Senior Demand Planner

4 weeks ago


Hamilton, Canada Stryker Full time

 As a member of our Supply Chain team, you will make a daily impact on the lives of others. Apply today and you will get a chance to work with high-functioning, driven people who all have the same mission of making healthcare better. Plus, we have an award-winning culture and were recently named one of the World's Best Workplace by Fortune 

Who we want:

Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes – finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate. 

Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities. 

Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

What you will do:

As the Senior Demand Planner (Contract), you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality consensus demand plans for the organization by leveraging statistical analysis with the best available cross-functional inputs and applying sound judgment based on knowledge of the business. You will collaborate with the Business System Administrator and Forecast Modeler roles to optimize the performance of the statistical models/parameters used. You will partner with local or regional Sales and Marketing partners and product launch teams to reconcile business objectives and strategies to support the creation of the final consensus demand plan. You will also be responsible for multiple segments of the business and asked to lead key activities for the Demand Planning and IBP functions. This is a 16-month contract role.

Create and maintain high quality demand forecasts and demand forecast analytics. Must assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating/maintaining the demand forecast, including historical order bookings/shipments, item master data, market and macro-economic trends, seasonality, promotions, and product life-cycle management

Serve as the primary demand planning contact for the Business Unit Leader, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Operations and Regulatory business partners and for the IBP Franchise Manager, Analyst or Global Operations Master Scheduler(s)

Lead the demand planning process and monthly Executive Demand Review meetings and coordinate/consolidate plans with other Demand Planners, to ensure the process is effective and runs efficiently 

Identify actionable insights and recommendations to support strategic decision making for senior leaders

Lead defined elements of divisional demand planning team, including but not limited to process improvement, weekly/monthly reporting, documentation, and product life-cycle management

Partner with the Business System Administrator and Forecast Modelers to create reporting of analytics to support the business needs for better information in decision-making

Drive continuous improvement in the development, modification and adjustment of procedures, policies, processes and technologies within the demand planning organization

Perform financial reconciliation against the financial plan, lead efforts to address financial plan gaps as well as demand-supply gaps and improving key metric performance such as forecast accuracy and forecast bias. Work cross-functional to develop appropriate action plans to close gaps

What you need:

Bachelor’s Degree -required (Supply Chain Management or Finance is a strong asset)

4 years of working experience in a demand planning, supply planning, financial planning, commercial analytics environment or similar field - required

Previous experience in the medical device or hospital industry “preferred”

Highly computer literate, proficient in Excel and other MS Office applications “preferred”

Proficiency in demand planning/forecasting software. SAP/Oracle experience “preferred”

Internal applicants with an equivalent combination of education, experience and performance over time at Stryker will be considered

About StrykerStryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers 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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at 


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