Senior Supply Chain Planner

At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 110,000 employees.

Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

Our values guide how we work:

We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities

We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together

We Commit to doing things the right way— growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation

SENIOR SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNER

(Position based in Bogotá)

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The Senior Supply Chain Planner leads the planning and coordination of supply chain activities to ensure optimal inventory levels and timely delivery of products. This role involves advanced demand forecasting, inventory management, and supplier relationship management.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead the development and implementation of demand forecasting and inventory planning strategies.

Oversee inventory management processes to ensure optimal stock levels and reduce excess inventory.

Manage relationships with key suppliers to ensure high performance and reliable supply.

Analyze complex supply chain data to identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements.

Prepare detailed reports and presentations for senior management on supply chain performance.

Develope professional expertise, and applying company policies and procedures to maintain target inventories at appropriate levels to meet inventory goals. Ensures that production always has the materials needed to run without interruption or stock out.

Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.

Responsible for planning, ordering, analyzing, and management of raw materials required for multiple Manufacturing Plants.

Utilize SAP MRP to develop raw material requirements by week, month, and year for multiple Manufacturing Plants.

Prepare requisitions to obtain materials for production and sterilization shipments. Coordinate all raw material shipments to the other facilities.

Coordinate the purchasing and delivery of raw materials and consumables as required for production to operate with no downtime due to lack of materials. Works with Purchasing to evaluate vendor capacities, up to 18 months into the future, to identify and proactively resolve potential issues.

Write Quality Feedback Notices, and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) (QFN) as needed to resolve raw material non-conformance issues. Provides information to Purchasing and Quality Supplier Engineer if material is needed for replacement.

Plan, schedule, and monitor the movement of material through the production cycle.

Determine material requirements from engineering and production schedules.

Coordinate the effici