Supply Chain Planner

Teledyne Technologies•Plainville, CT

10d

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planner manages product supply from key suppliers through global distribution warehouses to ensure finished products are available worldwide. The role plans and coordinates supplier production and deliveries against customer demand, business inventory targets, and customer delivery requirements. It also maintains supply planning data and purchasing records, monitors supply risks and supplier performance, and identifies opportunities to improve material planning and delivery processes. The planner carries out the role in accordance with applicable legislation and Raymarine policies and processes, including those concerning ethics, compliance, cybersecurity, product development, labor and human rights, and the environment, and completes mandatory training as requested. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, or refugee, or be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Requirements

Business degree or equivalent experience.
HNC-equivalent qualification in inventory or supply chain.
Supply chain and/or inventory planning experience.
Positive attitude and good work ethic.
Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, or refugee, or eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Nice To Haves

General knowledge of SAP.

Responsibilities

Manage relationships with key suppliers to ensure continuous material supply.
Place purchase orders on time, circulate detailed forecasts, and negotiate and agree on committed delivery schedules.
Develop supply plans and hold weekly supplier review meetings covering material production requirements, customer demand, revenue, and working-capital objectives.
Expedite, reschedule, and cancel purchase order quantities to meet inventory targets while maintaining customer delivery performance.
Monitor customer order backlog and prioritize production recovery, supporting order services teams and maximizing revenue.
Provide updates on material availability.
Hold supplier component supply reviews and monitor and circulate procurement issues for support and resolution.
Create and manage indirect purchase orders using the Teledyne Smart Source (TSS–Ivalua) e-procurement tool when needed to support production.
Escalate supply chain and forecasting issues to prevent excess or insufficient inventory.
Identify opportunities to reduce inventory on hand through rework or other means.
Control product retirement, plan last-time-buy quantities including service requirements, and deplete current stock to minimize obsolescence costs.
Measure key suppliers and work to maintain or improve supplier delivery performance.
Maintain accurate SAP planning parameters and delivery schedule data in the MRP system.
Perform or manage supplier pricing updates and update open purchase orders and supplier information records.
Periodically review system parameters, including safety stock and transit times.
Resolve product-supply-related invoice queries to support timely supplier payment.
Identify and implement improvements to material planning and delivery processes.
Follow applicable legislation and Raymarine policies and processes, including requirements relating to ethics, compliance, cybersecurity, product development, labor and human rights, and the environment.
Complete mandatory training as requested.