Supply Planner

SpartanNash•Norfolk, VA

About The Position

As a member of the C&S Wholesale Grocers family of companies, SpartanNash is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. A distributor, wholesaler and retailer with a global supply chain network, SpartanNash distributes grocery and household goods, including fresh produce and the Our Family® portfolio of products, to locations in all 50 states. Our braggingly happy team members — ranging from bakery managers to order selectors; from IT developers to vice presidents of finance; from HR Business Partners to export specialists — create braggingly happy customers spanning national accounts, independent and chain grocers, e-commerce retailers, U.S. military commissaries and exchanges, and the Company’s own brick-and-mortar grocery stores, pharmacies and fuel centers. Ready to contribute to the success of our food solutions company? Apply now! Location: 1133 Kingwood Avenue - Norfolk, Virginia 23502 Position Summary: Deploy Supply Planning tactics to ensure a seamless flow of goods from vendor to Distribution Centers to support customers’ demand. Attain optimum inbound fill rate and on time delivery objectives based on the item class. Attain fill rate and inventory turn objectives for overall portfolio/category, sale items, turn, seasonal and promotional programs across the network. Optimize cost to deliver fill rate against inventory carrying cost and working capital impact. Achieve established KPI's. Work directly under the supervision of Supply Planning Manager to track inventory, anticipate demand, and suggest purchases to ensure optimal in stock position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, logistics, or a related field.
At least 3 years (5 years for Sr. Supply Planner role) of experience working in logistics or supply chain management.
Detailed knowledge of logistics and inventory management.
Advanced mathematical and analytical skills.
Experience with statistical analysis.
Ability to identify and anticipate inflation based on market trends.
Great collaboration and negotiation skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to write and present detailed inventory reports.

Responsibilities

Fully utilize the buying systems and processes to deliver best practice supply chain fill rate (service level) and inventory turn performance.
Monitor inventory and manage the daily, weekly, and monthly purchase orders to support demand.
Evaluate efficient order quantities at the item and vendor level.
Weigh integral costs against service level needs, to ensure the facilities can efficiently receive while still achieving optimal fill rate.
Address issues resulting in unproductive inventory, facilitate return to vendor on overstocks and discontinued items.
Work with inventory services and merchandising groups to develop a plan to address overstocks and left over sale excess inventory.
Assess the inventory capacity for Warehouse Operations.
Track inbound inventory across multiple Distribution Centers and collaborate with expedite team.
Anticipate inventory demand based on current and future business functions.
Analyze and anticipate market trends for the best time to purchase inventory.
Create inventory reports and present suggestions to the Supply Planning Manager.
Ensure the business has a steady flow of inventory without over-extending on inventory.
Suggest changes to Warehouse Slotting to meet increased or reduced demand.
Negotiate with Vendors to ensure purchasing is done in the most efficient MOQ
Suggest alternate delivery routes to improve costs or reduce lead times.
Collaborative Planning with Manufactures to build future state Supply plan.
Communicate and collaborate with Demand planning team on a regular basis to resolve specific demand anomalies.
Determine root cause of supply continuity or on-time performance issues.
Work with suppliers to improve their fulfilment and on-time rates.
Communicate ongoing supplier shortfalls to Merchandising as needed.
Other duties assigned as needed.