Senior Analyst, Commercial Operations

What You Will Do-

The Senior Analyst, Commercial Operations will be responsible for supporting inventory, order management, demand planning and PLCM activities in support of their respective Business Unit. This person will collaborate with upstream & downstream marketing, IBP, Finance and Supply process partners to support the needs of the business. They will be expected to be aware of & monitor key business performance indicators and ensure proactive risk avoidance is performed in advance of business interruptions.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, refresh & facilitate conversations regarding inventory positions & safety stock targets to ensure optimal target positions are set & achieved to support business needs
• Serve as a key team member of the Commercial Ops inventory planning function for the General Manager, Marketing, Sales and Finance business partners and for the IBP Franchise Manager, or Analyst for matters concerning commercial inventory for responsible business segment
• Identify actionable insights and recommendations to support strategic decision making for senior leaders
• Participate in establishing defined elements of divisional commercial inventory planning team, including but not limited to process improvement, weekly/monthly reporting, documentation, and inventory-related product life-cycle management
• Represent the commercial inventory planning process within Stryker’s Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, demonstrating thought leadership, creativity in solving problems and the ability to appropriately communicate and escalate issues as needed
• Support or lead inventory-related execution of the product life-cycle management process for all new product launches and product exits as it relates to the commercial inventory planning function
• Partner with teammates to drive continuous improvement in the development, modification and adjustment of procedures, policies & processes / technologies within the commercial inventory planning organization
• Monitor, refresh & facilitate conversations regarding inventory positions & safety stock targets to ensure optimal target positions are set & achieved to support business needs
• Areas of focus : Inventory, order management, demand planning and PLCM
  
  

What You Need-

• Bachelor's degree - required
• 2+ years of experience - required
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Knowledge of ERP transactional data and SAP - preferred
• Experience in highly regulated industry - preferred
  
  

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker 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. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.