Senior Supply Chain Planner

At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 110,000 employees.

Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

Our values guide how we work:

• We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities

• We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together

• We Commit to doing things the right way— growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation

SENIOR SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNER

(Position based in Bogotá)

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The Senior Supply Chain Planner leads the planning and coordination of supply chain activities to ensure optimal inventory levels and timely delivery of products. This role involves advanced demand forecasting, inventory management, and supplier relationship management. 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the development and implementation of demand forecasting and inventory planning strategies. 
• Oversee inventory management processes to ensure optimal stock levels and reduce excess inventory. 
• Manage relationships with key suppliers to ensure high performance and reliable supply. 
• Analyze complex supply chain data to identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements. 
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations for senior management on supply chain performance. 
• Develope professional expertise, and applying company policies and procedures to maintain target inventories at appropriate levels to meet inventory goals. Ensures that production always has the materials needed to run without interruption or stock out.
• Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.  
• Responsible for planning, ordering, analyzing, and management of raw materials required for multiple Manufacturing Plants.
• Utilize SAP MRP to develop raw material requirements by week, month, and year for multiple Manufacturing Plants.
• Prepare requisitions to obtain materials for production and sterilization shipments. Coordinate all raw material shipments to the other facilities.
• Coordinate the purchasing and delivery of raw materials and consumables as required for production to operate with no downtime due to lack of materials. Works with Purchasing to evaluate vendor capacities, up to 18 months into the future, to identify and proactively resolve potential issues.
• Write Quality Feedback Notices, and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) (QFN) as needed to resolve raw material non-conformance issues. Provides information to Purchasing and Quality Supplier Engineer if material is needed for replacement.           
• Plan, schedule, and monitor the movement of material through the production cycle.
• Determine material requirements from engineering and production schedules.
• Coordinate the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production, and engineering.
• Responsible for procurement business system data input and integrity; creates and maintains bills of material and parts/commodities numbers in supply chain management or other enterprise-wide systems.
• Prepares and submits purchase requisitions for materials required to support production in the plant.
• Participate in all plant production departments in the formulation, planning, and implementation of cost reduction and process improvement projects, vendor Requests for Quotes (RFQs), and material requirement projections.
• Manage bill of material, material master, routings, and work center updates in the system to ensure parameters are correct.
• Coordinate with various departments to ensure on-time deliveries and to update required changes to existing orders.
• Update system with non-bill of material independent requirement imports. Maintains demand for materials and production consumables in the system.
• Working with various departments, prepares documents from MRP system as needed for new products or updating existing documentation (i.e. bills of material, material masters, material parts specifications, routings, work centers, etc.).
• Coordinate any special requirements or delays in material availability so that any required schedule changes or extra preparation or accommodations can be made to prevent production delays or downtime.
• May assist junior-level staff with general tasks that require a better understanding of functions, as directed by immediate supervisor.
• May refer to senior-level staff for assistance with higher-level problems that may arise.
• Escalate issues to supervisor/manager for resolution, as deemed necessary.
• Review and comply with the Code of Business Conduct and all applicable company policies and procedures, local, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Assist with various projects as assigned by direct supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree required  
• Major’s Preferred: Engineer, MIS, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration 

EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:       

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.    

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization exists.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of, Windows, Word, and Excel.
• Advanced english and spanish

Our Offer For You: 

 There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have -  all dedicated to your professional journey. 

• Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world 

• Individual opportunities for self-determined career planning and professional development 

• A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one 

• A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience 

• The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company