Planning & Purchasing Manager

Introduction

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 125,000 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

Information about department

Manufacturing & Supply Chain (MSC) plays a vital role in delivering life-saving therapies globally within Care Enablement. With over 35 manufacturing sites and 23 distribution centers, MSC ensures the reliable production and distribution of high-quality devices for hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and acute care—reaching patients in approximately 150 countries.

The team oversees the full supply chain from manufacturing to delivery, focusing on operational excellence, product availability, and continuous improvement to meet the evolving needs of patients and healthcare providers. Join our passionate team and help shape healthcare worldwide!

Summary about role

To support business need, execute Finished Goods procurement planning in right time and in right quantities and optimize inventory level driving customer service satisfaction improvement and total supply chain cost effectiveness.

Your Responsibilities:

• Collect and analyze historical data for demand planning meeting and procurement/inventory plan;
• Facilitate the Demand Planning review with Business Operations, Marketing, Finance, and other related functions on monthly basis, and develop the 18-month rolling sales forecast by product (Approved Demand Statement);
• Support new product launch, registration renewal for existing products, etc. Ensure the supply is delivered according to the plan;
• Manage day-to-day purchasing activities including order place and follow up to ensure orders to be delivered timely;
• Manage reasonable inventory level, manage excess stock and short shelf life stock to reduce potential write-off cost;
• Work closely with plants to align the net demand and master plan to ensure on time delivery to meet market requirement.

Candidate’s profile:

Education & Industry experience:

• commerce, supply chain management etc.

Position Experience:

• 6-8 years’ experience in inventory planning and demand planning
• Knowledge and experience in MRP, Sales and Operations Planning, Demand Management

Skills and Competency:

• Experience in SAP APO is preferred.
• Extensive experience of cross-function collaboration with oversea affiliates, marketing, sales, finance, RA
• Strong analytical skills using Excel and presentation skills

To ensure the equal employment rights of every candidate, Fresenius Medical Care China, as a "Top Employer," is committed to actively taking actions to implement the DE&I (Diversity, Equality, Inclusion) and company purpose. This aim to ensures that Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity have equal employment opportunities.

Offer package:

Our Offer for you: There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have - all dedicated to your professional journey. Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world Individual opportunities for self-determined career planning and professional development A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company