Inventory Planner (Onsite)

RTX • Roosevelt Park, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future. At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond? What is my role type? In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. We have an exciting opportunity to join our Component Solutions team in Muskegon, Michigan as an Inventory Planner. In this role, you will forecast inventory requirements using analytical tools to support aftermarket demand and internal customer needs. You will also develop and execute inventory plans to achieve targeted investment levels, inventory turns, and service-level key performance indicators. To succeed in this role, you will be someone with strong analytic and inventory management skills who is able to manage competing priorities. You will have excellent communication skills and be comfortable working across different levels of the organization. You must also have the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment and be driven to achieve results towards a strategic vision. You will work primarily Monday-Friday during business hours but must be flexible after hours as needed to provide emergency support to various customer channels. What is my role type? In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is: Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in inventory planning, B2B customer service/sales, and/or supply chain/procurement experience, OR an Associate’s Degree and minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience, OR in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position.​ The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field preferred
• Prior experience with SAP Materials Management.
• Previous experience with Microsoft Power BI
• Previous experience utilizing data analytics to drive decision making

Responsibilities

• Support all Entry into Service (EIS) activities and aftermarket product improvement initiatives in collaboration with Programs, Supply Chain, and Front-Line Support teams
• Forecast inventory requirements utilizing analytical tools to meet aftermarket as well as internal customer needs.
• Assist in ongoing profit assurance forecasting and development of analytics for ongoing inventory forecast accuracy.
• Approve and manage purchase orders for inventory procurement and repaired material in line with operational requirements.
• Strategically optimize global inventory positioning to meet customer expectations for in-region support.
• Develop inventory plan to ensure investments, inventory turns and service level key process indicators are achieved.
• Proactively seek out opportunities for process improvement.
• Adhere to inventory budgets and initiatives.
• Identify and action inventory shortages and excess on a regular basis.

Benefits

• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees