Build a career powered by innovations that matter At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta. Responsible for ensuring supply continuity and strategically aligning the operational supply chain, taking into account available resources and locations. Oversee the planning, storage, control, and distribution of materials and products according to company needs and customer requirements. General tasks Structure and build Material Management and Supply Chain Planning Team Develop and lead supply planning teams across multiple production sites, external partners and Contract Manufacturers. Lead the preparation of medium and long-term planning for various plants Coordinates forecast planning in cooperation with the various production sites in terms of material supply and available capacities Provide demand and forecast figures to calculate capacity planning (material, machine, personnel) across the global production network Support production sites in individual capacity planning and coordinating capacity allocation between sites. Create consistent and comprehensive visibility into the material pipeline to support production plans Standardizing replenishment of planning-effective data for optimal production utilization and inventory Oversee inventory of raw materials, semi-finished and finished goods and active monitoring/control of a KPI dashboard Optimize NWC, implementation of DIO improvement projects, both internally and externally with suppliers and customers Defining and optimizing storage strategies in cooperation with logistics in relation to long-range planning Preparation and implementation of customer/supplier reviews for Forecast/planning (e.g. quarterly/monthly meetings) Actively seek opportunities for supply chain optimization and cost savings Drive the SIOP Cross-Functional Process and align sales goals with supply chain and finance in terms of demand, supply and financial outlook. Participation in the company-wide best practice exchange SIOP Driving the development of solutions in bottleneck situations in cooperation with sales/customers and procurement/suppliers Participation in projects for Continuous Improvement processes (e.g. VMI, KANBAN) Jointly responsible for the achievement of KPI targets (e.g. OTD, gross margin, inventory) Ensure alignment with organizational goals for NPIs and maintain close collaboration with key stakeholders for NPI business Manage and coordinate NPI planning and EOL process within the supply chain Lead for SAP/4HANA integration of Material Management and Planning Required Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies Very good knowledge of SAP in the modules MM and PP Very good MS Office skills Experience in demand, supply and production planning (S&OP) Excellent Team player and knows how to foster cross-functional collaboration Excellent English language skills, German and/or Czech language skills are a plus Good communication skills Structured and analytical way of working Very good knowledge of SAP in the modules MM and PP LI-UK1 Ludwigsstadt Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy. Please call 1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.