Inventory & Supply Planning Manager

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to lead a team, focus on continuous improvement, and develop talent.
• Understand and demonstrate safe work practices at all times to ensure a safe work environment.
• Analyze multiple sources of data to develop feasible, master production plans for finished goods based on capacity requirements.
• Strategically plan capacity utilization.
• Work closely with manufacturing facilities to ensure production plans are executed in accordance with established plans.
• Evaluate real-time forecast consumption and consumer level POS information; take corrective action to optimize inventory in accordance with those trends.
• Utilize and maintain advanced planning systems and optimization (APO/PPDS) to achieve working capital management, manufacturing stability and customer service level targets; includes creation and maintenance of critical master data.
• Provide Supply side analysis to Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes.
• Interact frequently with customer service, demand planning, sales, purchasing, and manufacturing personnel to balance supply and demand.
• Manage SMOG (Slow Moving, Obsolete Goods) inventory. Direct salvage of damaged or unusable material.
• Identify and implement inventory management plans to achieve customer service and cost improvement objectives.
• Facilitate excellent vendor management practices. Manage the tactical relationship with our 60+ component suppliers supporting internal manufacturing.
• Contribute as a key team member at meetings and reviews, with key accountabilities for providing metrics, resolving issues, proposing alternate methods, identifying corrective actions, and presenting information.
• Recommend and implement strategies to improve supply planning processes as well as manage risks and opportunities for assigned projects.
• Analyze department performance metrics to resolve issues and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Manage and prioritize multiple tasks to ensure timely completion in a fluid environment.

Required Skills

• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work in a team environment, sometimes as the facilitator of the team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to prioritize work and follow through to completion.
• Strong mathematical ability.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization.
• Familiarity with using MRP system (SAP or similar).
• PC skills (spreadsheet, word processing, presentations).