Service Parts Supply Chain Improvement Manager
Service Parts Supply Chain (SPS) Supply Chain Improvement Manager is responsible to drive global business process optimization through establishing, enhancing and maintaining processes, systems and tools to support the Global Planning function in close collaboration with other functional teams within the Global Service Parts Supply Chain (SPS).
You are responsible for
- Continuously defining and implementing process improvements which contribute to meeting the departments’ critical numbers (like inventory, material availability, supplier on-time-delivery).
- Owning a set of improvement activities and ensuring timely delivery by using project management skills and lean methodologies.
- Defining and driving architecture and configuration for systems and tools in collaboration with IT, Analytics and external partners.
- Being process expert for Master Data elements related to planning of service parts.
- Driving global alignment and standardization of planning processes.
- Developing and improving supply chain strategies that enable the organization to optimize its inventory and costs.
- Ensuring processes are compliant with all appropriate Quality System requirements.
- Providing training and guidance to planners on supply chain concepts, inventory optimization principles, time-series forecasting, using statistical methods and tools.
- Leading or being the representative of Global Planning in service parts related projects requiring planning system knowledge working with international teams around the globe.
You're the right fit if you have:
- Experience: 5 years of proven experience in health tech supply chains, with expertise in supply chain management and service parts planning. Knowledge of SAP and service parts planning tool (preferably Servigistics) is required.
- Skills: Advanced understanding of planning processes (forecasting, multi-echelon optimization and time-phase supply planning), strong analytical and communication skills to analyse complex problems and drive stakeholder and change management towards solution.
- Education: Master's degree in supply chain management, operations management or Computer Science.
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Skills Required
- 5 years of proven experience in health tech supply chains
- Expertise in supply chain management and service parts planning
- Knowledge of SAP and service parts planning tool (preferably Servigistics)
- Master's degree in supply chain management, operations management or Computer Science
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