Associate Supply Chain Planner II

Amway Costa Rica; Ada Township (ND); On-site; USD 66,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a resourceful Associate Supply Chain Planner to join their dynamic Nutritional Spaulding Planning Team. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with cross-functional partners, setting production schedules to meet customer demands while focusing on efficiency and optimization. You will gain valuable insights into supply chain operations, contributing to projects that enhance service levels and reduce inventory. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy tackling challenges, this position could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a supply chain role.
• Understanding of supply chain business processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to set weekly production schedules.
• Work on projects for new product launches and process optimization.

Skills

Supply Chain Technologies (OMP, JDA, JDE)

Excel

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

BS degree in Supply Chain

Business or related function

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job title: Associate Supply Chain Planner II

Department: Supply Planning Team / Global Supply Chain Planning

Salary Range: $66,799 - $86,446

Location: Ada, MI

What Do We Need

For this Associate Supply Chain Planner role, we need a resourceful Planner who can be a part of our Nutritional Spaulding Planning Team, supporting the Production Scheduling work.

What’s Special About This Team

The Global Supply Chain Planning team works collaboratively to schedule and distribute product globally, with our manufacturing facilities, and global supply chain teams. This role will be a part of the Nutritional Spaulding Planning team, which is responsible for collaborating and setting a feasible production schedule to deliver products to our customers.

This team thrives on delivering products on time, delivering cost savings, managing overall inventory levels, and focusing on minimizing production inefficiencies. This role will provide an opportunity for you to gain exposure across our supply chain operations and allow you to develop depth and breadth in Supply Chain knowledge.

What’s Special About This Role

If you enjoy seeing the impact of your daily work, and enjoy the challenge of putting together a puzzle, this role may fit you well! You will work with internal cross functional business partners to set weekly schedules to meet customer demands. You will be responsible for working to gain efficiencies, make trade off decisions, and balance constraints to deliver a feasible schedule.

Additionally, you will work on projects with a focus on new product launches, process optimization, improved service level, and reduced inventory. You will provide insights that design our supply chains and effectively plan for product availability to support our ABO’s, whose businesses are built around a commitment of delivering Amway products on time.

Required Qualifications

• 1 year(s) of experience in a supply chain role that has demonstrated your ability to offer business solutions. Preference is 1 or more years.
• Understanding of supply chain business processes (Inventory, demand, forecasting, capacity planning, procurement, manufacturing, etc.)
• BS degree in Supply Chain, Business or a related function
  
  

Skills To Be Successful In The Role

• Proficiency with supply chain technologies (OMP, JDA and JDE preferred), Excel and Microsoft Office
• Ability to grasp analytical insights and interpret to develop meaningful solutions
• Ability to offer thought leadership and strategic recommendations for improvements
• Talent to lead teams, communicate concisely, with the ability to influence stakeholders
  
  

Amway does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need Amway immigration sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, STEM OPT, TN, etc.) now or in the future.