Supply Planner

About the Role

The Supply Planner works diligently to maximize profits while achieving expected quality customer service interactions and inventory turnover. The team member will do this by utilizing demand forecasting calculations to purchase optimal quantities of merchandise.

Responsibilities

• Ordering vendor supplied products into Retail Service Centers, reviewing status daily, and making changes when necessary
• Monitor service levels and turns to ensure appropriate inventory levels
• Initiate initial order quantities and discount pricing with new vendors
• Collaborate with the Demand Analyst to troubleshoot and adjust out of stock items, vendor and supply production concerns, and communicating those with the Merchandise Manager
• Review plan analysis and validate suggested order quantities on regular and promotional items prior to placing orders
• Communicate out of stock recovery information to membership via email, telephone, etc.
• Work with inventory control personnel to expedite needed product
• Team with merchandising, retail logistics, and finance departments to communicate and resolve any mis-shipments, shortages/overages from vendor, and receiving exceptions
• Manage JDA - Fulfillment Master Data (Network, Transmode, SKI, Sourcing, etc.)

Requirements

• Relevant experience working in retail or home improvement industry
• Inventory planning or management experience

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Self starter, and able to work with minimal supervision
• Quick learner and ability to multitask
• Creative problem solving, and visualization skills
• Desire to serve others

Skills and Abilities

• Attention to detail and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Self starter, and able to work with minimal supervision
• Quick learner and ability to multitask
• Creative problem solving, and visualization skills
• Desire to serve others

Benefits

Full insurance benefits package including Medical, Dental, & Vision
Paid time off to foster work/life balance
Profit sharing
Bonus Pay opportunities
Retailing funding opportunities
Education reimbursement
Health club reimbursement
Career advancement opportunities

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.

About Do it Best

Based in Fort Wayne, IN, Do it Best is the only US-based, member-owned comprehensive and fully integrated hardware, lumber, and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. With annual sales of nearly $6 billion, Do it Best serves thousands of member-owned locations across the United States and in more than 60 other countries, and is now part of the Do it Best Group, the world’s largest independent home improvement co-op. For more information, visit doitbestonline.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Culture

Educational reimbursement
Health club reimbursement
Career advancement opportunities

Philosophy

Serving others as we would like to be served

Mission

Making the best even better

Goal

Helping members grow and achieve their dreams