Responsive Material Planner

Location: Beaverton, OR Contract length: ~6 months Schedule: Onsite Monday-Thursday, WFH Friday Pay: $29-$31.69/hr, DOE The Planet Group is looking for a Responsive Material Planner to join our well‑known retail brand on a roughly 6‑month contract. This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working onsite Monday-Thursday and working from home on Friday. This person will report into the Apparel Materials Planning Director and will work closely with the Global Materials Planning & Sourcing team and will support the Footwear and Apparel business. Responsive Material Planner Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training A minimum of 2 years directly relevant work experience, preferably 3-5 years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning (Supply, Demand, Materials, etc.), Manufacturing and/or Logistics functions Understanding of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) basics, Demand, Production and Capacity Management, including key metrics Ability to interpret driving factors and implement corrective actions Understanding of Manufacturing best practices and key metrics Understanding of manufacturing processes (not necessarily Footwear or Apparel) Experience aligning cross-cultural, virtual teams Ability to evaluate and recommend improvements in manufacturing strategies to meet inventory and service objectives Experience in creating tools to support analytics of key business performance metrics Experience working in a diverse, cross-functional environment and fostering a culture of belonging throughout Effective communication skills, including in-person, written and via phone Results‑oriented mentality for prioritizing work, managing upward and downward as necessary Proficiency with Microsoft office suite Proactive, thoughtful self‑starter who embraces and leads change through strategic, innovative solutions while driving clarity and accountability to manage a dynamic materials supply chain environment Instill trust and act with courage Embrace and lead change Foster effective teamwork and value differences Communicate vision and purpose and drive clarity Strategic thinker that cultivates innovation Responsive Material Planner Description: Lead the apparel excess management and footwear lead time exception processes and the communication of recommendations to mitigate excess materials Ensure tactical support and partner with the Global Materials Planning team and cross‑functional stakeholders to develop and implement new strategies for a responsive, flexible materials supply chain Act as an important part of the Global Material Planning & Sourcing team by working with the Materials Supply Chain (MatSC) partner groups, as well as functions external to MatSC Partner within the Materials Planning & Sourcing ecosystem to develop and implement capabilities across the functions to meet goals across our key pillars of responsiveness, resiliency, and sustainability Lead, facilitate, and coordinate cross‑functionally to execute the business Collaborate with key business partners to provide clear and timely, material availability Analyze materials demand, executing mitigation processes to ensure on‑time production of materials from key vendors Ability to drive data‑driven decision‑making Represent Materials Planning as a subject matter expert (SME) Partner with Materials Responsive and Inventory Planning Manager, Global Material Planning & Sourcing Leadership team to create future capabilities Develop and implement new strategies for responsive, flexible materials supply chain to drive on‑time delivery of materials Identify, scope, and partner with Tech & Analytics teams to develop new analytics and/or systems capabilities #J-18808-Ljbffr The Planet Group