Replenishment Planner

NFM • Omaha, NE

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About The Position

NFM’s Replenishment Planner executes the merchandise inventory strategy in assigned categories to manage inventory flow and achieve division goals. The role provides forward visibility into replenishment and ordering requirements to minimize stock-outs and inventory surprises. The planner sets and maintains business rules for lead times, safety stock, and network; analyzes data and stock levels to identify inventory overages, shortages, excess, and aged inventory; and works with vendors and internal partners on promotional plans, supply-chain performance, requirement plans, and inventory-flow opportunities. The role also maintains relevant reports and product attributes while incorporating trends, seasonality, and promotional lifts, and resolves issues with internal and external partners while communicating problems and solutions to appropriate management levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, management, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• One year of re-buying experience and/or inventory analysis experience.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and/or early morning hours based on business needs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Pre-employment screening includes, but is not limited to, a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with retail buying, marketing, or supply chain.
• Experience with Demand Planning or Supply Planning software.

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain business rules for lead times, safety stock, and network.
• Analyze data and evaluate stock levels to determine causes of inventory overages, shortages, excess inventory, and aged inventory.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal partners to achieve promotional plans, improve supply-chain performance, generate requirement plans, and establish inventory-flow opportunities.
• Maintain relevant reports and product attributes, incorporating trends, seasonality, and promotional lifts.
• Resolve issues with internal and external partners and communicate problems and solutions to appropriate levels of management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time