Mobile Demand Planner & Inventory Specialist

Samsung Electronics•Plano, TX

About The Position

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), the U.S. Sales and Marketing subsidiary, is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions and networks systems. For more than four decades, Samsung has driven innovation, economic growth and workforce opportunity across the United States—investing over $100 billion and employing more than 20,000 people nationwide. By integrating our large portfolio of products, services and AI technology, we’re creating smarter, sustainable and more connected experiences that empower people to live better. SEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. To learn more, visit Samsung.com. For the latest news, visit news.samsung.com/us.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in supply chain management, business or other related field
A minimum 5+ year’s applicable in supply chain and component or part sales experience or service parts (e.g. Demand Planning, Forecasting, Supply Planning, FIFO, Inventory Control Management, S&OP preferably in a hi-tech products or consumer electronics industry)
Solid grasp and clear understanding of basic financial and inventory measures: sales, margin, weeks of supply, safety stock, sell thru, inventory turns.
Knowledge of S&OP principles and practices.
Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills with the ability to work both cross-functionally and cross-culturally within a fast-paced environment.
Read write and verbal communications skills to prepare and present plans and information to product repair, vendors and purchasing management personnel.
Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, with high attention to detail and accuracy.
Experience with SAP ERP or similar business systems and/or sales order management software applications.
Advanced experience in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, v-look-ups, formulas, macros, etc.) and other Microsoft Office products.

Nice To Haves

Power BI experience a plus

Responsibilities

Perform demand planning activities including demand forecasting of parts, SCM activities, including inventory disposition of parts, develop effective forecast models based on industry trends, demand patterns, and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.
Responsible for faster parts turnover preventing aging at each parts warehouses.
Management of alternative parts ensuring allocation of parts and FIFO is observed.
Perform purchasing activities in accordance with ethical business standards and established purchasing policies and procedures.
Support assigned organizations to fulfill the procurement needs and requirements of product development projects and activities.
Work with cross-functional team with focus on policy and strategy implementation and control rather than development; short-term operational/tactical responsibilities.
Accountable for providing sufficient information for higher authority to make recommendations on budget and policies and for medium-term planning.
Development or enhancement of effective forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns.
Supports assigned organizations to fulfill the parts procurement needs based on demand forecast and requirements of product development projects and activities.
Enhance SOPs to adapt to change that places, processes or follows up on orders to expedite and ensure timely delivery to meet project schedules.
Support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities and address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management.
Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies.
Complies with purchasing policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure the best prices and the most optimum delivery of materials, supplies, and equipment while enhancing their efficiency.
Conduct monthly forecast maintenance and directs the resolution of complex operational and organizational problems.
Proactive sensing and oversight of potential excess and obsolete materials on and off site, Samsung owned and Vendor owned, on and off site.
Design and implement an inventory tracking system to optimize inventory control procedures including resources of the SAP system.
Initiate and perform inventory control, initiate purchase requisitions and purchase orders, prepare purchasing reports, and record purchasing transactions.
Work with cross-functional teams including warehouse, BM-Finance, GBM, and HQ factory to examine the levels of parts supply including raw material to determine shortages, backorders, and aging.
Measure parts turnover rate by SKUs and document daily deliveries and shipments to update inventory timely.
Prepare detailed reports on inventory operations, parts sales, stock levels, scrap, and inventory adjustments.
Perform daily analysis to predict potential inventory problems and evaluate new inventory to ensure it’s ready for shipment.
Order new supplies to avoid inefficiencies or excessive surplus.
Analyze different suppliers to obtain the best cost-effective deals.
Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all assigned levels with the customer and within and outside the company.
Plan, organize and prioritize multiple complex assignments and projects.
Ability to read, interpret, and act on proper understanding of products, equipment, and operational documents based on corporate legal, sales, business applications, engineering plans, and management philosophy.
Ability to communicate in writing, through emails and reports, or orally procurement and purchasing contract terms and conditions to an audience that may include less technically oriented and trained listeners.
Ability to work as an individual contributor to achieve personal and team goals and complete assignments within established time frames and specifications.
The ability to perform tasks and work assignments and complete clearly defined objectives using technical direction with applied knowledge of alternatives and the ability to make sound financial business decisions.
Work independently and in a team environment, in order to achieve personal and team goals and complete assignments within established time frames.
Must be analytical and process oriented.
Ability to negotiate on behalf of the function to come to agreement by managing communications through discussions and compromise; issues are short-term operational and medium-term tactical or limited strategic nature.