Specialist, Production Planning

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

What you will do -

The Production Planning Specialist is responsible for supporting production planning activities that enable efficient manufacturing operations while meeting customer demand, inventory targets, and service level expectations. This role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Commercial, and Quality teams to develop and execute production schedules, monitor planning performance, and resolve day-to-day supply challenges.

• Develop and maintain weekly production schedules and short- to mid-range production plans to support customer demand and operational requirements.
• Monitor production capacity and partner with Operations to identify scheduling constraints and recommend production plan adjustments.
• Support daily execution of supply plans by tracking schedule adherence and coordinating changes with Production teams.
• Monitor backorders, inventory levels, and service performance, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Support RDI planning activities, including product runout tracking and execution coordination.
• Prepare planning reports and support communication between Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, and Quality teams.
• Participate in Tier 2 meetings by communicating planning status, supply risks, production constraints, and schedule impacts.
• Assist with finished goods inventory planning to maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Identify planning issues and participate in Root Cause Countermeasure (RCCM) activities to improve planning performance and execution.
• Communicate production forecasts and material requirements to Purchasing to support raw material availability.
• Maintain planning master data and support planning system maintenance activities as required.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on planning accuracy, schedule attainment, inventory optimization, and operational efficiency.

Required -

• Bachelors' or 6 years of experience in lieu of a degree

  

 

$62,400 - $87,900 USD Annual

  

 

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.