Supply Chain Inventory Planner

Mactac North America•Stow, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Supply Chain Inventory Planner manages and optimizes Supply chain inventory. This individual works hand in hand with Sourcing and Supply Chain, Customer Service, Operations, Marketing and Sales to achieve superior service to customers while providing routine (daily/weekly/monthly) inventory and customer service analysis. The Inventory Planner also assists in developing more effective tools and processes to monitor and improve operational performance through the use of data, processes, systems and metrics.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Management, Supply Chain, or technical-related discipline (math, etc.) or equivalent experience.
2 or more years' experience in Purchasing, Scheduling, or Inventory.
Functional knowledge of material requirements planning, and inventory planning.
Must have very strong communication skills, both oral and written, to successfully interact with Customer Service, Manufacturing, Inventory Planners, R&D, QA, and Sales/Marketing.
Strong administrative, organizational, and prioritization skills to handle large volumes of email, paper, and data.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Word, PowerPoint, One-Note and Visio acceptable.
Strong Math and typing skills.
Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We are unable to sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or at any time in the future

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP system preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures that a high degree of communication and coordination occurs between Sourcing and Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing organizations.
Helps, create, monitor, and execute to Key Performance Indicators for Inventory control within specified business units and/or segments.
Leads product transitions on behalf of the Supply Chain for specified business units and/or segments.
Maintains inventory levels in line with demand. Update the Supply chain system(s) accordingly.
Coordinates with Production Scheduling, Operations, and Logistics to ensure on-time delivery of products to customer.
Responsible for holding accountable the scheduling of the coating/laminating assets and planning stocking programs for all locations for the division - balance inventory levels, manufacturing capabilities and customer requirements.
Partners with Marketing and Sales to manage aged inventory controls and continuous improvement.
Works with Production scheduling to drive improvement initiatives in a balanced manner.
Ensures material availability (Raw materials, WIP and Finished goods)
Provides necessary adjustments to plans to assure customer needs are met along with strategic deliverables required to meet company performance and financial targets
Develops and administers systems, policies, initiatives and procedures to continuously improve efficiencies, capabilities, reporting, analysis and human capital.
Manages network optimization including capacity management.
Develops the knowledge, skills and execution capability to be the acting expert in ERP, inventory planning, and material movement that leads to service, production and inventory management optimization, working hand in hand with all functional areas.
Project leader for efforts to optimize material planning, storage, and movement.
Partners with team in the development and execution of specific short- and long-term plans including financial impacts. This includes being a catalyst of change and change management.
Works to optimize all planned inventory levels and management of inventory on hand to assure volumes, material width, length, packaging, etc. are optimal to facility production capability, storage, and customer delivery.
Leads and Supports ERP implementations as directed. This person will be a super user to help train on these systems.