Top Benefits
About the role
Work Flexibility: Hybrid
What you will do
We’re looking for a Senior Inventory Planning Analyst (Contract) to join our team on a contractual basis and help drive smart, data-driven inventory decisions. In this role, you’ll analyze inventory health and performance metrics to optimize supply levels, reduce waste, and ensure product availability. You’ll be a key player in managing safety stock, planning last-time buys, and supporting product lifecycle changes—all while collaborating across teams to support business goals. If you have a sharp analytical mind, thrive in fast-paced environments, and enjoy solving complex problems, this role is for you.
- Perform quarterly Safety Stock/Reorder Point and Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) analysis and provide recommendations that will support OTIF targets and optimize inventory levels
- Analyze larger/bulk inventory purchases to assess the financial impact on the business and provide recommendations based on data driven insights
- Prepare and present inventory insights for the monthly business reviews
- Develop and maintain dashboards using advanced data analytics and visualization tools to monitor supply chain health
- Proactively identify and implement improvements in inventory planning processes, , tools, and systems to drive supply chain optimization
- Lead PLCM activities to ensure optimization of inventory and minimal product write off
- Act as a subject matter expert within the Inventory Planning function, collaborating cross-functionally with IBP, Finance, and Commercial teams
What you need
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or related field
- 4 years of experience in inventory management, business management, finance, supply chain management, or other related fields
- Proficiency in Excel skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with PowerBI
Travel Percentage: 10%
About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.
Facts: ● 2023 Sales: $20.5 billion ● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies ● Employees: 52,000 worldwide ● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020 ● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide ● $1.4 billion spent on research and development in 2023 ● ~12,900 patents owned globally in 2023 ● Products sold in ~75 countries ● Fortune 500 Company ● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces
Stryker’s social media community guidelines: https://www.stryker.com/content/m/legal/social-media-community-guidelines/en/index.html
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Top Benefits
About the role
Work Flexibility: Hybrid
What you will do
We’re looking for a Senior Inventory Planning Analyst (Contract) to join our team on a contractual basis and help drive smart, data-driven inventory decisions. In this role, you’ll analyze inventory health and performance metrics to optimize supply levels, reduce waste, and ensure product availability. You’ll be a key player in managing safety stock, planning last-time buys, and supporting product lifecycle changes—all while collaborating across teams to support business goals. If you have a sharp analytical mind, thrive in fast-paced environments, and enjoy solving complex problems, this role is for you.
- Perform quarterly Safety Stock/Reorder Point and Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) analysis and provide recommendations that will support OTIF targets and optimize inventory levels
- Analyze larger/bulk inventory purchases to assess the financial impact on the business and provide recommendations based on data driven insights
- Prepare and present inventory insights for the monthly business reviews
- Develop and maintain dashboards using advanced data analytics and visualization tools to monitor supply chain health
- Proactively identify and implement improvements in inventory planning processes, , tools, and systems to drive supply chain optimization
- Lead PLCM activities to ensure optimization of inventory and minimal product write off
- Act as a subject matter expert within the Inventory Planning function, collaborating cross-functionally with IBP, Finance, and Commercial teams
What you need
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or related field
- 4 years of experience in inventory management, business management, finance, supply chain management, or other related fields
- Proficiency in Excel skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with PowerBI
Travel Percentage: 10%
About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.
Facts: ● 2023 Sales: $20.5 billion ● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies ● Employees: 52,000 worldwide ● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020 ● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide ● $1.4 billion spent on research and development in 2023 ● ~12,900 patents owned globally in 2023 ● Products sold in ~75 countries ● Fortune 500 Company ● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces
Stryker’s social media community guidelines: https://www.stryker.com/content/m/legal/social-media-community-guidelines/en/index.html
Notice Regarding Employee Conduct on Facebook/LinkedIn Meta/LinkedIn does not permit employers to verify or validate “employees” in the (META: “Works at” LinkedIn: “Experience”) section of users’ profiles. Please be aware that the views expressed by individuals on their personal accounts and do not necessarily represent the views of our company. If you encounter any issues with a person claiming to be our employee, we recommend using the “Report Profile” feature. If you’d like to report concerns to our Ethics Hotline, you may do so at: https://app.convercent.com/en-us/LandingPage/b6bb4e84-9fcb-ea11-a974-000d3ab9f296