Inventory Planner

About the role

Your role as an Inventory Planner involves reporting directly to the Inventory Planning Supervisor and working closely with a team of 2 other Inventory Planners. You will be working in a Hybrid role, splitting your time between working from home 2 days a week and being in the office 3 days per week. The role is located in our South Charlotte location, approximately 3-4 miles from Carowinds.

Responsibilities

• Prepare purchase orders to obtain sufficient stock levels of spare parts
• Process order acknowledgments, maintain vendor due dates in the system, and update purchase order pricing
• Daily follow up with suppliers to gain delivery commitments on open purchase orders through phone calls and emails
• Proactively identify potential shortages and initiate actions to ensure availability of stocked parts
• Expedites and devises alternative solutions to resolve back orders and schedule delivery of critical parts in a timely manner
• Build relationships with an assigned range of vendors to maintain a strong network of suppliers
• Maintain and monitor vendor performance to ensure an on-time supply chain
• Work cross-functionally with all departments of the service center to solve purchase order and inventory discrepancies
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Even if you don't meet all the points, but are ready for a challenge, click on "Apply" anyway. We love your spirit!
• 2-3 years practical experience in inventory control, purchasing experience, supply chain, or logistics
• Experience with SAP
• Inventory control or purchasing experience
• Understanding and skill set with Microsoft Office products, especially Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
• Familiarity with network and mainframe production control software systems
• Identify problems and use root cause analysis
• Demonstrated ownership and resulted achievements of goals
• Fluent in English, as this is our internal language
• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Keep commitment to customers (both internal and external)
• Experience with analytics and associated tools (e.g., Excel and pivot tables, Power BI, etc.)

Qualifications

• Excellent compensation package, including a flexible benefits plan, and generous 401(k) retirement plan
• Health insurance/Dental insurance/Vision insurance
• Excellent paid time off (4 weeks!)
• Life & Disability insurance
• Salary based on knowledge, skills, and experience
• Additional technical training provided for the most qualified candidate

Benefits

• Believe in and foster a learning culture where global mobility is an important enabler for growth
• Benefit from our individual learning opportunities (LinkedIn Learning e.g.), our feedback culture, the internal job portal, global project assignments, or on-site training from our academy
• Experience a on-boarding program, including guidance by a personal buddy

Pay

Salary based on knowledge, skills, and experience.

Schedule

Hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our office in South Charlotte.

Contact Information

Talent Acquisition Team: Chelsea Yates