Supply & Inventory Planner

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the SIOP by preparing and leading the end-to-end Supply Reviews. Proactively identifying manufacturing supply risks working collaboratively with key stakeholders to propose mitigation plan.
• Define, plan, update, and ensure compliance of Replenishment Strategy & Supply Chain Parameters (stocking policy, safety stock, forecast upload and consumption rules, reorder point, ramp up/down linked to strategic inventory and anticipation stocks, lead-time, lot size) & ensure master data consistency to achieve expected customer service while optimizing the health & level of inventory.
• Identify Circular Supply Chain opportunities (rebalance, promotion, re-use, re-distribute, repair, recycle) & ensure execution in collaboration with flow controllers.
• Plan & ensure inventory ramp up / down linked to strategic inventory, industrial transfers, commercial event, new product introduction, and end of life.
• Requires a strong leadership and a global understanding of the end-to-end supply chain planning processes to bring a positive customer impact through optimized inventory projections and supply risk mitigation.

Requirements:

• Degree /Diploma in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
• SAP (or other ERP software) – 1-2 years
• SAP Integrated Business Planning software (or other demand planning software) – 1-2 years
• Understanding of MRP – 1-2 years
• Planning and experience in Demand Forecasting – 1-2 years
• Understanding of S&OP – 1-2 years
• Experience with data management, reporting, and analysis using tools at least using Excel VLOOKUP, Pivot, IF, and mathematical functions
• Experience with SAP Integrated Business Planning Supply software (optional)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail. Needs to be detail-oriented with given importance to accuracy
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and confidently with cross-functional global teams and stakeholders
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and following drumbeats and deadlines effectively