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About us…

Since 1992, Device Technologies has been dedicated to improving patients’ lives through leading edge technology and services, supplying hospitals and healthcare professionals with high-calibre medical solutions from around the world. Over 30 years, Device Technologies has developed a reputation for the quality, dedicated service and ongoing support provided by our people. With HQ in Sydney, the company continues to grow, representing over 200 trusted brands, and employing over 1000 highly skilled staff located across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Geared towards optimal performance, our culture is built on empowering our people to achieve their goals, aligning with wider business objectives. We focus on productivity, continuous improvement, career development and leadership nurturing to foster a superior workforce.

The opportunity…

Become a part of our growing team as a Supply and Demand Planner where you'll play a pivotal role across Asia. Based in Singapore and reporting to the Head of Operations Asia, you’ll take ownership of demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and supply planning while providing interim support for procurement activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Demand Planning:

• Analyse historical sales data, market trends, and promotional activity to create accurate demand forecasts
• Generate plans to effectively manage demand requirements for relevant business unit product portfolios across short and long-term horizons
• Apply statistical analysis to provide insights, trends, anomalies, variables and make recommendations on solutions to ensure the availability of stock to meet the demand plan
• Monitor and measure actual sales performance vs. forecasts including promotions and new product launches
• Manage stock levels for Trading, Consignment, and Reverse Logistics; analyze stock within these locations and provide insights for better management of stock holdings
• Maintain and update demand forecasting tools and systems.

Supply Planning

• Translate demand forecasts into supply plans to ensure timely product availability
• Collaborate with procurement, production, and logistics to align inventory levels with sales forecasts and budgets
• Manage purchase schedules to optimize inventory and meet customer service targets

Inventory Management:

• Monitor inventory levels to avoid stockouts or overstock situations
• Recommend adjustments to procurement plans based on inventory analysis.

Analytics and Reporting

• Develop reports and dashboards to track forecast accuracy, service levels, and inventory performance
• Analyse variances between forecasted and actual results and recommend corrective actions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with sales, product managers, logistics, distribution, and operations teams
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to align planning strategies with business goals.

Procurement (ad hoc interim support):

• Coordinate and process purchase requisitions, orders (Stock, Non-Stock, Returns, and Stock Transfers) in a timely and accurate manner
• Communicate with vendors to obtain pricing, lead times, and product/service availability
• Maintain accurate records of purchases, pricing, and vendor performance
• Resolve issues related to purchase orders, deliveries, and invoice discrepancies

About you...

At Device Technologies, we succeed through our commitment to five key values:

Delivering Innovation - We constantly seek new ideas, technologies, and approaches to meet evolving customer needs and market demands. Through our innovation we continually adapt and transform for our people, our customers and our future success.

Seeking Collaboration - By embracing collaboration we tap into diverse perspectives, skills, and resources to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and achieve common goals. 

Taking Ownership - We embrace accountability and initiative. It fosters trust, collaboration, and empowers our people to drive success through proactive responsibility.  

Practising Good Business - We strive to embody integrity, responsibility, and sustainability.  It involves ethical conduct, transparency, and a commitment to social and environmental stewardship. 

Championing the Customer - By placing customers at the heart of decision-making and operations, we enhance experiences, foster loyalty, and collectively strive to improve patient outcomes.

Our ideal candidate for this role aligns with these values.

The ideal candidate is an experienced and detail-oriented supply chain professional with a solid background in demand and supply planning within a distribution environment.

Experience Required

• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role within a distribution organization
• High attention to detail
• Driven by customer satisfaction, by exceeding targets and will have a passion for problem solving
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral English)
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information in a simple form for general sales and operational management
• Must possess the confidence and professional judgment to raise concerns constructively, ensuring risks are raised and addressed appropriately
• Stakeholder management
• Strong background in demand and supply planning best practice

Interested?

To apply for this opportunity, please click on the 'apply' button to be redirected to our candidate application portal.   

At Device Technologies we are motivated by the opportunity our equipment provides to change people’s lives. We have a clear vision to ensure all our people feel valued and respected, can be themselves and can flourish as contributors to the success of our business.

Our promise is all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, disability, age and all the other wonderful characteristics that make us different.

Please note: Device Technologies will undertake pre-employment checks via our accredited background check provider for the successful candidate to ensure that Device Technologies is meeting legislative obligations and the information a candidate provides is accurate. For all roles, an offer of employment will be subject to the following pre-employment checks: identity check, reference checks, right to work in location (checks for visa holders), police integrity. By proceeding and applying for the role, you acknowledge our hiring process and agree to undertake the required pre-employment checks if successful.

It is also a mandatory requirement for certain roles within our organisation, where the successful applicant may be required to present certifications and/or vaccinations status as per role requirements.  Evidence of certificates or vaccination status will be requested during the interview process by management to qualify fit for role and prior to any offer.