Supply Chain Planner 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Runs MRP daily and review requirements that are needed to replenish sheets, accessories and packaging supplies inventory at assigned warehouses
• Plans shipments that are needed to send inventory to other warehouse facilities
• Receives customer quotes and orders from Sales and determines lead time or delivery date for orders
• Generates the schedule for Cuts and meets with the Cut Lead to review the schedule
• Ensures the confirmed delivery date is in alignment with production schedule, finished good availability & warehouse workload
• Acts as the primary contact between Sales and Logistics to identify shipment constraints and develop plans with warehouse to meet customers' needs.
• Generates reports to monitor and follow-up on open stock transfers and closes any gaps that are found
• Responsible for managing the pallet inventory levels and working with the Pallet Shop and Purchasing to ensure we have the material on time for Production's needs.
• Define order scheduling problems by collecting the appropriate data, establish the facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Update the appropriate departments of potential order delivery changes/issues and escalate when necessary
• Processes all receivals of inventory into SAP for assigned warehouses
• Responsible for managing, conducting physical inventories for all the assigned warehouses
• Ability to work/manage projects as needed
• Must be able to effectively present information to groups of managers.
• Supports as a back-up to the rest of Planning team
• Work with the warehouse manager and supervisors to ensure cut schedule is executed according to the plan or if any adjustments are needed
• Work with purchasing to submit purchase requisitions on vendor related items and helps communicate any delays from vendors back to Sales team
• Responsible to generate forecasts for Accessory items that are vendor related and submit to Purchasing

• May be assigned other duties as needed to support the business.

   

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  

• Background in planning, 3-5 years of inventory and manufacturing/purchasing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience using SAP or other ERP software.
• Must be detailed oriented
• Strong multitasking and organizational skills.
• Must be a self-starter with excellent communications skills.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with all internal and external organizations as required.
• Ability to work in a highly stressful fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Excel at least intermediate level (Advance is a plus)
• Critical thinker

• Ability for minimal Travel