Medline · 3 hours ago
Supply Planner
Mundelein, Illinois
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$67K/yr - $101K/yr
2+ years expMedline Industries is a leading organization in the healthcare sector, seeking a Supply Planner to manage inventory plans for their product portfolio. The role involves developing inventory strategies, collaborating with various stakeholders, and ensuring finished goods availability while minimizing costs.
Consumer GoodsHealth CareHospitalityManufacturingMedical
Responsibilities
Develop inventory plans by utilizing current demand inputs and collaborating with vendors, product divisions, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure inventory is managed according to vendor constraints and meets internal targets aligned with the business strategy
Ensure appropriate execution of the inventory plan, either though collaboration with satellite buying teams or through direct purchase order placement in ERP systems
Monitor and track inventory levels, service levels, surplus/obsolete inventory, vendor performance, and any other relevant KPIs to identify variance from goals. Use all available resources to analyze root causes and recommend possible actions to improve KPI results
Provide input on supply chain master data elements impacting the supply plan, such as safety stock settings, lead times, network sourcing, etc
Collaborate with product divisions to provide regular updates on inventory projections. Lead weekly supply review meetings to discuss supply shortages and recommend mitigation strategies. Escalate to leadership any issues that arise
Coordinate with demand planning, deployment, transportation, warehousing, and customer service teams to address any changes to supply plan and solve any shortage scenarios that occur
Participate in process improvement projects to drive better efficiencies and yield improvement in KPIs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, or related field
At least 2 years related experience with Supply Planning, Materials Requirements Planning or related field
Experience using inventory or supply planning systems
Intermediate level skill in Microsoft business products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, others)
Experience applying mathematical concepts such as algebra and probability and statistical inference to practical situations
Ability to analyze data and clearly communicate results and recommended actions to various different levels of the organization
Ability to work effectively with various stakeholders with differing opinions, and balance trade-offs while focusing on results
Preferred
APICS CPIM or CSCP certification
Previous experience using SAP and/or APO
Knowledge of database application(s) such as Access or SQL
Experience with BI or data visualization applications such as Tableau or Power BI
Experience in healthcare or medical supplies manufacturing or distribution
Benefits
Health insurance
Life and disability
401(k) contributions
Paid time off
Company
Medline
Medline is the largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
North Carolina Department of Commerce
2025-12-17IPO
2021-06-05Private Equity
2019-09-12Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Steve Miller
Chief Operating Officer
Amanda Laabs
Chief Product Officer
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