Manager, Demand Planning (Hybrid))

What You Will Do

The Demand Planning Manager (Hybrid) plays a critical role in driving end-to-end demand planning for the Made-to-Order Communications business within Stryker’s Endoscopy division. This role owns the development and execution of three integrated demand plans—Order, Shipment, and Installation—ensuring alignment across customer expectations, supply capacity, forecasting accuracy, and finished goods inventory. Partnering closely with cross-functional leaders, the Demand Planning Manager balances strategic insight with operational rigor to support new product launches, lifecycle management, and long-term business planning. This is a hybrid role based in the Flower Mound, TX site requiring weekly onsite presence with flexibility to work from home.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive demand forecasts by analyzing historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, financial budgets, and inventory positions
• Own demand plan preparation and communication to Global Operations Integrated Business Planning (IBP) leadership and divisional management, including sponsorship through Executive Demand Reviews
• Partner with Marketing and New Product Development to shape launch strategies and proactively manage product lifecycle impacts on demand and inventory
• Monitor KPIs to identify gaps between sales, marketing, financial, and demand plans, driving alignment and consensus through Executive Demand Review forums
• Ensure flawless supply chain execution for new product launches, new business initiatives, and ongoing base business
• Lead short- and long-term demand planning processes while driving continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives
• Serve as the primary demand planning liaison for divisional leadership, including General Management, Sales, Marketing, R&D, Finance, Global IBP, and the Plant Network
• Lead the implementation, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of ERP-based forecasting and reporting systems to improve accuracy, visibility, and decision-making

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What you need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business or a related field
• 8 years of Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Sourcing, IBP, and other related Supply Chain experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting made-to-order demand planning environments
• Formal training or certification in APICS, Lean Manufacturing, Process Excellence, and/or Six Sigma
• Demonstrated expertise in demand and supply management, including market analysis, inventory optimization, and business strategy alignment
• Hands-on experience with configure-to-order planning models

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker 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 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.