Global Supply Planner (Must Have ERP/SAP/MRP & APICS BASICS Certification)

Position : Global Supply Planner

Location : Franklin Lakes, NJ

Duration : 12 Months contract

Total Hours/week : 40.00

Job Description:

Experience:

· Experienced knowledge of ERP/SAP/MRP systems.

· Experience of forecasting techniques and inventory management.

· Demonstrated experience working in ERP systems (i.e. SAP, JDE, etc.)

· Knowledge and awareness of Lean techniques and Six Sigma.

· Advanced knowledge of data visualization tools (Power BI, QlikView, Tableau, etc.) a plus.

Competencies:

· Strong interpersonal skills required in the areas of verbal and written communications, customer focus and professionalism.

· Strong listening, questioning, problem-solving and assessment skills.

· Must have knowledge of demand and supply planning along with understanding of capacity planning.

· Demonstrated customer-centric focus.

· Detail-oriented individual with a strong ability to manage multiple priorities.

· Proficient in the use of MS Excel, including pivot tables, vlookups, graphs and macros is a plus.

Education:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or Operations required with 1 – 3 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications:

· APICS BASICS a plus

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for all supply planning activities within assigned product portfolio.

· Manage supply plans to meet assigned inventory targets.

· Responsible for backorder reporting, including root cause, mitigation, and team report out for assigned product portfolio.

· Lead input for all customer service-related communications for assigned product portfolios within the given business platforms.

· Lead the Supply Consensus meeting with the assigned Plant and drive discussion to meet the desired inventory level of the portofolio

· Monitor production attainment for assigned product lines and pro-actively communicate capacity constraints, material shortages, and/or significant events impacting incoming supply.

· Close coordination with the Global Distribution Center for assigned product portfolio and process focal as assigned.

· Process ownership of daily supply chain monitoring reports as assigned.

· Partner with global demand planners to understand impacts to supply plans and proactively mitigate risk to customer service, inventory levels and cost.

· Develop global inventory allocation strategies as needed, including production prioritization.

· Provide accurate finished goods inventory availability dates to Commercial team.

· Complete inventory analyses as needed, including tracking against targets, estimated depletion, and E&O risk.

· Complete spreadsheet analysis during issue resolution or scenario planning.

· Query databases for information required for decision-making.

· Monitor safety stock targets for assigned product portfolio. Includes review of standard proposal and maintenance of safety stock targets.

· Provide input to Executive Level presentations as required.

· Perform basic financial analyses.