Global Supply Chain Planner II

Global Supply Chain Planner II
At Boston Scientific, the Global Supply Chain Planner II position will coordinate and control demand planning activities for Service Parts in our growing Capital Equipment Business with multiple stakeholders across divisions and regions.
The Global Supply Chain Planner II will collaborate with divisional, regional, and service teams to plan for and maintain appropriate levels of finished goods inventories following our SI&OP process. Helps to drive end to end thinking and agility across value streams with the end customer in mind, support New Product Launches and monitor Supply Chain KPI's.
Computer and Systems Knowledge: Possesses solid knowledge of Microsoft suite, with proficiency in Excel. Also possesses solid knowledge of SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response planning systems. Utilizes conceptual knowledge within the planning system to solve problems that impact daily planning.
Data Analytics: Applies understanding of supply chain-related metrics to accomplish your own work.
Inventory Management: Daily monitoring of inventory levels for products in their portfolio. Recommends inputs to inventory targets and maintain in system, applying understanding of business drivers and solid knowledge of own job function. Manages inventory to plan, identify and leads opportunities for improvement and in short supply situations, allocates product with moderate level of guidance and using prescribed guidelines or policies. Works directly with marketing, sales operations, and regional planners to set the forecast to meet global demand for stable portfolios, less complex supply chains. Organizes and presents data to influence and improve forecast accuracy and reduce forecast bias through moderate level of guidance and direction from more senior roles within the job function.
Facilitates portions of cross-functional SI&OP Demand Planning and Net Requirements meetings. Independently collaborates with global peers to ensure complete and credible net requirements for standard and more complex situations are being captured for products in their portfolio. Independently works with supply sites/SFMD's for Supply Management on identifying and presenting standard and more complex issues or decisions needing escalation to Integration & Reconciliation. Support projects or analysis resulting from SI&OP process.
Ensure sufficient inventory per product event plan and communicate product lifecycle tracking materials to cross functional SI&OP team. Recommends changes to inventory strategy as needed. Represents supply chain on more complex 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). 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. May be knowledgeable on master data fields managed in other functions to provide input when asked.
Project Management: Develops and documents project plans. May lead a project team of small to moderate scope with moderate level of guidance and direction. Escalates issues to management and uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations and resolving problems to deliver continuous business results.
Supply Chain Design: Supply Chain representative within a franchise or product line, supporting the end-to-end supply chain design. (New Product Launches, Acquisitions, Integrations, Site Transfers Optimized Product Flow, Resiliency)
3+ years' experience in Supply Chain Planning, materials management, manufacturing planning, or inventory control function
~ Minimum bachelor's degree in business or supply chain or equivalent combination of education and experience.
~ Working experience with DRP, MPS, MRP, SAP or ERP System
~ PC skills utilizing such software programs as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
~ Adaptable, flexible, and willing to accept new ideas, processes, and procedures.
~ Fluent English language skills
~ Working experience with Kinaxis/Rapid Response & SAP
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