Supply Planner
JOB OVERVIEW
We are hiring a Supply Planner to support plant operations by aligning customer demand, inventory strategy, and production execution. This role plays a key part in maintaining service performance while optimizing inventory and manufacturing efficiency.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Own end‑to‑end supply planning for assigned product families, making clear trade‑off decisions to balance customer service (OTIF), inventory targets, and working capital objectives
- Lead inventory planning and control, managing WOS, safety stock, and inventory policies to support service levels while minimizing excess and obsolescence
- Translate demand plans into executable, MRP‑driven supply and production plans, accounting for capacity, material availability, labor, and operational constraints
- Drive weekly production planning and scheduling, ensuring priorities, sequencing, and production orders are aligned with customer demand and plant capabilities
- Serve as a plant‑facing planning partner to Operations, Customer Service, and Procurement, aligning on order fulfillment, material flow, and uninterrupted production
- Maintain and continuously improve MRP parameters, master data, and planning assumptions within the ERP environment to ensure accurate signals and execution
- Identify supply risks and constraints early, own recovery planning, and communicate timelines, scenarios, and recommendations clearly to commercial and operational stakeholders
- Support product transitions, phase‑in / phase‑out activities, changeovers, and sample fulfillment while minimizing service disruption and inventory risk
- Collaborate with Operations on short‑term capacity alignment, including maintenance downtime and labor availability, to ensure supply plans remain realistic and achievable
- Use analytics and data to monitor plan performance, identify bottlenecks, improve forecast accuracy, optimize inventory health, and drive continuous improvement in planning effectiveness and service performance
WHO YOU ARE
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field
- 2-4 years of experience in supply planning, production planning, or manufacturing operations
- Strong understanding of inventory management, MRP, and capacity-constrained planning
- Experience working with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills
- Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, plant‑facing environment
- Strong communicator with a collaborative, service‑driven mindset
- Proactive problem-solver who enjoys improving how planning works
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