Description
We are looking for a Supply Planner for a long term contract position in Duluth, GA.
The Demand Planner position is responsible for both short and long term inventory planning that optimizes inventory levels, plant efficiency, costs, and service levels. This includes ownership of a collaborative, cross-functional, S&OP process; maintaining statistical models; measuring and developing actionable improvement plans for key performance metrics. This position drives supply chain excellence in the form of increased service rates; reduced inventory levels; and efficient management of working capital.
This position works both independently and with the Business Unit team to improve the forecasting strategy and coordinate new product demand and customer and seasonal changes into inventory needs.
The ideal candidate must be a self-starter, a quick learner and must have very strong analytical thinking skills and be willing to take on a task and develop the process while implementing. This individual is comfortable working with sometimes competing objectives (customer service levels, working capital targets)
Skills:
- BS/BA Degree
- Three to five years in planning/inventory management in manufacturing with a broad range of products and customers
- In-depth knowledge of Excel, Access, and forecasting tools
- An integrated perspective of company operations and their relationship to the total supply chain required.
- Multi-site inventory management is a plus.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Must have a working knowledge of modelling techniques, inventory planning, and project management.
- Must possess superior communication skills and experience working in a formal planning system.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Some travel required
Responsibilities:
- Establish inventory planning parameters to support target fill rate and inventory objectives in a way to balance fill rates, efficient production scheduling and optimal transportation. (eg safety stock, lead-times, cycle stock).
- Utilize the related planning systems to support inventory planning and positioning.
- Using inventory reduction theory and analysis, improve inventory investment performance.
- Coordinate promotional SKU planning, and assist plants with forecasting strategy and new products.