Planner, Supply Chain
About The Position
Reporting to a Planning Manager, the Planner, Supply Chain is responsible for Finished Goods planning in SAP. The role works with external suppliers to ensure product availability and meet line fill metrics, serving as a key liaison among suppliers, Customer Service, Sourcing, and Marketing. The position has a strong focus on customer service and inventory management objectives. The Planner communicates purchase order requirements, monitors supplier performance and planning parameters, manages exceptions and invoice quantity discrepancies, and provides reporting and analysis. The role also represents the supply team in new product development projects and performs additional duties as assigned by the Planning Manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- One to three years of prior planning or purchasing experience.
- Experience using SAP.
- Strong Excel experience required.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Strong time management skills and ability to multitask.
- Analytical abilities and willingness to challenge the status quo.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree.
- Power BI experience.
Responsibilities
- Communicate purchase order requirements to external suppliers.
- Achieve key performance metrics, including fill rate, DOH, on-time delivery, safety stock shortfall, ETP, and E&O.
- Support Sourcing by participating in at least one monthly meeting with key suppliers to discuss market trends, upcoming customer demand, quality, and on-time performance metrics.
- Monitor and suggest modifications to planning parameters as business needs change to achieve service and inventory objectives.
- Detect, communicate, and resolve master data issues affecting the planning of PFR products.
- Lead invoice resolution for quantity discrepancies by working with external suppliers and internal accounts payable to reconcile discrepancies.
- Review and communicate weekly exception management with suppliers, including expedites, past-due purchase orders, and cancellations.
- Communicate with external suppliers about on-time compliance, freight and routing guides, delivery, and quality reconciliations.
- Generate and communicate weekly and monthly reports and data analysis, including backorders, scorecards, lead time analysis, and Power BI supplier requirements.
- Support PFR projects by representing the supply team in new product development projects.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Planning Manager.
- Prepare ad hoc reports and analysis.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, and supplemental benefits.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company-provided 4% automatic contribution and a company match of 50% on employee contributions up to 6%.
- 11 employer-paid holidays.
- Starting vacation of 3 weeks.
- 40 hours of sick time.
- 8 paid volunteer hours.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
