Supply Chain Planner

Job Title : Supply Chain Planner

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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 fulfill demand requirements for the production or distribution of finished goods, including 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 suppliers as needed, including 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.
• Provide a daily deployment plan to the 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, initiate the escalation process to meet business needs.
• Prioritize the shuttle / inventory moving through the network, analyzing the timing of production to bring materials into facilities for production.
• Analyze the weeks of supply to ensure adequate safety stocks are maintained.
• Ensure that MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system is creating demand signals to drive supplier production plans and help 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 lost sales.
• Manage SAP master data maintenance.
• Communicate and initiate commercialization to the Operations team as it relates to materials.
• May participate in Program Management team calls to ensure proper order of raw materials.
• May be involved in innovation planning meetings for product introductions.

Required Skills :

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (intermediate skills preferred).
• Some knowledge of SAP.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Minimum of 2-5 years purchasing or planning responsibilities.
• Minimum education level required 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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