Supply Chain Planner

Brunswick Corporation•Fond du Lac, WI

About The Position

As a key member of our Supply Chain team, you will play a dual role that blends production scheduling with critical inventory control responsibilities. In the scheduling function, you will analyze demand, coordinate material flow, and schedule components across multiple manufacturing operations—leveraging Lean Manufacturing principles to ensure on‑time delivery and optimal inventory levels. In your role as an Inventory Control Analyst, you will work both collaboratively and independently alongside experienced materials and logistics professionals. Together, you will support internal logistics activities that are essential to the production of outboard and sterndrive motors for the recreational boating industry. At Brunswick, we have passion for our work and a distinct ability to deliver. Diversity of thought and experiences is fundamental when imagining the unimaginable. Certain skillsets/experiences are necessary; however, others can be developed along the way.

Requirements

Materials management and/or supply chain experience.
Strong Cross-Functional/Team Leadership and Communication Skills.
Good Organization skills with strong attention to detail.
Technical and logical capability to solve problems.
Must be able to coordinate and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.
Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight required.

Nice To Haves

BA/BS in Business, Operation or Supply Chain Management preferred, or equivalent experience.
Experience with Kanban replenishment and PFEP methodology.
Knowledge in Lean Six Sigma methodology.
Leadership & project management skills.
Knowledge of mainframe/ERP systems are desirable.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing and APICS certification is desirable.
Knowledge and comprehension of bills of material.

Responsibilities

Expedite materials from their respective sources: Interplant, purchasing, vendor and engineering.
Communicate, coordinate, and resolve problems with receiving, inspection, purchasing, machine centers, assembly, high performance, service, manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers, vendors, and product change (MPE/BOM).
Execute, document, and distribute reports daily, to be used as tools for decision making by production personnel and manufacturing analyst/schedulers.
Coordinate delivery of products to our customers
Drive root cause analysis and problems solving individually and within cross-functional teams.
Typically spends 25% of time on the floor in direct supervision of daily production / 50% of time on the floor addressing inventory integrity, and 25% of time on administrative and project tasks
Analyze current material flow within a process or operation to develop and implement improvements, eliminating waste, and streamlining the operations.
Initiate corrective actions as needed to ensure accurate and effective inventory control.
Collaborate with your peers to develop cost-effective inventory management practices.
Control inventory levels through the various systems in use (Kanban, Pull, PIMS) by managing order rules, processes, etc.
Responsible for maintaining inventory levels sufficient to meet customer demand while assuring maximum inventory turns.
Analyzes actual product demand, trends, and forecasts and adjusts inventory plans accordingly.