We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific. **Position Summary:** The role’s purpose is to be accountable for the overall supply plan quality within the Finished Goods Operations (FGO) supply chain, for our Instruments businesses. FGO includes external Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) / Contract Manufacturing (CM) product suppliers. The role is also responsible for measuring the performance of the execution of the supply plan in meeting the demand requirements. The role will interface with the commercial teams, procurement and sourcing partners, finance partners, and other related planning teams and will be the primary communicator for both short and long-term impacts on the FGO supply chain. **Key Areas of Responsibility:** + Ensuring that the supply plan has been financially evaluated in conjunction with finance and that the implications are understood by the leadership team within Procurement and the franchise regarding operational targets and budgets + To deploy and monitor the performance of the core supply processes within FGO such capacity planning, demand and supply execution and FG safety stocks. + To input into the overall Franchise Executive Supply review by communicating the capability to meet the latest demand signal and the implications if any of doing so. + To own and drive continuous improvement on the core processes within supply planning based on defined standards by business model for the franchise and process excellence. + To ensure that the commercial and operations teams are being provided with the right insights around planning future capital investment and opportunities for cost and cash improvement. + To ensure that procurement call offs are in line with what was requested in the Supply plan and any deviation is measured and monitored to drive a balanced scorecard approach on KPIs + To be the knowledge centre in supporting pro-active communication of supply risks and mitigation of back-order issues + Ensure that KPIs are tracked, communicated and corrective actions taken when deviating and reported back to leadership in time. + Support cross-franchise best practice programs by participating, sharing and adapting best practice learnings back into the specific franchise as part of simplifying how we operate within Global Quality and Operations (GQO) and Stryker + KPIs for the role – Supply Plan Attainment, Safety Stock Heath, Capacity Utilization, Back order and Lead time levels **Professional Requirements Required:** + Degree level in Business/Finance/Supply Chain management. + APICS accredited or other professional supply chain accreditation. + Fluent English is required. Polish, German and/or another European language is a plus. **Background Experience Required:** + Minimum of 6 years of experience in planning or related functional areas. + Ability to influence supply chain stakeholders. + Demonstrate knowledge of S&OP and IBP processes and the role of supply planning within the overall process. + IT Planning system knowledge hands on within SAP platforms. Stryker 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 150 million patients annually. Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.