What you will do

As a Senior Demand Planner (Hybrid), you will play a critical role in developing accurate demand signals that connect commercial demand insights with global supply execution. You will influence decision-making across Demand, Supply, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) leadership by translating complex data into actionable insights that protect service levels, optimize inventory, and mitigate business risk.

This is a highly visible role that partners closely with Selling Divisions, Global Operations plants, and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate demand signals and seamless execution across Stryker’s global network. This is a hybrid role, and we are seeking candidates located in or near Mahwah, New Jersey, who can come into the office on an as-needed basis.

• Analyze and resolve gaps between the Global Net Requirement plan and demand plan, incorporating product lifecycle changes, inventory shifts, and market dynamics.

• Develop and deploy planning tools, dashboards, and insights that improve forecast accuracy and drive adoption across domestic and global demand teams.

• Proactively support new product launches, partnering with regional planners to ensure demand readiness and execution alignment.

• Lead and facilitate key planning forums, including monthly requirement reviews, plant demand handoffs, and IBP reconciliation meetings, driving issue resolution and accountability.

• Support portfolio management and phase-out initiatives, identifying risks early and executing mitigation strategies.

• Monitor, trend, and report forecast error and bias, partnering with selling divisions to drive continuous improvement at the brand and SKU level.

• Identify demand and supply planning process gaps and lead improvement initiatives to strengthen planning effectiveness and resiliency.

• Prepare executive-ready content for Requirement, Handover, IBP, and EIBP meetings and contribute as a leader within the IBP Center of Excellence, mentoring and enabling planning peers globally.

What you need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business supply chain management or related field

• 4 years’ working experience with demand/inventory planning in manufacturing environment

• Proficiency in Excel and Power BI for analyzing large data sets, with experience using demand and supply planning tools such as Oracle, Demantra, or SAP ASCP/SNP

Preferred Qualifications

• International experience or experience working with plants and divisions located globally

77,200 – 160,900 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors