Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.
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Summary
This job is managing the Sales & Operations Planning process with deep analytics and evaluating business and operational performance metrics against business plans and tactical/strategic goals. The position serves as a liaison between Sales and Supply Chain & Operations to improve overall alignment, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead preparation, execution, and continuous improvement of monthly S&OP cycle.
- Ensure that decisions on balancing demand and supply are taken with all relevant stakeholders as part of the S&OP process to best support the given business and financial performance goals.
- Responsible for weekly and monthly Demand Planning as well as multi-year planning. Work closely with Sales and / or customers to provide the most accurate demand signal.
- Accountable for the ongoing analysis of demand while efficiently and accurately documenting and recording data and taking logical decisions.
- Develop, build, and automate business reporting for day-to-day use, strategic analyses, and internal business reviews.
- Initiate process improvements around S&OP and Demand Planning to achieve higher forecast accuracy, on time delivery as well as better customer satisfaction.
- Challenge the status quo and identify business risks.
Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies
- A bachelor’s degree / FH or University and demonstrated experience in Planning or Operations in manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel
- Broad understanding of E2E Supply Chain processes
- Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP
- Strong problem solving/communication/influencing skills
- Fluent in English
Travel Requirements
- Willingness to travel to all locations and business contacts.
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Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.
Top Skills
What We Do
Novanta delivers innovations that matter for its medical and advanced industrial OEM customers. If you have a passion for solving complex technical problems that lead to breakthrough performance and that enhance people's lives, come join our growing team.
Here is a sample of the many exciting applications we serve:
• Innovations that ensure the safety of patients and efficient workflows in hospitals using our novel RFID technology
• Innovations in additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D metal printing, using our lightning fast lasers and laser beam steering sub-systems
• Innovations in minimally invasive surgery using our highly reliable insufflators, pumps and visualization systems
• Innovations in robotics and automation using our precision motors, encoders and drives for superior accuracy
• Innovations in smartphone production using our fast, accurate lasers and laser beam steering equipment along with our precision motion systems
The driving force behind our growth is the team of talented professionals who share our commitment to our values, and our passion for innovation and for our customers’ success.
Novanta has deep expertise in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation:
Precision Medicine and Manufacturing:
• Continuous wave, ultrafast and CO2 lasers, along with laser beam steering components and sub-systems
Brands: ARGES, Cambridge Technology, Laser Quantum, Synrad
Medical Solutions:
Minimally Invasive Surgery:
• Insufflators, pumps and disposable tube sets; medical visualization systems, video processing and wireless imaging
Brands: NDS, Med X Change, Reach Technology, WOM
Detection & Analysis:
• RFID readers, machine vision solutions, barcode scanning, light and color measurement
Brands: JADAK
Robotics and Automation:
• Motors, encoders, servo drives, air bearing systems and integrated mechatronic solutions
Brands: ATI, Celera Motion (inc. Applimotion, Ingenia, MicroE, Zettlex, Westwind)
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