Operations Sr Planner

The Senior Operations Planner at Zimmer Biomet is responsible for synthesising production inputs to develop and maintain daily and shift-level production schedules. This role involves analysing master production schedules, communicating changes to manufacturing and supply chain, and ensuring inventory and routing accuracy. Candidates should have a BS or BA in a relevant field, at least 5 years’ experience in supply chain, project management, planning, or IT systems, and proficiency with ERP systems. Strong analytical, communication, and planning skills are essential. Experience in medical devices and with CPIM or CSCP certifications are preferred. The position requires the ability to work to deadlines and collaborate across teams to ensure best-in-class production planning.

The Senior Operations Planner at Zimmer Biomet plays a pivotal role in driving production-related planning activities at the site, ensuring the smooth operation of the production facility. This position is responsible for synthesising various inputs to develop and maintain daily and shift-level production schedules, reflecting production misses, overages, and supply chain requests. The role requires effective communication with both the plant and central supply chain to maintain reliable production plans, supporting Zimmer Biomet’s commitment to patient safety, quality, and ethical business practices. The Senior Operations Planner also leads continual improvement initiatives in planning practices, contributing to world-class standards in production planning.

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect

A Senior Operations Planner helps to drive production related planning activity at their site. This involves synthesizing various inputs in order to develop a daily/shift level production schedule, which will serve as the primary driver for the production facility. Additionally, the production schedule must be maintained and updated to reflect production misses, overages, requests from central supply chain planning for changes, etc. The Senior Operations Planner must also communicate changes to the plant, and to central supply chain in order to maintain reliable production plans. In doing so, this position helps Zimmer Biomet commit to the highest standards of patient safety and quality in our products and services and to world-class and ethical business practices.

How You'll Create Impact

Strategy & Vision:

• Maintains and modifies the production schedule, and communicates it to manufacturing operations and others, as necessary

Operations:

• Analyze the master production schedule from central supply chain for capability gaps to create the daily and shift level production plans
• Receive communication and action on updated plan relating to high impact events
• Conduct capability reviews, and communicate parameter changes across the organization
• Act as a primary point of contact for other branches of Supply Chain, to take questions related to site planning, and execute on follow up items
• Lead change in the continual improvement of planning practices to ensure best in class production planning capability of individual plant, and Zimmer Biomet as a whole
• Collaborate within the production planning function to ensure standard process
• Communicate with E2E planner regarding supply disruptions or changes to the master production schedule
• Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy
• Monitor the integrity of the routings and work center capacities, updating as necessary

*This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act. *

What Makes You Stand Out

• Advanced Knowledge of supply chain planning and management; including but not limited to forecasting, master scheduling, inventory and associated performance management
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and produce outputs on a regular, timely basis
• Strong understanding of end to end supply chain interactions, activities, and underlying interdependencies
• Previous experience and ability to use analytical tools to issue, support, and execute decisions
• Analytical skills and ability to extract meaning information from various sources of data
• Strong ability to communicate effectively both upwards and across the organization

Your Background

• BS or BA in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or other related field
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, project management, planning, or IT systems, strongly preferred to have experience in multiple areas
• CPIM or CSCP preferred
• Planning experience preferred
• Experience with medical devices preferred
• Experience with one or more ERP system required

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining and modifying the production schedule, communicating it to manufacturing operations and others as necessary.
• Play a key role in analysing the master production schedule from central supply chain to identify capability gaps and create daily and shift-level production plans.
• Help drive innovation in capability reviews and communicate parameter changes across the organisation.
• Take ownership of acting as a primary point of contact for other branches of Supply Chain, addressing questions related to site planning and executing follow-up items.
• Lead efforts to improve continual planning practices to ensure best-in-class production planning capability for the plant and Zimmer Biomet.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure standard processes within the production planning function.
• Deliver high-quality communication with E2E planners regarding supply disruptions or changes to the master production schedule.
• Monitor the integrity of the Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy.
• Monitor the integrity of routings and work centre capacities, updating as necessary.

Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of supply chain planning and management, including forecasting, master scheduling, inventory, and performance management.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work to deadlines and produce outputs regularly.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain interactions, activities, and interdependencies.
• Previous experience and ability to use analytical tools to issue, support, and execute decisions.
• Analytical skills and the ability to extract meaningful information from various data sources.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively both upwards and across the organisation.
• Experience with one or more ERP systems is required.
• Planning experience is preferred.
• Experience with medical devices is preferred.
• CPIM or CSCP certification is preferred.

Education:

• A BS or BA in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or other related field is required.