Demand Planner II

Kimball Electronics•Kimball Electronics Jasper, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Kimball Solutions (KEI) is hiring a Demand Planner II in Jasper, Indiana. The role works with customers, operations, production, engineering, and business management to maintain customer demand in accordance with supply agreements. Its objectives include maximizing customer satisfaction, achieving 100% on-time delivery (OTD), and minimizing inventory levels (PDSOH). In the first 0–6 months, the employee will learn Kimball’s customer focus team (CFT) principles; work with the program manager and team; contact customers; attend quality and CFT meetings; review purchase orders against contract review checklists and help address non-conformances; assist with sales tracking; and learn SAP materials master definitions and the process and timeline for planned-to-release production orders. Over 6–18 months, the employee will report and understand forecast and customer-order-entry accuracy metrics, learn how plant production efficiency relates to CFT, work toward 100% customer on-time delivery, and attend internal Periodic Business Reviews (PBRs) to understand reporting that supports customer satisfaction and economic profit. Over the longer term, the employee will develop knowledge of materials master definitions, economic order quantities, lot sizing, and customer Kanban opportunities; provide backup support for coworkers and programs during absences; develop supply-chain-management knowledge through training, seminars, or APIC courses; and understand all aspects of the demand planner role. The position requires communication and teamwork skills, comfort with customer interaction and decision-making, the ability to work independently, supply chain knowledge, SAP and Microsoft Excel skills, and knowledge of production operations or the ability to learn them. Kimball Solutions encourages candidates who may not meet every qualification to apply and states that it is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Strong communication skills and comfort with direct team and customer interaction.
Ability to work within teams and make decisions.
Ability to work independently.
Knowledge of supply chain principles.
SAP knowledge and familiarity with production routings, FERTs, HALBs, and important materials master settings for an assembly.
At least intermediate Microsoft Excel knowledge, including complex functions, pivot tables, and lookup functions.
Knowledge of production operations including SMT, through-hole wave soldering, and box-build programs, or ability to adapt and acquire this knowledge.
Ability to be flexible in daily schedule and activities and work in a fast-paced, dynamic business.
Desire to lead or participate in continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

Maintain customer demand in accordance with supply agreements while pursuing customer satisfaction, 100% on-time delivery, and minimum inventory levels.
Learn and apply Kimball CFT principles in collaboration with the program manager and team.
Conduct regular customer contacts and attend quality and customer focus team meetings.
Review customer purchase orders against contract review checklists and help identify and resolve non-conformances.
Document or communicate non-conformances to the program manager and, when needed, the logistics manager.
Assist with periodic sales tracking across programs to understand revenue impacts and improvement opportunities.
Learn SAP materials master definitions and the timeline and process for planned-to-release production orders.
Report and understand forecast accuracy and customer order-entry metrics.
Understand how plant production efficiency relates to customer focus teams.
Work toward 100% customer on-time delivery.
Attend internal Periodic Business Reviews and understand reporting related to customer satisfaction and economic profit.
Develop knowledge of economic order quantities, lot sizing, and customer Kanban opportunities.
Learn backup coverage for coworkers and programs during absences and vacations.
Develop supply chain management knowledge through training, seminars, or APIC courses.
Develop understanding of all aspects of the demand planner role.