About The Role

Own the commercial demand plan, translating sales forecasts, field intelligence, and market signals into

an actionable demand picture

Build statistical baseline forecasts and refine them into a consensus demand plan, tracking forecast

accuracy (e.g., MAPE, bias) to drive continuous improvement

Consolidate and reconcile demand signals across regions, product lines, and channels
Partner with sales and marketing to validate demand assumptions and shape the forward demand

outlook

Own the kit and CAPEX “control tower,” providing end-to-end commercial visibility of kit availability,

instrument sets, and consigned inventory across the field

Lead kit and CAPEX planning and release to the field, prioritizing investment in instruments, sets, and

consigned inventory by field demand and commercial return

Set and manage inventory par levels by Agency, balancing field service levels and case coverage against

asset investment and working capital

Drive asset turn rates and utilization, redeploying idle or underperforming kits and CAPEX from low-

velocity Agencies to higher-demand territories

Govern release-to-field decisions, aligning kit and CAPEX deployment with commercial strategy, field priorities, and availability Field Inventory Balancing · Manage field inventory balancing to optimize availability, utilization, and working capital across field locations · Identify and redeploy excess or slow-moving field inventory to where demand exists · Set and govern field inventory targets, par levels, and replenishment logic from a commercial standpoint · Reduce field stockouts and overstock by aligning field inventory to real demand SIOP Business Partnership & Commercial Ownership · Serve as the commercial business partner and voice of the field within the SIOP process, leading the demand review and driving a single consensus plan · Build alignment across sales, marketing, finance, and operations, challenging assumptions and resolving demand–supply tradeoffs with data · Retain commercial ownership of all inventory demand signals and field inventory control, ensuring decisions reflect commercial priorities rather than purely operational efficiency

Develop and maintain demand and field inventory dashboards tied to commercial KPIs
Drive continuous improvement in demand planning accuracy and field inventory performance
Lead cross-functional alignment across commercial, operations, and finance teams
Influence without authority across sales, marketing, operations, and finance

Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year accredited college or university in Business, Analytics, Finance, or

related field (or equivalent experience)

Several years of demand planning and forecasting experience, with a proven track record as a

commercial business partner within a SIOP / S&OP process

Hands-on experience with demand planning and forecasting systems (e.g., SAP IBP, Kinaxis, o9, Anaplan,

or Blue Yonder) and strong data analysis skills (advanced Excel, Power BI or Tableau)

Demonstrated use of statistical forecasting methods and forecast-accuracy metrics (e.g., MAPE, bias) to

improve the demand signal

Medical device / med-tech experience preferred, including familiarity with regulated environments (FDA

Ability to challenge demand assumptions with data · Strong commercial acumen and executive communication, with the ability to translate field needs into demand signals · Proven ability to act as a trusted business partner and drive accountability across the SIOP process without direct authority · Effective written and oral communication skills · Strong organizational, planning, and execution skills · Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy · Ability to lead, motivate, coach, and develop others toward high performance standards

The list under Essential Functions and Additional Responsibilities is not exhaustive, but merely the most accurate
list for the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description and to require that other
tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change. This position description in no way states or
implies that the responsibilities and tasks are the only responsibilities and tasks to be performed by the
employee occupying this position. She/He will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any
other job-related duties as required by his/her supervisor/manager. Requirements stated are minimum levels of
knowledge, skills and/or abilities to qualify for this position. To perform the duties and responsibilities of this
position successfully, employee will possess the abilities and aptitudes to perform each task proficiently.
Employment decisions, including promotions, transfers and others, are based on meeting all requirements and
on organizational needs, the employee being in good standing (including lack of disciplinary actions), meeting all
applicable performance standards and other non-discriminatory criteria. The methods of fulfilling requirements
are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.

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