Sr. Director of Demand Planning & Purchasing
About The Position
This role is responsible for developing an accurate consensus forecast for the enterprise through disciplined Sales and Operations Planning processes. The position involves managing key performance goals related to inventory, product availability, forecast accuracy, and waste reduction. The Sr. Director will collaborate with key suppliers to develop strategic demand and inventory plans, establish joint supply chain policies, and host supplier top-to-top meetings. This role also provides analysis and strategies to executive leadership to minimize out-of-stock products, improve inventory turns, and reduce waste. Additionally, the position will focus on engineering supply chain processes and technologies to enhance planner productivity and supply chain outcomes. Other projects or duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree with 10 plus years of related experience and 6 plus years of leadership experience or High School Diploma/General Education Diploma with 13 plus years of specific experience and 8 plus years of leadership experience
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree
Responsibilities
- Partner with Suppliers, Sales & Marketing, Operations and Finance to develop an accurate consensus forecast for the enterprise through disciplined Sales and Operations Planning processes
- Manage specific goals for inventory days on hand, product availability, forecast accuracy, inventory waste and employee engagement
- Collaborate with key suppliers to develop strategic demand and inventory plans, along with developing joint supply chain policies to improve productivity across organizations
- Host Supplier top-to-top meetings to build strong working relationships between teams, align on joint supply chain initiatives, review key performance indicators and develop common supply chain operating goals
- Provide analysis to executive leadership of key performance metrics, as well as strategies to minimize out of stock products, to improve inventory turns and to reduce waste
- Engineer supply chain processes and technologies to improve planner productivity and supply chain outcomes
- Other projects or duties as assigned
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision coverage
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Benefits
- complimentary Health Screenings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
