As a member of our Supply Chain team, you will make a daily impact on the lives of others. Apply today and you will get a chance to work with high-functioning, driven people who all have the same mission of making healthcare better. Plus, we have an award-winning culture and were recently named one of the World's Best Workplace by Fortune! The role has accountability and responsibility for generating high quality statistical and market driven demand forecasts for the region. The individual must be able to understand large volumes of data, have a strong commercial understanding, leverage statistical modeling, advanced data analysis, detecting patters in data, build the most suitable forecast for the region, and effectively presenting the driver(s) behind the demand signals.The individual will collaborate with the Medical APAC in-country sales & marketing leaders and demand planning market experts in the region to further improve and optimize key brands and SKUs as required by the local business. The individual will maximize system capability by collaborating with the demand management center of excellence and the central forecasting team who are the subject matter experts in system governance and training.The role will be responsible for developing and analysing regional forecasts trends, insights, gaps, KPIs, opportunities and risks in the forecast projections to drive the right collaboration with the in-country demand planning market experts and only make value added adjustments. The outcome will impact Inventory, Sales and Service level.Key Areas of Accountability:Create and maintain high quality statistical and market driven demand forecasts for the regionDevelop and continuously improve forecast quality and build strong relationships with regional / in-country demand planning market experts.Maintain awareness of industry best practices and the ability to advocate for and translate those into forecasting practices where appropriate.Outline clear recommendations on statistical excellence in forecast vs value add intelligence for the regional planning teams.Understand the link between plan & actuals, analyse variations and partner with the business to define future growth plans.Perform an analytical review of performance vs budgets and forecasts with recommendations of improvements going forward.Develop and provide the advanced metrics review, forecast analysis etc. to regional planning teams and highlight gaps / risks to drive the correct behavior of demand overrides and improve the demand planning process performance.Independently troubleshoot and report demand signal exceptionsDevelop in-depth business understanding of major products by region/country and by franchise.Provide simulation and 'What-If' scenario planning capabilities to the regional planning teamsDevelop risk analysis based on forecast accuracy and bias in the forecast signal.Design analytical capability to support optimization needs across the supply chain in relation to demand planning and forecasting.Capable of being a thought partner showing creativity in solving problems and the ability to appropriately communicate and escalate as needed to management.Preparing internal management reports for executive leadership and supporting their decision makingAchieve or exceed the forecasting goals and KPI targets, supporting corporate/department goals.Capable of working on cross-functional/divisional projects to improve statistical and demand forecast signals.Critical Requirements (, experience, qualifications):Minimum of 3 years working experience in Supply and/or Demand PlanningHands on analytics experience with generating forecast, and how to tune and adjust models for better outcomes.Strong analytical skills and attention to detailExhibits a structured problem-solving mindset.Exceptional stakeholder management skillset to work effectively in a highly matrix organizationBusiness experience in product industry and working with large and diverse product portfolio.Ability to work under pressure and work with global stakeholders (as needed).Highly proficient in MS-Excel and Power-BI applicationS&OP / Integrated Business Planning knowledge is a plus.Experience with SQL a plusDesirable Requirements (, experience, qualifications):A minimum of a bachelor's degree. Analytics / Data science certifications preferred.Fluency in English. Fluency in a second language at international divisions is a plus.Excellent, demonstrated quantitative, analytical and organizational skills.Working knowledge of applying statistical principles to improve results.About StrykerStryker 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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at
