DRP Planner (Distribution Requirement Planning)

at  GE Healthcare

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) is a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics and digital solutions innovator, dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data analytics to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise and patients healthier and happier. Serving patients and providers for more than 125 years, GE HealthCare is advancing personalized, connected and compassionate care, while simplifying the patient’s journey across the care pathway.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master/bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering or Economic Sciences
• A first experience in Customer Service, Logistics, Supply Planning or Demand Planning
• Good working knowledge of MS Office packages: Excel, Power Point, Word, and Outlook
• Knowledge of SAP/APO/Kinaxis is a plus.

• The DRP Planner is part of the DRP team reporting under the Planning and Logistics organisation.
• The main objective of the DRP Planner is to ensure that the correct inventory of finished goods is available at each DC at all times.
• Generates Purchase Orders based on available stock on hand, in transit, demand forecast and system parameters.
• This role is the key connection point on stock management between manufacturing sites, supply planning, demand planning and distribution centres.
• Following Accountabilities are part of the job:
• Liaises with Manufacturing(s) sites and CMO to validate plan feasibility and resolve exceptions.
• Is Responsible for Days on hand metric at DC level. In case of deviations creates and executes action plans.
• Monitors stock progression (stock out, low stock, excess stock, obsolete stock)
• Designs and executes action plans to avoid/minimize Obsolete
• Sets up and maintain parameters in DRP planning systems (SAP, APO, Kinaxis)
• Provides input to the Safety Stock setting process.
• Identifies, reviews, resolves, analyses root cause for all exceptions.
• Supports weekly Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) meetings by advising on DRP related risk and supporting actions needed to deliver on business needs.
• Participates in the allocation process.