Vendor Managed Inventory Planner

Ferrero•Parsippany, NJ

6d•$75,305 - $100,406

About The Position

The Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Planner is part of Ferrero Customer Logistics within the Supply Chain organization. This customer-facing role supports day-to-day VMI operations between FUSA and VMI-integrated customers. The planner partners with the VMI Manager to identify continuous improvement opportunities and develop practices that reduce customer returns and refusals, reduce out-of-region shipments, and improve overall supply chain efficiency. The role requires strong analytical skills and systems navigation competencies. Working cross-functionally, the VMI Planner helps ensure product availability and timely deployment while meeting customer inventory and service-level targets. The planner forecasts customers’ weekly replenishment needs, manages purchase-order cadence, maintains targeted inventory levels, and supports everyday, seasonal, and promotional portfolio requirements. The position leads inventory replenishment and order execution, supports customer inventory levels and supply chain efficiency, and contributes to cost savings through order, shipment, and truckload optimization. Ferrero may use AI-enabled tools to assist recruiters in reviewing applications; final candidate decisions are made by recruiters and hiring managers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration.
3–4 years of SAP/CRM experience.
Strong SAP/CRM systems navigation experience.
Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
Competencies in problem solving, systems navigation, business acumen, drive for results, matrix communication, dealing with ambiguity, process management, and prioritization.

Nice To Haves

3–4 years of experience in supply chain, customer logistics, or VMI.
VMI and EDI skills.

Responsibilities

Submit customer purchase orders as needed to maintain in-stock inventory and optimize supply chain fill-rate and on-time (OTIF) performance.
Work with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless replenishment execution.
Optimize cost savings through order, truckload, and shipment saturation.
Deliver on customer and Ferrero fill-rate and OTIF KPIs while helping reduce claims, returns, and refusals.
Lead VMI order execution.
Provide uninterrupted support for customer inventory levels and supply chain efficiencies.
Identify and escalate system or process inefficiencies that negatively affect customer in-stock position or supply chain optimization.
Identify system and process improvement opportunities and communicate them to the VMI Manager, cross-functional teams, and customer stakeholders.
Work across supply chain, sales, and transportation teams to prioritize orders and ensure fulfillment of seasonal and everyday order volumes.
Maintain accurate replenishment forecasts by analyzing sales data, monitoring inventory positions, and tracking customer OTIF performance.
Generate supply chain cost savings through order saturation by mix and volume, and through truckload optimization.