Inventory and Planning Specialist

Quaker Houghton•Conshohocken, PA

About The Position

Supports the Production team by performing routine activities associated with material resource planning. Processes data into Enterprise One material resource planning system and coordinates scheduling activities to meet internal and external customer demands.

Requirements

Process data into Enterprise One material resource planning system
Coordinates scheduling activities to meet internal and external customer demands
Identify and manage slow-moving, excess, obsolete, expired, and at-risk inventory
Track and analyze inventory aging to prevent write-offs and reduce working capital exposure
Monitor inventory for potential expiration, demand changes, and excess stock accumulation
Partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Operations, and Commercial teams to develop action plans for aging inventory
Support inventory disposition decisions, including redeployment, repacking, customer opportunities, and scrap reduction initiatives
Develop and maintain reporting on inventory health, aging profiles, and inventory risk exposure
Drive actions that improve inventory turns while maintaining service levels
Provides critical backup support for the Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) process, helping ensure inventory deployment, replenishment planning, and network supply continuity across distribution centers
Reduce inventory carrying costs
Minimize scrap and expired inventory
Improve inventory turns and working capital performance
Increase visibility to inventory risks before they become financial exposures
Support proactive decision-making regarding excess and aging materials

Responsibilities

Identify and manage slow-moving, excess, obsolete, expired, and at-risk inventory.
Track and analyze inventory aging to prevent write-offs and reduce working capital exposure.
Monitor inventory for potential expiration, demand changes, and excess stock accumulation.
Partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Operations, and Commercial teams to develop action plans for aging inventory.
Support inventory disposition decisions, including redeployment, repacking, customer opportunities, and scrap reduction initiatives.
Develop and maintain reporting on inventory health, aging profiles, and inventory risk exposure.
Drive actions that improve inventory turns while maintaining service levels.
Provides critical backup support for the Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) process, helping ensure inventory deployment, replenishment planning, and network supply continuity across distribution centers.
Reduce inventory carrying costs.
Minimize scrap and expired inventory.
Improve inventory turns and working capital performance.
Increase visibility to inventory risks before they become financial exposures.
Support proactive decision-making regarding excess and aging materials.