Demand Planning and Purchasing Supervisor

Reyes Beverage Group•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves leading Purchasing Analysts to ensure forecast accuracy and performance, fostering a culture of improvement within the Purchasing team to enhance supply chain outcomes and customer service. The position is accountable for supervisory functions within an assigned region, including planning and purchasing inventory for multiple suppliers to support a multi-tiered distribution network. It also involves managing supplier relationships and developing the team through performance management and succession planning. The role requires translating marketing, sales, and corporate forecasts to maintain balanced inventory levels according to service level outcomes, proactively monitoring inventory health, and identifying systemic issues. Action plans will be created and implemented with tactical partners for short-term solutions, while collaborating with the optimization team for long-term solutions. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with 4 plus years of related experience and 0 to 1 plus years of leadership experience
High School Diploma/General Education Diploma with 7 plus years of specific experience and 2 to 3 plus years of leadership experience

Responsibilities

Lead Purchasing Analysts to ensure accuracy in forecasts and performance.
Champion a culture that motivates the Purchasing team to improve supply chain outcomes and to provide high-quality customer service.
Ensure completion and proper execution of work procedures.
Accountable for supervisory functions of the assigned region.
Responsible for planning and purchasing inventory for multiple suppliers, to support multi-tiered distribution network and manage relationships with suppliers while leading the Purchasing Analysts within the region.
Develop team through quality performance management and development plans in order to create adequate succession plans for Purchasing Supervisors and Analysts.
Translate the detailed marketing, sales, and corporate forecasts in order to maintain adequate inventory levels that are balanced according to service level outcomes.
Proactively monitor inventory health and surplus/deficit to identify systemic issues.
Create and implement action plans with tactical partners for short term answers, while partnering with optimization team to develop long term solutions.
Other duties as assigned.