Associate Analyst, Kit Planning & Management (Hybrid) in Hamilton, Ontario

What you will do

• Understand the needs of our Commercial teams and Customers and incorporate these into the continuous improvement of kit/demo procurement and product lifecycle management (PLCM) in a manner that adds value for all groups

• Implement tools and process improvements to drive standardization of best practices across the organization regarding product lifecycle management and CERs

• Drive net requirements accuracy by creating a robust forecast, completing monthly reconciliations of the forecast, and providing alignment of requested ship dates

• Analyze Capital Expenditure Requests and make recommendations on purchasing new stock or redeployment of existing excess inventory

• Work closely with Commercial and Operational teams as a cross-functional expert and project manager for phaseout execution and delivery of CERs through the supply chain

• Lead the management of financial budgets related to the new kit builds and demo additions and completed required documentation for financial month-end close

• Summarize and reconcile inventory records within the ERP system to provide regular updates on PLCM initiatives for portfolios

• Provide insights and summaries, or perform root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and troubleshooting duties for PLCM and Kitting activities relative to financial budgets

What you need

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, finance, business, or accounting

• Excel and PowerBI skills and experience manipulating high volumes of data in databases such as ACCESS, SQL. ERP experience such as Oracle

Preferred:

• APICS (CPIM) or other Supply Chain designation

• Medical device or hospital industry experience

• Experience explaining financial concepts to diverse audiences

• Critical thinking and analytical abilities to solve complex problems

• Experience with cross-functional collaboration

• Proven experience influencing stakeholders and achieving consensus across teams.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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.

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.