EMEA Supply Planner (m/f/x)*

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/ applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Description

Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As an EMEA Supply Planner, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Collaborate with Local- & European counterparts (i.e. Marketing Intelligence Analysts / Sales & Marketing / Supply Planners / Demand Manager) 

• Participate in the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process with a particular focus on the alignment between the demand plan and the business plan (OP/QOR) 

• Manage demand planning exceptions related to out of control demand, forecast bias, unusual month to date demand 

• Manage the demand planning aspects of the product life cycle (new products, end of life, and phase-in / phase-out) 

• Gather and apply Market Intelligence to the demand plan.  

• Optimize statistical forecast in Demand Planning tool 

• Leverage forecast performance metrics tools to measure accuracy and take actions accordingly 

• Maintain data integrity in the demand planning system  

• Forecasting Finished goods for EMEA 

• Performing what-if simulations and analysis on Forecasts 

• Responsible for project management initiatives 

• Support the Supply and Production Planning organization through key inputs for development of inventory strategies  

Your Skills and Expertise 
 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Experience in planning or similar logistics role 

• Knowledge of Supply chain principles and inventory control, planning systems, forecasting techniques and statistics 

• Knowledge of demand and DRP planning tools as well as SAP / APO experience 

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, ideally in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Business & Engineering (Industrial Engineer) 

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Excellent Communication skills and assertiveness 

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills 

• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines 

• Self-motivated, flexible, can initiate and manage process improvements 

• Multi-cultural awareness and emotional intelligence 

Work location:

Onsite: Athlone, Ireland – Hybrid working may be considered. Candidates should live within commutable distance of Athlone.

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Diversity & Inclusion

(*) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, civil status, disability, family status, or membership of the travelling community.

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