Supply Chain Planner

The Strategic Planner, in the Supply Planning organization, manages a large product family portfolio, network, or division. The Planner is responsible for related tasks that build on the foundation of the overall planning.

The Sr. Planner acts as a strategic partner to the operations team and various other internal and external stakeholders and operates with limited or no guidance from their manager. The Supply planner is a liaison to other stakeholders to help make sure we have supply to meet the demand for our customers. The supply planner is responsible for managing the capacity, service, and inventory (s) for a subset of our businesses and assigned product families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advanced problem identification/solving, navigating ambiguous situations, and driving change

• Utilizes project management skills to lead complex, large scope/business impact continuous improvement activities.

• Influences internal/external partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

• Lead supply planning for identified product families for the supply planning organization, supporting supply chain and all internal customers (manufacturing, business, marketing/ OBL, etc.) Presentations, Meetings, Project Teams

• Maintains and develops as the primary planning contact for manufacturing and the business for long term plan, stocking strategies, and supply projects. Drive regular meetings with plant planning teams, Business partners (OBLs) & Business and Manufacturing.

• Identify and resolve NA capacity constraints over the planning horizons by working with manufacturing, business partners, plant planning for assigned product family & vessels. Ownership of families/vessels for Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) meetings.

• Balance monthly production across the network to maintain sprint capacity, including load leveling in preparation for maintenance shutdowns, seasonal volumes. Collaborate with plant planning, business partners (OBLs) and manufacturing on outsourcing initiatives.

• Spearhead crisis management opportunities (acts of nature, supplier issues leading to short supply, lost capacity at a plant, etc.) Be the point of contact for assigned product priorities (PPR) meetings. Collaborate with key stakeholders.

• Responsible for developing the inventory strategy to support achieving service and working-capital targets. Regularly monitor and address inactive, slow-moving, and excess inventory.

• Monitor key master data and supply chain parameters in JDA Master Planning (e.g., Safety Stock, Family Chemistry).

• Collaborate with Demand Planning & OBLs on new demand volumes to support supply for scenario planning. Help to drive forecast improvement through collaboration with the Demand and Business teams.

• Guide and support plant planners in the inventory management process, including the phase-ins of new product introductions and phase-outs of product kills. Support the Supply Planning Manager with preparation for Supply Meetings, S&OP, and OGSM meetings.
• ADHOC requests from management: Regional export orders, quarterly pulls, projects, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Business/Statistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field of study
• 4-8 years of work experience in supply chain planning, finance, marketing, or a related analytical discipline

• High level of proficiency with ERPs, advanced planning systems, analytical or equivalent software

• Track record of building partnerships to effectively work within cross-functional teams

• Demonstrated ability to implement communication strategies that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences

• Strong leadership, analytical, and critical thinking skills to drive decisions and build consensus among stakeholders

• Ability to successfully navigate through ambiguous and complex situations

• Able to consistently deliver results and make good and timely decisions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced technical or business degree
• Experience in operational excellence and project management such as TPM, Lean Six Sigma, continuous improvement, Green Belt, APICS Certification