Demand Planner I

Colonial Group; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group seeks a Demand Planner I to be the primary information resource for finished goods inventories and unit fill rates across multiple facilities. The role coordinates capacity planning, inventory planning and order planning to optimize the total supply chain.

The candidate will collaborate with planning resources to maximize inventories, improve service levels and align with corporate objectives, while managing safety stock and capacity schedules across multiple product lines.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business, finance, marketing, industrial engineering or supply chain management.
• 3-6 years of analytical/systems experience.
• CPIM or CSCP certified preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and tracks safety stock strategies to optimize service levels and inventory investment.
• Collaborates with planning resources to leverage inventories across the company.
• Understands total supply chain and seeks to optimize overall performance.
• Identifies and implements strategies to lower inventory while preserving service levels.
• Publishes capacity schedules and develops order plans by style/color.
• Responds to inventory queries and tracks external purchases for profitable purchasing.

Skills

Forecasting analysis

Inventory optimization

Data analysis

MS Excel

Communication skills

Project management

Education

BS/BA in Business or Supply Chain Management

Tools

Mini-Tab

ERP systems

MS Office

Job description

Position Overview

The Demand Planner I is the primary information resource for finished goods inventories and unit fill rates. This role coordinates capacity planning, inventory planning and order planning across multiple manufacturing facilities.

Essential Job Functions

• Develops, implements, and tracks the appropriate safety stock strategy to optimize service levels and inventory investment.
• Collaborates with all planning resources to leverage all company inventories to the maximum benefit of the company.
• While responsible for company inventory levels and service levels, the Demand Planner I is also expected to have a broad understanding and appreciation of the total supply chain; seeking to optimize the total supply chain without being focused on silos at the expense of the whole.
• Identifies, negotiates, and implements strategies to lower inventory levels without negatively impacting service levels such as:
• Eliminating stocked inseams;
• Selling off obsolete or dormant inventory;
• Targeting lower service levels for products with robust backup sources of supply;
• Consolidating inventories of some style/colors in one or two DC’s;
• Implementing shared-sourcing/mfg strategies for 100% full package sourced products.
• Responds to all available inventory queries (new account installations, backorders, shared inventory position, etc)
• Tracks outside purchases and works in coordination with other team members to publish metrics to influence profitable purchasing behaviors.
• On a monthly basis, adjusts capacities outside the current ordering quarter for all sources of supply. Keeps capacities level in 13-week intervals. Negotiates capacity plans as necessary.
• On a monthly basis, publishes capacity schedules for 6 months outside of the order planning quarter by style/color.
• Develops order plans using the order planning application or “standardized” order plan when appropriate.
• Achieves service level objectives at the SKU level

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree – BS/BA in business, finance, marketing, industrial engineering or Supply Chain Management
• 3-6 years of analytical/systems experience.
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Comfortable presenting in front of small to medium sized groups
• Sound project management skills - effectively handle multiple tasks at a time, meeting all commitments
• Excellent analytical skills
• Demonstrated success in problem solving
• Financial acumen coupled with effective inter-personal style
• Experienced using MS Office Programs
• Able to function with a minimum amount of supervision
• Self starter
• Preferred, but not required:
• Practical experience in Supply chain planning, purchasing or distribution of product
• Experience with statistical tools such as Mini-Tab
• CPIM or CSCP certified