitigate customer impact. This includes ECO cuts ins, supply constraints (allocation), field actions, regulatory changes or allocation issues.
• Ownership of all European distribution planning communication and escalation based on exception reporting to material shortages, target setting, allocation issues to SIOP planning, production planning, logistics and EU order management teams. This includes reviewing KPI and attending weekly meetings for regional alignment for both service and revenue planning.
• Participates in cross functional projects to increase efficiencies in distribution planning processes and leads the communication of project updates to cross functional groups.  This can be blue printing participation, creating KPI definitions, URS for reports, document processes.

Qualifikationen

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Experience:

• Proficient in Word/Power Point and advance skills in Excel or tableau
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data for reports and apply mathematic techniques in practical situations.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, including proficient English
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment with little to no supervision and manage multiple, high-priority assignments and meet firm deadlines.
• Understanding of order to cash process
• BS degree or 5 years of experience on supply chain
• SAP or Oracle experience distribution planning with STO and safety stock concepts.
• Experience with order management, logistics and/ or planning functions.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Oracle or SAP MRP/Planning/Distribution Planning/Logistics
• O9/advanced planning tools.
• APICs or equivalent supply chain training
• Distribution and production planning
• Experience with Safety Stock and replenishment concepts

ZusäTzliche Informationen

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.