Supply Chain Planner-apac

**Careers that Change Lives**: The APAC Planning Intelligent Hub is an Integrated control tower, managing the demand, supply, analytics, digitization activities across APAC Supply Chain Planning. The Intelligent Hub has end-to-end visibility of the network and is expected to intervene proactively to mitigate risk and avoid disruption. This will be enabled by supply chain digitization, synergies from process standardisation and centralization of work in a multi-language shared service model across all of APAC **A Day in the Life**: - Responsible for ensuring on-time and optimum supply of inventory in the APAC sub-regions and subsequent timely replenishment of inventory to spoke DCs and external customers so as to meet and exceed revenue commitments. - Develop and maintain finished goods inventory targets by SKU based on service level objectives, forecast error, and replenishment lead times. - Minimize working capital costs by identifying opportunities to decrease finished goods inventory while delivering against service level objectives. - Work closely with regional and global Supply Chain functions and other functions (as needed) to support all new product launches and product transitions while achieving performance targets on service level, working capital, and SOGL. - Provide analysis of key KPI’s and financial data to identify performance and cost improvement opportunities and execute on those initiatives. - Work with the Global teams to address plant-related issues affecting product supply in a timely manner. Responsible for implementing an effective structure/mechanism to collaborate with global, regional and local stakeholders. - Collaborate with other functions within the APAC Planning COE so as to deliver on the initiatives and goals of the APAC Planning COE and the Planning Intelligent Hub - Identify and manage improvements in line with the Planning Strategy for APAC that is aligned with the Global Supply Chain strategies and supports the APAC sub-regions to obtain excellence in perfect order fulfilment, cost leverage and sustained productivity, collaborative & innovative strategic partnerships and continuous process improvements. - All other duties as assigned by manager. **Must Have - Minimum Requirements**: - Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain - Preferred 2-5 years experience in Supply Chain. - Must have experience in any of planning systems like APO/ Logility/ Infor/ Manugistics /Blue Yonder/ Kinaxis..etc - Nice if Experience in Medical Device Industry - Lean, Six Sigma green or black belt certification is a bonus - Effective and seasoned working in a matrix organization and multi-level stakeholder management - Must Demonstrate ability to communicate professionally in English, both written and orally, to wide variety of audiences **Nice to Have - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: Good verbal communicator and presenter - Professional presentation and "Presence" - Can work autonomously but is also a team player - Self motivated and positive - Outgoing and friendly: Enthusiastic, energetic - “Can do” attitude - Ability to quickly establish credibility with all levels of customer base - Good time manager: Well organized, able to set and reset priorities - Willingness to learn, especially technical information - Diplomatic **PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to inte ract with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. **ABOUT MEDTRONIC Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. We can accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.