Clifton
SUPPLY PLANNER POSITION SUMMARY: Growing Consumer-Packaged Goods Organization is seeking a qualified individual to Plan, organize, control, and execute supply plans for a designated set of products to ensure customer-focused commitment dates, high quality material requirements planning (DRP) inputs, minimization of expedite charges and efficient use of labor, equipment and inventory resources. Manage inventory levels and the deployment / re-deployment of such material according to customer demand and company objectives. Advise management of the schedule status, material availability and problem potential; prepare work orders or purchase requests and analyze inventory to coordinate appropriate action. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: • The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for executing planning, capacity and buy recommendations to support the business including service and inventory management for each brand. Work with the Planning Director to drive cross functional collaboration across Commercial Marketing, Product Development, Sourcing, Logistics and Warehousing to manage the planning items from launch through product life., • This individual will represent the supply chain and have empowerment to make buy decisions to balance service, inventory and total delivered cost for finished goods. This position also supports all auditing, reporting and analytical functions (buys, past due PO's), price variations, PO/Pricing audits, inventory reporting, inventory reconciliations, vendor scorecards, S&OP commentary/follow up and service strategies., • Provide analysis and reporting needed to initiate action and/or response to the changing needs of customer products, inventory exposure associated with demand changes and/or customer impacts of capacity or material constraints., • Provide analysis and reporting needed to initiate action and/or response to the changing needs of customer products, inventory exposure associated with demand changes and/or customer impacts of capacity or material constraints., • Develop a consensus planning forecast using software packages and through collaboration with key stakeholders with monthly revisions, • Review new items requirements and manage buy decisions for finished goods and backup materials at all buy stages. Manage phase in/phase outs, inventory liability and buy cash flow., • Utilize the consensus forecast to adjust the supply plan, create a purchasing plan to achieve service rates, inventory levels and desired price variances., • Plan and release purchase requisitions to Purchasing based on requirements and inventory levels of material required. Placing of orders with vendors, revision of orders and the follow up on all orders to assure satisfactory and expediting of open orders. Maintain vendor relationships with vendor contacts in purchasing and fulfillment., • Works with Purchasing on negotiation of purchases for products and or services. Interfaces regularly with vendors/suppliers, other user functions and support groups in execution of position duties. Evaluates supplier/vendors performance based on knowledge of deliveries, service and quality of acquired product., • Provide analysis and reporting needed to initiate action and/or response to the changing needs of customer products, inventory exposure associated with demand changes and/or customer impacts of capacity or product constraints., • Analyze DRP driven actions ensuring economic flows of material to both distribution and direct customer requirements. Must focus on material availability, lead-time and customer delivery requirements., • Create and maintain the distribution plan based on capacity, market demand, and business requirements., • Work with all internal customers to solve problems associated with materials flow and production planning. Keeping all key parties in the materials flow system aware of needs, problems, and other issues to improve the overall information flow., • Measure performance to plans of all segments necessary to ensure compliance to plans., • Work with Demand Planning, Product Management, Sales, Purchasing, Production, and others to adequately meet supply plans of new products. Report progress of new products to plan., • Identify dysfunctional, inactive, and obsolete items and take appropriate action to discontinue and dispose of inventory., • Plan, review, and manage inventory levels on a SKU basis within company goals. Responsible for the management of safety stock and / or order point calculations / levels at the appropriate stocking locations., • Manage distribution center / warehouse inventory levels and deploy / re-deploy base products and or promotional items as appropriate to meet demand and the company objectives of fill rate by utilizing the most economical transportation mode., • Measurements: Cycle Time, Fill Rate, Stock Outs, FG Inventory, Intra-Company Transportation, etc. EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION / TRAINING: • Bachelor’s degree in Business or Operations Management, • Certification (C.P.I.M.) or progress towards certification strongly desired. 3-5 years minimum of Supply Planning or Materials Management experience, preferably in a Consumer-Packaged Goods company., • Knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) concepts. Knowledge of ERP material planning and Microsoft Office package., • Strong communications skills. Great motivation, positive and professional demeanor., • Desire for continuous improvement; high tolerance for change and ability to lead and participate in a team environment, build and maintain effective working relationships across functions and organizations, • Strong analytical, financial, and statistical skills to resolve complex process/systems problems, • Demonstrated knowledge of latest procurement theories: practices and major industry/supplier technology trends in assigned areas. Light travel may be required.
