Project leader, Supply Demand Planner

Rehlko•Glendale, WI

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Leader Supply / Demand Planner is responsible for overseeing and optimizing end-to-end supply, demand, and inventory planning processes across the Home Energy Aftermarket Parts and Services business. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop accurate demand forecasts, ensure material availability, and balance inventory levels while minimizing E&O exposure and associated costs. The role will champion best practices in demand planning, safety stock management, supply planning processes, and performance reporting. The planner will engage directly with suppliers to obtain pricing, availability, and order status, providing proactive risk mitigation to ensure customer delivery metrics are consistently achieved. This role is critical for aligning supply and demand strategies with networking capital goals, customer service targets, meeting targets set across the Home Energy business. The ideal candidate can be based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kohler, Wisconsin; or Hattiesburg, Mississippi. This hybrid role requires onsite presence at least 2–3 days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred
4+ years’ experience in Production Planning, Master Scheduling, Material Scheduling and/or Inventory Management
Candidates should be proactive, have a positive attitude, be goal-driven, and take an analytical approach to problem solving and demonstrate the ability to apply process improvement principles and tools
Experience with Microsoft Office products and other digital communication and presentation tools is strongly recommended.
Experience with SAP or a similar ERP system is required.
The ability to simultaneously manage and prioritize multiple requests is required.
There will be about 15-20% travel required in this role.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Kinaxis Rapid Response experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Supply and Demand Planning: Collaborate with functional leaders across the Home Energy Aftermarket Parts & Service business in the development of a consensus demand plan
Optimize supply planning processes by partnering with cross-functional teammates to strengthen MRP signals and balance inventory levels to support product availability
Generate production orders and stock transfer orders aligned with demand signals to fulfill customer orders and meet stocking requirements
Analyze demand, inventory, and production data to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities that enhance forecast accuracy and service levels
Drive continuous improvement in master data governance to enhance planning reliability, system performance, and overall operational efficiency
Facilitate planning and performance review meetings, presenting insights and driving root cause, corrective analysis where needed
Supplier Management: Develop and maintain productive relationships with internal and external suppliers to ensure alignment with demand plans and service requirements
Coordinate purchasing activities, including purchase order creation and expediting, to ensure timely replenishment
Partner with Purchasing to support NPD, manage pricing updates, and support sourcing decisions that strengthen supply continuity
Oversee part lifecycle transitions, including discontinuation and last‑time‑buy planning, to ensure uninterrupted support for the Aftermarket Parts business
Warehouse & Cross-Functional Coordination Partner with Service Parts Warehouse teams to resolve purchase order issues, including part identification, quantity changes, and receipt discrepancies
Lead or participate in cross‑functional projects with Warehouse Management to improve purchasing, receiving, stocking, and packaging processes for service parts
Support Home Energy AMPS stakeholders and NPD teams by ensuring initial stocking levels are aligned with product launch requirements and forecasted demand
Assist leadership with other duties as required