Supply Chain Planner

🏢Job Description

Job Description

🏢Job Summary

The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for developing and executing enterprise supply planning strategies that balance customer demand, inventory investment, manufacturing capacity, and service level objectives. This position serves as a key business partner to Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Sales, Finance, and Operations by developing inventory strategies, and recommending actions that optimize inventory performance and production efficiency.

This is a role with opportunity to shape and build processes, to improve coordination interdepartmentally and better utilize our software systems, so the right candidate will be flexible and motivated to take on other projects to help make improvements.

✅Job Duties and Responsibilities

• ✅Supply Planning & Inventory Strategy
• ✅Develop supply plans that balance forecast demand, inventory investment, production capacity, and customer service objectives.
• ✅Establish inventory strategies and safety stock targets based on demand variability and business goals.
• ✅Monitor inventory levels and expedite production as needed to address changing supply requirements.
• ✅Analyze forecast accuracy and adjust supply plans accordingly.
• ✅Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly supply chain and manufacturing performance reports.
• ✅Communicate inventory status, risks, and constraints to Sales and other key stakeholders.
• ✅Monitor inventory shelf life and identify risks related to slow-moving or short-dated products.
• ✅Support new product launches, product transitions, and discontinuations.
• ✅Contribute to continuous improvement in demand and supply planning processes, including Oracle optimization initiatives.
• ✅Develop inventory optimization strategies across multiple product families.
• ✅Recommend improvements to inventory policies, replenishment strategies, and planning parameters.
• ✅Cross-Functional Business Partnership
• ✅Partner with Sales, Finance, Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse, and Operations teams to align supply plans with business objectives.
• ✅Present inventory analyses, planning assumptions, and supply strategies to leadership.
• ✅Advise stakeholders on inventory investment, production priorities, and supply-related risks.
• ✅Lead cross-functional efforts to resolve inventory shortages, material constraints, and production recovery challenges.
• ✅Data Analytics & Business Decision Support
• ✅Analyze business trends and recommend strategic planning adjustments.
• ✅Evaluate produ…