Supply Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Prestige Consumer Healthcare is a company that focuses on product innovation and quality in the over-the-counter healthcare and women’s health categories to better improve the lives of our customers and their world. For generations, our trusted brands have helped consumers care for themselves and their loved ones. We are the largest independent provider of over-the-counter products in North America, and we are constantly improving and creating products that match the ever-changing lifestyles and needs of people and families everywhere.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Supply Planner is responsible for managing and performing detailed finished goods production planning, inventory management, and purchasing functions within the supply planning team. The role is accountable for all assigned supply management activities for multiple over the counter (OTC) drug and personal care products. This role actively contributes and takes a leadership role within a cross functional team in the discovery, development and delivery to customers of current and newly launched products. This role offers visibility and opportunity to contribute directly to the company's success by achieving target service level goals, inventory levels, launching new products on time, and minimizing finished good and component obsolescence. The Supply Planning Manager has the ability to manage and train Supply Planners, perform data analytics, and recommend and execute process and system improvements.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES/ACTIVIES:

• Performs master production scheduling for assigned brands.
• Proficiency in SAP, preferred.
• Utilizes SAP MRP for managing supply planning duties. Issues PO’s and forecasts to contract manufacturers.
• Develops and maintains safety stock levels for all finished goods.
• Responsible for inventory management of all finished goods and select components.
• Identifies opportunities for inventory reduction and reduces waste/scrap.
• Responsible for over 30 planning fields in SAP master data.
• Responsible for S&OP process for assigned brands.
• Works with cross functional teams including Marketing, Sales, Strategic Sourcing, Project Management, Product Innovation, Packaging Development, Quality, Regulatory, Tech Transfers, Logistics, and Customer Service.
• Participates in project team meetings to update the teams on supply chain management topics.
• Coordinates efforts with Sourcing and/or Quality for resolution of supplier issues.
• Works with accounting to resolve payment issues, assists in identifying and resolving inventory discrepancies.
• Communicates to management and the project team’s material and/or supplier problems that may impact the supply chain along with possible solutions.
• Resolves discrepancies with quantity, delivery, cost, and quality proactively and reactively.
• Responsible for various weekly / monthly reports.
• Ad hoc tasks and analysis per manager’s request.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or supply chain.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP is desirable.
• Requires a minimum of five years supply chain planning experience.
• Expertise with ERP system, SAP experience a plus.
• Written and verbal communication skills including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Intermediate to advanced level in Microsoft Excel.
• Six Sigma or LEAN methodologies a plus.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure is necessary to be successful in this role.

Travel : 10% ability to travel via car, plane, rail.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

No Sponsorship: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to
sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

#HybridWork: We follow a Hybrid work schedule. All applicants must be able to work in our Tarrytown
office Tues/Wed/Thurs (remote on Mon/Fri).

Work Hours: 40 hours per week.

Salary Range: $85,000 - $105,000 

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