Supply Planner

Lennox International•Richardson, TX

2d•$64,000 - $84,000•Onsite

About The Position

The role of the Parts Supply Planner is to balance supply with demand for manufactured and/or purchased service parts and to support required customer service levels; while optimizing production mix and externally procured inventory within the working capital constraints of the financial plan. In addition, this position assists in identifying supply planning system and process improvements. The Parts Supply Planner is expected to validate and meet the monthly inventory days of supply by product code and facilitate the reduction of excess inventory. The planner works closely with the manufacturers/ Suppliers to manage their inventory and coordinate inventory movement with transportation, physical distribution and customer service. The Parts Supply Planner reviews and monitors key metrics of network and facing fill rates, days of supply, and inventory versus plan. The Parts Supply Planner executes the pre-build schedules that smooth manufacturing build plans (both internal factory and external supplier) within working capital guidelines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Logistics or Industrial Engineering.
2+ years experience in inventory management, or a similar combination of education and experience.
1+ year of experience in Supply Planning and the use of Supply Planning Systems (SAP/IBP/MRP).
Hands-on experience with SAP or similar ERP system.
Knowledge of impact of sales initiatives on the variability of volume.
Experience managing change.
Ability to work effectively with Demand Planning, Finance, Sales, Operations, Customer Service, Distribution, Transportation and 3PL.
Ability to proactively identify and root cause supply planning anomalies and identify corrective action.
Understanding of supply chain management principles.
Understanding of PSI and its impact on the business.
Current with best practices in supply planning, statistics and tools.
Basic understanding of a multi echelon supply network.
Firm understanding of SAP purchasing master data including PIR, Source List & MRP parameters and their impact on the supply plan.
Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.
Understanding of IBP SNP.
Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Balance supply with demand for manufactured and/or purchased service parts.
Support required customer service levels.
Optimize production mix and externally procured inventory within working capital constraints.
Identify supply planning system and process improvements.
Validate and meet monthly inventory days of supply by product code.
Facilitate the reduction of excess inventory.
Manage supplier inventory and coordinate inventory movement with transportation, physical distribution, and customer service.
Review and monitor key metrics of network and facing fill rates, days of supply, and inventory versus plan.
Execute pre-build schedules that smooth manufacturing build plans within working capital guidelines.