Position Type

Contract

Travel Required

Need Based

Location

Alpharetta, GA or Minneapolis, MN

Salary

Open

Duration

6 months plus possible extension

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

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Pros2Plan has an immediate need for a Supply Planner

Location: Alpharetta, GA or Minneapolis, MN

Duration: 6 months with possible extension (2 days a week in office, 3 days remote – will change to more on site)

Bill Rate: Open

Summary:

• Provides long term planning analysis and direction to manage supply vs. demand across manufacturing locations resulting in high on-time delivery and level loading of manufacturing assets.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Monitors, analyzes and maintains key planning parameters including lead times and safety stocks.

• Profiles inventory including the identification of excess and obsolete inventory and aged WIP and creates action plan to address problem areas.

• Perform root cause analysis and develops appropriate countermeasures for key metric misses including On-time Delivery, Aged WIP, Schedule Conformance and Excess Inventory.

• Supports S&OP process for production lines. This includes long range capacity planning models utilizing sales forecast, production capability and inventory.

• Identifies critical capacity bottlenecks in the short, medium- and long-term planning horizons and recommends solutions to resolve bottlenecks for production lines.

• Supports manufacturing plans to level load key production assets allowing for more efficient manufacturing runs and effective use of labor.

• Determines and manages optimal inventory levels to achieve desired customer service levels in a hybrid Make-to-Order and Make-to-Stock planning environment for production lines.

• Maintains effective oversight and disposition of slow moving and obsolete inventory.

• Analyzes inventory and supply issues for root causes and takes corrective actions to resolve.

• Ensures accurate planning data in ERP system to drive effective use of systems tools for planning.

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations Planning or similar degree with 3-5 years’ experience in supply chain planning, inventory management, or other related fields

• APICS Certification preferred

Required Skills:

• Strong technical knowledge of business management systems, standards and techniques.

• Strong working knowledge of MRP systems

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work cross functionally and across regions to influence others to achieve business

• Ability to work on multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and set priorities while maintaining flexibility in a fast-paced environment

• Established skills with Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables, advanced formulas), ERP, other planning tools

• APICS Certification is preferred

• Excellent organizational skills required

• Demonstrates agility within a dynamic environment