Supply Chain - Demand and Production Planner | Charlotte, NC

GITI Tire USA Ltd•Charlotte, NC

32d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is a core supply chain function supporting master production planning, demand planning, and inventory management. The planner contributes to monthly and yearly production planning and helps ensure production meets demand. The role also supports customer demand planning and forecasting, calculates inventory levels based on demand plans, and develops analyses and recommendations to maintain appropriate production and stocking levels while improving supply chain productivity and efficiency. The position requires supply chain planning, manufacturing, and inventory management experience, along with strong analytical capability and judgment. The position is based at the Charlotte, North Carolina office and is 100% on-site. It requires a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or an equivalent field, and 3–5+ years of relevant experience. APICS or another supply chain certification is preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or an equivalent field.
3–5+ years of experience in master production planning.
Experience in inventory or supply chain management, inventory planning and replenishment, and demand planning or forecasting.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software applications.
Experience with data collection and analysis tools.
In-depth knowledge of mathematical and logical reasoning.
Strategic thinking skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships.

Nice To Haves

APICS or other supply chain certification.
Experience with Oracle eBusiness Suite ERP.
Tire manufacturing experience.
Bilingual Chinese.

Responsibilities

Perform master production planning.
Carry out demand planning and forecasting.
Communicate plans with cross-functional operations and planning teams; adapt plans to changing customer demand and help ensure on-time delivery.
Work with internal teams to meet demand-related performance goals for quality, turnaround time at each routing, and throughput.
Drive continuous improvement and maintain documentation and standard operating procedures for supply planning processes and systems.
Support preparation of monthly S&OP meetings with the USA and Headquarters.
Contribute to the yearly budget by analyzing SKU-level demand for production plants in relation to sales forecasts, production assessments, investment, product development, and inventory projections.
Develop key performance indicators to measure and manage supply compliance.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Develop recommendations to improve supply chain processes.