Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Patterson Companies, Inc.•TX - Remote, TX

7d•$23 - $30•Hybrid

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planning Specialist is the central point through which all internal Customer Service, Field Sales, and Distribution Center questions are to be registered. Supports the Planners by acting upon routine tasks or questions from the field, in addition to gathering information for new item and reactivation requests in SAP and NGS.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in business or equivalent experience and education
Proficiency in SAP and MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Ability to handle several assignments simultaneously.
Able to solve problems and utilize various search engines/websites to locate necessary information
Strong follow-up, analytical, organizational, verbal and written communication skills
Must be a self-starter, detailed oriented, and have the ability to work effectively as an individual and as a team.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of and/or experience in a Distribution/ Logistics environment
Knowledge of and/or experience working with ERP systems
Knowledge of and/or experience in animal health field

Responsibilities

Provides all necessary support to branch Customer Service regarding the extension of items into warehouses, product availability, stocking requests, reactivation requests, freight quotes, purchase order status and cancellation of non-stock orders.
Continuously maintain centralized backorder reports (AHI)
Work directly with vendors to capture all necessary information required for new product set ups and reactivations
Traces undelivered shipments and determines appropriate action to be taken and updates the purchase orders with shipping updates and tracking information
Assists Supply Chain Planners in managing their assigned products: updates on backorders, discontinuations, and stocking changes
Pass discontinuation notices and product updates along to Product Data Corporate
Performs other duties as assigned