Planner, Supply Chain

CONA Services•Village of Elmsford, NY

19d•$75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planner maintains appropriate inventory at the Liberty distribution center and SKU level to meet demand requirements. The role may involve purchasing full goods, supporting sales to other bottlers, replenishing branches, and coordinating production sequencing at manufacturing centers. The planner is also responsible for supporting safety and complying with company, legal, and other requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or equivalent.
Three to five years of production planning, industrial engineering, or analytical experience.
Strong analytical skills and understanding of advanced mathematical concepts.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Knowledge of ERP systems, including SAP and BY.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain proper full-goods inventory for assigned areas and locations using BY Planning Modules, while achieving in-stock objectives.
Create optimized replenishment loads, whether purchased or DRP, to minimize logistics costs.
Work with the Demand team, distribution centers, and operations teams on new-product rollouts, promotional packaging, and holiday inventory planning for purchased products.
Review inventory and warehouse capacity; initiate and coordinate product movements to prevent out-of-stocks, outdated product, overstock, and capacity issues, and maintain days of supply as determined by individual objectives.
Report on close-dated inventory and reduce breakage, damage, and loss due to product age.
Prepare and sequence production schedules for upcoming weeks and communicate with assigned plants to support schedule execution.
Participate in weekly conference calls to communicate key product information across the business unit.
Manage vendor brands and lead times to maintain appropriate inventory levels.
Update SAP production release and schedule orders daily for each assigned plant.
Maintain production sequencing and material requirements planning profiles to ensure effective use of BY Production and Capacity Modules.
Use knowledge of SAP/ECC and BY sequencing production environments to assess whether system-recommended production requirements are reasonable.
Sequence flavors and packages to maximize efficiency and minimize operating costs.
Review and analyze line capacity to determine whether alternative sourcing is needed, and coordinate within the department to ensure consistent supply when capacity issues arise.
Conduct weekly production schedule meetings with the respective Production Centers.