Supply Chain Planner - Scheduling

The Supply Chain Planner executes the planning activities to optimize the balance of inventory across the supply chain network in line with target customer service levels, for the allocated portfolio of customer activity for which she/he is accountable.

Responsibilities:

• Participates on the Customer Focus Team as the Supply Chain Department representative and support development of planning processes to support department, business unit and divisional goals.
• Maintains optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to assigned customer, while minimizing carrying costs and premium transportation charges and maximizing inventory turnover.
• Owns and maintains the ERP parameters, which drive optimum component and assembly planning.
• Monitors and reports on current and projected inventory levels at both the component and assembly level for assigned customer and generate action plans to ensure that site inventory goals are achieved.
• Performs What if analyses to aid in optimal scheduling, priorities and decision making.
• Analyzes potential impact of forecast and production schedule changes on component procurement and production volume.
• Ensures consistency between customer demand information, monthly sales forecast and production build schedule.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3-5 years in purchasing or planning accounts/commodities
• Understanding of the extended process of material procurement, capacity planning, inventory analysis and advanced planning techniques.
• Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools (Baan or equivalent)
• Effective analytical, planning and organizational skills
• APICS certification preferred.

Remote Work :

No