Bachelor’s degree required; focus in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Logistics preferred; advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of two years of professional experience in Production Planning, Logistics, Purchasing, Distribution, Manufacturing, and/or Transportation.
Microsoft Office – Intermediate to advanced; proficient in Excel (charts, pivot tables, VLOOKUP) without coaching.
Strong analytical, quantitative, decision-making and communication skills; ability to handle multiple priorities and work independently.
Requirements:
Lead Planner for key strategic sites, leading all supply planning discussions.
Scheduling/Plant Production: develop capacity-feasible supply plans, collaborate with sites to create short-term production schedules considering site constraints, customer service and inventory targets; execute planning scenarios to meet targets while minimizing excess inventory.
Capacity and Inventory Management: handle long-term planning for strategic suppliers and participate in supplier capacity reviews; deploy inventory planning strategies to maintain service levels and optimize inventory; actively participate in entitlement activities and resolve SLOB disposition.
New Products/ Product Changes: participate in cross-functional teams to complete planning milestones on time, ensure supply plans are aligned with launch timelines and inventory targets, communicate plans to sites, and support SAP/APO master data setup.
In this role, you will ensure product continuity of supply for all materials that fall under your assigned portfolio of products. This portfolio can include the following types of materials: finished goods, work in process (WIP), raw materials, and packaging components.
You will collaborate and partner with the manufacturing sites to ensure supply plans can be successful fulfilled by monitoring capacity, component availability and actively mitigating and resolving any product supply and/or customer service challenges.
Manage inventory levels and the deployment of finished goods according to customer demands and company objectives.
The planner is responsible for advising management and appropriate internal teams of the current and future status of product supply for existing products as well as for future launches. In addition, the planner is expected to escalate any issues that will impact the organization’s ability to meet customer needs and/or fulfill targeted supply plans.
Key Responsibilities:
Operate as Lead Planner for key strategic sites leading all supply planning related discussions.
Scheduling / Plant Production –Develop capacity-feasible supply plans and provide to the manufacturing sites on a prescribed schedule. Collaborate with assigned sites to develop short-term production schedules by taking into consideration site constraints, customer service and inventory targets. Execute planning scenarios in support of meeting customer service and/or inventory targets with a focus on minimizing E&O inventory, as appropriate.
Capacity - Handle long term planning for strategic suppliers and participate in supplier capacity reviews.
Inventory & Service - Deploy inventory planning strategies to maintain and improve service levels and optimize inventory investment. Actively participate in annual Entitlement activities to set inventory goals. Actively resolve SLOB disposition.
New Products & Product Changes - Actively participate in cross-functional team to ensure planning milestones are completed on time and to achieve an appropriate balance between base business and project requirements to ensure customer service and inventory targets are met. Ensure that supply plans are developed (and communicated to the appropriate site) which are achievable, aligned to the project timeline and deliverables and support meeting launch inventory targets, and are inclusive of any promotional activities. Support Master Data setup in SAP/APO.
Education:
A Bachelor’s Degree is required, a focus in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Logistics is preferred.
An advanced degree is preferred.
Required:
A minimum of two (2) years of professional business experience is required, preferably in one or more of the following areas: Production Planning, Logistics, Purchasing, Distribution, Manufacturing, and/or Transportation.
Microsoft Office – Intermediate to advance skill level is required. Proficiency to utilize Excel charts, pivot tables, VLOOKUP features without coaching/guidance.
Handle multiple priorities and work independently while demonstrating initiative and strong analytical savvy.
Strong analytical, quantitative, decision making, and communication skills.
Preferred:
Experience in inventory management, SAP APO, or SAP ECC
