Senior Planner, External Operations

Shiseido•East Windsor, NJ

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the dynamic and diverse team at Shiseido Americas, a subsidiary of the world-renowned Shiseido Company Limited. Be a part of a portfolio of prestige beauty brands which includes Clé de Peau Beauté, Drunk Elephant, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, NARS, SHISEIDO and several prestige fragrance brands including Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez and Tory Burch. At Shiseido Americas we value and celebrate human diversity, with a rich tapestry of employees from all backgrounds and experiences. Headquartered in New York City with US offices and facilities located in New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Florida, Shiseido Americas employs over 2,000 individuals in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Shiseido Americas is a hub of talent and innovation. Be inspired by the array of skills, knowledge, and integrity of your colleagues, and join our driving force as Shiseido continues its pursuit of beauty innovations for a better world. At Shiseido Americas, we focus on our people. We strive to foster a collaborative workplace culture where creative thinking, inclusivity and unique diverse perspectives are celebrated in order to drive success for both our employees and the company as a whole. By prioritizing our team and promoting an open-minded environment, we push the boundaries of what's possible and bring new ideas to life. WHERE YOU WILL WORK: Our External Operations team encourages a culture of continuous learning and improvement, with a focus on driving innovation and achieving operational excellence. We offer a dynamic and stimulating work culture, as employees are part of a greater team and purpose that collaborates with different departments, brands and business units.

Requirements

A 4-year academic degree in a relevant field or related job experience.
A minimum of 4-5 years of experience in a supply planning role, ideally in a manufacturing or supplier environment in the consumer goods industry.
Competent user of computerized IT systems – Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other associated scheduling, forecasting software packages.
3+ years of experience working within an ERP/MRP environment at an advanced level.
Thorough working knowledge of DRP and MPS processes in a Manufacturing or CM environment.
End to End Supply Chain Functions and Linkage.
In-depth understanding of capacity management and production control concepts.
In-depth understanding of safety stock levels and other key parameters for Finished Goods and components.
Production life cycle management.
Thorough knowledge of TQM methodology, their application and their use towards continuous improvements.
In-depth understanding of Supplier Management concepts.

Nice To Haves

APICS exposure and CPIM certification.
SAP experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage the creation and timely execution of an achievable, efficient production schedule for a group of Contract Manufacturers (Domestic and International) while maintaining lowest possible inventory levels and agreed upon service levels.
Create and maintain purchase orders and other transactions within SAP.
Perform monthly or quarterly inventory reconciliations with assigned CM sites and ensure inventory accuracy.
Lead the supply planning to maintain service, inventory with contract manufacturing.
Be the SPOC for assigned CMs.
Manage relationship with strategic CM site(s) through monthly CS&OP Process.
Manage long term planning for catalog in IBP planning tool environment.
Manage Shiseido Owned inventory accuracy at external manufacturing sites.
Own daily management for service and inventory for the portfolio.
Work with New Product Commercialization to define the supply plan for launches.
Execute the defined service level agreement for the CMs.
Define the run strategies for the various product types and class (e.g., ABC class) in conjunction with CMs and procurement, and in line with the global planning blueprint.
Develop and maintain relationship with external manufacturing plant. Build rhythm and cadence with the site to enrich the relationship.
Define inventory policies to allow forecasts to be accurately translated into manufacturing production schedules in support of the defined run strategies and business objectives.
Interface with the CMs to ensure the implementation and use of the most efficient, cost-effective manufacturing strategies by product type.
Maintain low inventory report (Shiseido Service Letter) and daily service management for their portfolio, in partnership with S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning).
Maintain all SKUs within the planning window while keeping agreed service levels.
Work with CMs to execute the SLA as per agreed strategies.
Work with CMs to define supply strategies as per the category.
Plan & track inventory levels of Finished goods via the long-term IBP planning module.
Monitor Excess and Obsolete inventory. Drive Root Cause Problem Solving and action planning/execution to reduce E&O.
Work with Material Supply Planning to ensure timely component deliveries.