Lead Life Cycle Planner
Lennox International•Richardson, TX
•$96,800 - $127,050•Onsite
About The Position
This planner balances supply with demand for finished goods or repair parts to ensure that targeted customer service rates, inventory levels and working capital goals are met for new items beginning production and discontinued items ending production. In addition to being responsible for developing inventory supply plans, the planner is responsible for the key metrics of network and facing fill rates, inventory turns and inventory working capital along with identifying supply planning system and process improvements.
Requirements
- Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably in Supply Chain/Logistics Management or Business Administration.
- Requires at least 8 years Production Planning / Inventory Management experience within Supply Chain.
- Expert understanding of advanced planning tools, preferably SAP APO/PP-DS.
- Broad knowledge of Supply Chain Management and working in a consensus, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) environment.
- Expert understanding of best practices in supply planning.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and training skills.
- Ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume environment.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, attention to detail, and solid Customer Relations skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain lifecycle plans for specified product lines
- Identify key phases: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline
- Align lifecycle strategies with business goals and market demand
- Forecast future needs, changes, or upgrades
- Plan for product design updates or phase-outs
- Analyze performance metrics (costs, usage, ROI, demand trends)
- Forecast lifecycle stages and timelines
- Track KPIs and report insights to leadership
- Work with teams such as: Finance (budgeting and cost analysis), Operations/Supply Chain (inventory and logistics), Engineering (for system/product lifecycles), Product Management
- Ensure all stakeholders are aligned on lifecycle decisions
- Identify inefficiencies across the lifecycle (cost, time, resources)
- Recommend improvements to extend useful life or reduce waste
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives
- Standardize lifecycle processes
Benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- prescription drug coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- short-term disability insurance
- 8 weeks paid birthing leave
- 2 weeks paid bonding leave
- life and long-term disability insurance
- up to: 12 days paid time off
- 2 paid well-being days
- 1 paid volunteer day
- 12 paid holidays
- 3 floating holidays per year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
