Supply Planner II

Temporary Supply Planner

Location: East Hanover, NJ 07936 Pay rate: $40.00/hr Work schedule: [Work Schedule Pending / Please Provide to Update]

Overview

The Temporary Supply Planner plays a pivotal, hands-on role on the Supply Planning team, contributing directly to daily logistics operations and key commercial initiatives. This position focuses on building short- and long-term production plans, assessing manufacturing capacity against market demand, and identifying service risks using analytical tools. The planner works in close alignment with plant teams and cross-functional partners to optimize production schedules, mitigate inventory waste, and provide coverage support during new system implementations.

Job Specifications

Key Responsibilities

• Operations & Risk Mitigation: Lead Daily Management System (DMS) meetings; actively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve potential product service risks using advanced analytics dashboards and APO.
• Core Supply Planning: Maintain and execute day-to-day supply planning tasks, including generating weekly short-term (0–13 weeks) production schedules and long-range (rolling 12-month) operational plans.
• Capacity & Schedule Optimization: Assess facility manufacturing capacity to reliably support demand forecasts, collaborating directly with plant teams to optimize production schedules.
• Commercial Collaboration: Participate in commercialization and cross-functional project meetings, representing the Supply Planning department to track key follow-ups for new product launches, product transitions, and item optimizations.
• Continuous Improvement: Leverage dashboards and planning systems to improve corporate waste identification, develop mitigation strategies, and run efficiency reporting to support broader supply chain strategies.
• Team & System Support: Utilize current and newly introduced supply planning tools to plan production; provide strategic operational coverage for the core planning team as they undergo system training.

Must Have Skills / Requirements

• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decisive decision-making capabilities.
• Software & Systems: Proficiency (or the ability to learn quickly) in major enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems (such as SAP or Oracle) and advanced planning platforms.
• Advanced Excel: Mastery of advanced Excel functions for data manipulation and supply modeling.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively across a matrixed manufacturing and business network.
• Travel: Limited travel required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior exposure to data visualization tools such as PowerBI or Tableau is highly preferred.
• Direct supply chain experience operating within a large Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) corporate environment.

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field required.
• Experience: 2+ years of professional experience in supply planning, inventory management, or a highly similar operational role.

Term: 06/08/2026 to 10/31/2026 (Temporary Contract)

Benefits (employee contribution):

• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualification of the applicant.