Inventory Planner

In this role this position will be responsible for short-term inventory management and execution to ensure product availability and optimal service across a multi-location distribution network. The role involves monitoring inventory health resolving time-sensitive issues and coordinating with cross-functional teams to maintain alignment with supply and demand plans.

Hybrid - 3 days a week in office 2 days from home

Job Description

• • Inventory policy mgmt: Ensure availability of finished goods within 0-2month time horizon by managing inventory at the item level including select customization items across mixed RDC network with the focus to maximize shipments at optimal service
  • Inventory policy gaps: Proactively leverage alert system in Rapid to manage inventory gaps
  • Inventory rebuilding: Recast near-term inventory rebuild plans for finished goods as needed due to fluctuations on supply or demand vs. S&OE plan in alignment with the S&OE Mgr.
  • Time-sensitive Issue resolution: Monitors forecast consumption case fill and inventory health metrics at an item / customer level to identify time-sensitive gaps and develop a solution to address
  • Item transitions: Execute item transitions and new item introductions managing pipe fill of distribution network end-of-life inventory run-out plans and customer inventory resets
  • Inventory data: Stewards item location level inventory settings / master data to enable systemic management of inventory
  • Inventory risk escalation: Identifies and escalates risks in meeting anticipated inventory needs at an item / customer level to S&OE Manager and helps identify specific mitigation tactics for consideration
  • Production plan adherence: Works closely with Manufacturing to ensure timely execution of production plans
  • Customer ops: Primary POC for the Customer Ops team in managing customer / item level issues associated with customer orders and in managing systemic transitions of items through lifecycle
  • Deployment coordination: Works with Deployment / Logistics team to monitor and sense check whether inventory is being distributed properly across the network
  • Capacity input provider: Acts as main interface with Manufacturing Mgrs. Network Planning Mgr Distribution and Transportation teams on required short-term capacity
  • Allocation: Collaboration with Sales team as needed on customer allocation

Key Skills Abilities And Experience Required

• • Critical thinking: Ability to manage across multiple different inventory mgmt. variables to maximize service levels
  • Strong problem solving: Ability to proactively recognize gaps and develop and implement creative solutions to address
  • Analytics / data proficiency: Ability to analyze data and trends and the relationship among different variables and to understand their implications on inventory policy management
  • Customer operations : Exposure to customer operations with capacity to be able to understand and respond to changes in demand drivers and order patterns
  • Supply chain operations: Strong understanding of E2E supply chain potential tradeoffs and impact on short term execution
  • Attention to detail: Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to act fast paced environment
  • Ability to rapidly prioritize and adapt to change
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to network cross-functionally
  • Ability to influence without authority

ob Description Summary

In this role this position will be responsible for short-term inventory management and execution to ensure product availability and optimal service across a multi-location distribution network. The role involves monitoring inventory health resolving time-sensitive issues and coordinating with cross-functional teams to maintain alignment with supply and demand plans.

Hybrid - 3 days a week in office 2 days from home

Job Description

• • Inventory policy mgmt: Ensure availability of finished goods within 0-2month time horizon by managing inventory at the item level including select customization items across mixed RDC network with the focus to maximize shipments at optimal service
  • Inventory policy gaps: Proactively leverage alert system in Rapid to manage inventory gaps
  • Inventory rebuilding: Recast near-term inventory rebuild plans for finished goods as needed due to fluctuations on supply or demand vs. S&OE plan in alignment with the S&OE Mgr.
  • Time-sensitive Issue resolution: Monitors forecast consumption case fill and inventory health metrics at an item / customer level to identify time-sensitive gaps and develop a solution to address
  • Item transitions: Execute item transitions and new item introductions managing pipe fill of distribution network end-of-life inventory run-out plans and customer inventory resets
  • Inventory data: Stewards item location level inventory settings / master data to enable systemic management of inventory
  • Inventory risk escalation: Identifies and escalates risks in meeting anticipated inventory needs at an item / customer level to S&OE Manager and helps identify specific mitigation tactics for consideration
  • Production plan adherence: Works closely with Manufacturing to ensure timely execution of production plans
  • Customer ops: Primary POC for the Customer Ops team in managing customer / item level issues associated with customer orders and in managing systemic transitions of items through lifecycle
  • Deployment coordination: Works with Deployment / Logistics team to monitor and sense check whether inventory is being distributed properly across the network
  • Capacity input provider: Acts as main interface with Manufacturing Mgrs. Network Planning Mgr Distribution and Transportation teams on required short-term capacity
  • Allocation: Collaboration with Sales team as needed on customer allocation

Key Skills Abilities And Experience Required

• • Critical thinking: Ability to manage across multiple different inventory mgmt. variables to maximize service levels
  • Strong problem solving: Ability to proactively recognize gaps and develop and implement creative solutions to address
  • Analytics / data proficiency: Ability to analyze data and trends and the relationship among different variables and to understand their implications on inventory policy management
  • Customer operations : Exposure to customer operations with capacity to be able to understand and respond to changes in demand drivers and order patterns
  • Supply chain operations: Strong understanding of E2E supply chain potential tradeoffs and impact on short term execution
  • Attention to detail: Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to act fast paced environment
  • Ability to rapidly prioritize and adapt to change
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to network cross-functionally
  • Ability to influence without authority