Senior Global Demand Planner

Why Orthofix?
    

Guided by our organizational values – Take Ownership | Innovate Boldly | Win Together – we collaborate closely with world-class surgeons and other partners to improve people's quality of life. At Orthofix, we want team members who build relationships and share knowledge, challenge the status quo, and deliver results every day to help us achieve our vision to be the unrivaled partner in Med Tech.  

Our global team of over 1,600 employees brings to market highly innovative, cost-effective, and user-friendly medical technologies that heal musculoskeletal pathologies for patients and the healthcare professionals who treat them. Looking to change people's lives? Look no further.

How you'll make a difference?

The Senior Global Demand Planner focuses on upstream demand planning activities, partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to ensure alignment between the demand plan and budget. This role acts as a champion for assigned franchise, facilitates monthly demand review meetings, highlights risks and opportunities, and drives the consensus process that supports financial reconciliation. This role requires strong analytical and modeling expertise to manage forecasts across multiple regions and customer segments, while also serving as a key liaison between commercial teams and supply chain.

What will your duties and responsibilities be?

The following are the essential functions of this position. This position may be responsible for performing additional duties as tasks as needed and assigned.

• Champion cross-functional alignment: Act as the primary liaison for all Supply Chain correspondence with Sales and Marketing, ensuring clarity and alignment on demand-related topics.

• Safety stock management: Review and suggest appropriate safety stock levels monthly for all required parts to ensure product availability and service levels.

• Forecasting & analysis: Build and analyze a statistical 24-month global sales forecast by SKU, region, and/or customer. Develop non-sales forecasts to support recurring implant and instrument demand, field loss, yield factors, expiration impacts, and other business drivers.

• Demand review & consensus planning: Facilitate Monthly Demand Review meetings, recommending a consensus forecast to Marketing and Finance based on opportunities, vulnerabilities, product lifecycle changes, market demand shifts, cannibalization risks, and promotional activities.

• New product forecasting: Develop launch forecasts and identify significant gaps versus budget. Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Finance for new product forecasts.

• Performance measurement: Monitor demand and forecast accuracy using key metrics (e.g., Forecast Error, Bias, MAPE, MAD) and implement corrective actions to reduce bias and improve reliability.

• Continuous improvement: Drive enhancements to volume forecasting processes, systems, and tools to increase efficiency, accuracy, and business impact.

What skills and experience will you need?

The requirements listed below are representative of the education, knowledge, skill and/or ability required for this position.

Education/Certifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience

Experience, Skills, Knowledge, and/or Abilities:

• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years in Demand Planning, Forecasting, or related Supply Chain Planning roles.

• Cross-functional collaboration: Proven success partnering with Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Distribution teams to align on demand drivers and business priorities.

• Project management: Experience leading or contributing to projects, with the ability to manage timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables effectively.

• Modeling & analytics: Advanced experience with demand planning methodologies and statistical modeling, including time-series analysis, seasonality, trend identification, and causal factor integration to improve forecast accuracy

• Technical skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis tools) and Word. Familiarity with ERP systems, e.g., Oracle is highly desirable.

• Analytical capability: Strong mathematical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets, develop insights, and translate them into business actions.

• Communication excellence: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear and concise business reports and correspondence and present findings and/or recommendations effectively to peers, leadership, and customers.

• Critical thinking: Sharp attention to detail, with the ability to assess issues from multiple perspectives, identify root causes, and propose structured solutions.

• Adaptability: Thrives in high-growth, fast-paced environments with shifting priorities, balancing both detail orientation and big-picture thinking

What qualifications are preferred?

The education, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities listed below are preferred qualifications in addition to the minimum qualifications stated above.

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in applicable field of study

Additional Experience, Skills, Knowledge, and/or Abilities:

• 8+ years of related demand planning experience

• Oracle R12 ERP experience and demand planning software experience

• Experience in the medical device industry

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical requirements listed in this section include, but are not limited, to the motor/physical abilities, skills, and/or demands required of the position in order to successfully undertake the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.  In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to allow qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position.

• Position requires frequent sitting, standing, talking, and walking around to coordinate activities. In addition, the frequent use of a computer is required.

• No additional physical requirements or essential functions for this position.

The anticipated salary for this position for an employee who is located in California is $118,000 to $134,000 per year, plus bonus, and benefits.

DISCLAIMER

The duties listed above are intended only as representation of the essential functions of this position.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.  The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the employer.  Nothing in this document alters an employee's at-will employment status.

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