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At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and recognized.

Role Summary

The Materials Planner will establish working relationships with the following parties: Zimmer vendors, 3rd party vendors, Functions in the SME organization: Sales and Marketing, customer service, distribution, Finance and QA/RA

The Materials Planner is accountable for reviewing and working with each Country’s Sales/Product Manager / Marketing Manager on forecast versus actual usage to forecast to Warsaw/vendors ensuring sufficient inventory is available to support service levels.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with marketing and sales in demand control and upload in system

• Work with manufacturing in supply control.

• S&OP meeting with Sales / Marketing and Manufacturing to ensure demand and supply on track.

• Control and analysis inventory level including reduced Obsolescence (E&O)

• Lead and corporate in demand and supply issue with regional and other country in product concern.

• Work with warehouse and marketing to set the inventory safety stock level in SAP and SMS warehouse.

• Work with marketing / sales and concern people to set up for the new product launch / brand rationalize.

• Accountable for reviewing and working with country’s Sales/Product Manager on forecast versus actual usage to ensure improvement in the quality of forecast.

• Executing related tasks in order to delivery results as per project objectives and timelines.

*This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA.

Expected Areas of Competence / Soft Skills

Customer focus

• Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions.

Building Strategic Working Relationship

• Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

Communication

• Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Decision Making

• Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

Stress Tolerance

• Maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.

Planning and Organizing

• Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

Initiating Action

• Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.

Education/ Experience Requirements

• Master / Bachelor’s degree in Materials Management / Business Administration/ Supply Chain / Engineering or related filed.

• Professional education in planning such as CPIM or CPM

• At least 8-10 years’ experience in supply chain management, materials planning and inventory management functions in the healthcare industry, pharmaceutical, electronic or automobile industry.

• Inventory control and forecast system.

• Hands-on experience in SAP (Preferable IBP)

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability