Supply Planner - Chicago, United States - ReqRoute Inc

Description

• Responsible for maintaining production schedules and capacity plan to ensure on-time delivery, cost objective and avoid material shortage
• Maintain well-defined working relationships and communications with manufacturing and key suppliers to confirm scheduling and capacity analysis
• Responsible for inventory management, inventory location replenishment, SKU planning, and risk assessment, and mitigation planning
• Initiate and lead supply planning discussion during capacity-constrained periods.
• Interact with demand planning and operations teams to balance the supply network
• Build planning processes for project improvements
• Support new product introduction in conjunction with sales
• Responsible for critical metric objectives – waste management, inventory weeks of supply, and case fill rate
• Lead inventory variances (Quarterly and yearly)
• Complete special projects and assignments as requested

• Demonstrate an understanding of supply chain cycle, Manufacturing, organization structures, and performance measures
• Demonstrates problem-solving skills and working under timelines; multi-tasking abilities; exception-based management capability
• Bachelor Degree in related fields (Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related subject area)
• Ability to balance priorities across multiple internal and external partners
• Ability to interact and build relations with senior management and key partners
• Superb analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment

• APICS affiliation and/or certification
• SAP, OMP or other ERP/APS software experience
• Effective interpersonal and verbal/oral skills
• Self-starter with independent work ethic and react quickly to priorities.