Job Title: Supply Chain Planner
Job Location: Tempe, AZ 85284
Contract Duration: 10+ months
Job Description
Supply Chain Planner will be responsible for maintaining proper inventory to fulfil demand requirements, for the production or distribution of finished goods. To include purchasing/redeployment of full goods support, and or bulk raw materials and ingredients. May occasionally perform production planning activities.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for maintaining proper full goods/bulk material and ingredient inventory levels for assigned area/locations utilizing SAP Planning Modules.
* Maintain PP and MRP profiles to ensure the integrity of the SAP Production and Capacity modules are fully utilized.
* Clearly and proactively communicate potential supply chain interruptions.
* Cuts, TOTs, to the respective plant and supply chain parties. Interact with supplier as needed to include conference calls.
* Must maintain SAP/DRP coverage profiles for direct materials/produced full goods for facilities within assigned area.
* Work with Planner III and or project/brand manager on SAP material set-ups and sourcing changes for purchased products and new product launches.
* Provides a daily deployment plan to entire network (which includes communicating with sister plants, 3rd party warehouses, trucking companies, potentially tanker companies and suppliers), related to shipping and receiving.
* Communicate material changes and shortages to Operations (Operations Managers, Quality, Procurement).
* In the event of prolonged shortages initiates the escalation process to meet business needs.
* Prioritizes the shuttle/inventory moving through the network, which includes analyzing the timing of production in order to bring materials into facilities for production.
* The Planner II will need to analyze the weeks of supply to ensure adequate safety stocks are maintained.
* Ensures that MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system is creating demand signals to drive supplier production plans. Helps the Planner III maintain master data settings.
* Analyze new items and sunset of items for run-out of materials and ingredients.
* Run and review the product availability reports and ATP (available to promise) block resolution for finished goods.
* Conduct analysis to enable decision-making regarding costs to expedite, including review of loss sales.
* Manage SAP master data maintenance.
* Communicate and initiate commercialization to Operations team as it relates to materials.
* May have participation in Program Management team calls to ensure proper order of raw materials.
* May be involved in innovation planning meeting for product introductions.
Required Skills
* Type of previous work experience required Must have strong analytical skills and have the ability to work with Mathematical concepts.
* Must have experience with Microsoft Office (intermediate skills preferred).
* Must have some knowledge of SAP.
* Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
* Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Minimum of 2-5 years purchasing or planning responsibilities.
* Minimum education level required to perform this job is High School.
Desired Skills
* Experience with Forecasting and Trend patterns.
* Advanced knowledge of SAP.
* Bachelor's degree preferred.
* APICS certifications preferred.
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Job Location: Tempe, AZ 85284
Contract Duration: 10+ months
Job Description
Supply Chain Planner will be responsible for maintaining proper inventory to fulfil demand requirements, for the production or distribution of finished goods. To include purchasing/redeployment of full goods support, and or bulk raw materials and ingredients. May occasionally perform production planning activities.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for maintaining proper full goods/bulk material and ingredient inventory levels for assigned area/locations utilizing SAP Planning Modules.
* Maintain PP and MRP profiles to ensure the integrity of the SAP Production and Capacity modules are fully utilized.
* Clearly and proactively communicate potential supply chain interruptions.
* Cuts, TOTs, to the respective plant and supply chain parties. Interact with supplier as needed to include conference calls.
* Must maintain SAP/DRP coverage profiles for direct materials/produced full goods for facilities within assigned area.
* Work with Planner III and or project/brand manager on SAP material set-ups and sourcing changes for purchased products and new product launches.
* Provides a daily deployment plan to entire network (which includes communicating with sister plants, 3rd party warehouses, trucking companies, potentially tanker companies and suppliers), related to shipping and receiving.
* Communicate material changes and shortages to Operations (Operations Managers, Quality, Procurement).
* In the event of prolonged shortages initiates the escalation process to meet business needs.
* Prioritizes the shuttle/inventory moving through the network, which includes analyzing the timing of production in order to bring materials into facilities for production.
* The Planner II will need to analyze the weeks of supply to ensure adequate safety stocks are maintained.
* Ensures that MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system is creating demand signals to drive supplier production plans. Helps the Planner III maintain master data settings.
* Analyze new items and sunset of items for run-out of materials and ingredients.
* Run and review the product availability reports and ATP (available to promise) block resolution for finished goods.
* Conduct analysis to enable decision-making regarding costs to expedite, including review of loss sales.
* Manage SAP master data maintenance.
* Communicate and initiate commercialization to Operations team as it relates to materials.
* May have participation in Program Management team calls to ensure proper order of raw materials.
* May be involved in innovation planning meeting for product introductions.
Required Skills
* Type of previous work experience required Must have strong analytical skills and have the ability to work with Mathematical concepts.
* Must have experience with Microsoft Office (intermediate skills preferred).
* Must have some knowledge of SAP.
* Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
* Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Minimum of 2-5 years purchasing or planning responsibilities.
* Minimum education level required to perform this job is High School.
Desired Skills
* Experience with Forecasting and Trend patterns.
* Advanced knowledge of SAP.
* Bachelor's degree preferred.
* APICS certifications preferred.
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