Senior Manager, IT Supply Chain Planning Applications

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Primary Function of Position

As Sr. Manager, IT -Planning Solutions, you will lead a team responsible for driving the design, development, and integration of Advance Planning solutions and associated applications.

This role will also work closely with senior leadership and peers across Intuitive's Supply Chain Planning and IT organization.

Essential Job Duties

• Review current business application and solution landscape to develop Planning Solutions roadmap in the areas of Demand/Supply Planning, Capacity/Production planning, Distribution planning and Service planning functions
• Provide leadership in functional design, implementation, and support of the Planning applications.
• Operate as a trusted IT partner and IT applications leader for Supply Chain Planning business functions.
• Work with key business stakeholders to analyze requirements and assess impact of use cases, to ensure the solution will produce desired business outcomes.
• Investigate, research and evaluate new applications and/or technologies and application integrations that will improve business productivity.
• Building business case and estimate, clearly setting expectation with business on scope and timeline
• Engage with vendors to determine solutions that best fit to the planning solutions roadmap
• Ensure that solution architecture designed by solution architects and analysts are scalable and in sync with business needs.
• Perform deep analysis to translate complex business information to actionable system activities; recommend best practices; and present associated technical process components.
• Coaches other team members with design and thought leadership to achieve organizational goals.
• Interact on a day-to-day basis with other analysts, business leadership, SME and IT team members to support business operations and drive change management.
• Facilitate change management and transition to future state working with various stakeholders.
• Identify and participate in prioritization of business capabilities and act as a catalyst for building mature and scalable processes.
• Coaching and teaching: Teaches reports to perform current job tasks and provides coaching and development for 1-2 years out
• Accountability: Accountable for team goals and for other managers and individuals on the team - creative in succeeding
• Personal commitment: Recognizes potential team issues, proposed solutions, and gains commitment of team and other peer managers.
• Build high performance Organization: Hires, trains, develops teams and other managers.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience implementing Advanced Planning solutions (o9, Blue Yonder, SAP IBP) in a medical device or high tech manufacturing industry is required.
• Minimum 12+ years of Implementing Planning systems is required.
• At least five or more years of experience as a people leader is required.
• In depth knowledge of business processes in the areas of Demand/Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Distribution planning and Service planning are required.
• Experience with E2E Supply Chain processes (e.g., Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Inventory Management) is desired.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing or lifesciences industry is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills to present complex ideas and concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals at all levels of the organization.

Required Education and Training

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience is required

This job is On-site in Sunnyvale, CA, 3 days weekly.

Working Conditions

• None

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Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.