Distribution Center Planner III

U.S. Water Heating; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Rheem North America is seeking a Distribution Center Planner to develop, update and execute the stock distribution plan for the network. The role supports the Rheem North America footprint with hybrid work—office Monday–Thursday, remote on Fridays—while coordinating with Demand, Logistics and Supply Planning teams.

The candidate will manage stock targets, enable optimal distribution costs, maintain high product availability, and monitor KPIs across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of MS Office Suite, especially Excel.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Some work in non-climate-controlled facility; physical requirements like lifting up to 20 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Creates and Maintains Valid Achievable Distribution Requirement plans through reviewing SKU level MPS plans and capacity considerations.
• Manages shelf-life and quality constraint requirement while balancing and moving stock in the network.
• Liaises with Demand Management, Logistics, Customer Service and Supply Planning.
• Reviews the network to optimize distribution cost while maintaining service level and availability.
• Monitor inventory against stock targets, pre-build plans, and service levels during peak/low seasonality and take swift actions.
• Defines near term distribution and warehousing requirements.
• Facilitate reduction of excess inventory and OOS, manage near term issues.
• Inform on transportation disruptions and options to ensure timely goods.

Skills

Excel

MS Office

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

The Distribution Center Planner develops, updates, generates, and executes the stock distribution requirement plan for the network while supporting the effectiveness of the local market supply chain and customer service. This role has a direct link to the Inventory Planning & Capacity Manager to represent distribution constraints for the purposes of Master Capacity Planning.

This position will support Rheem North America, based in San Antonio, TX, Fort Smith, AR, Lewisville, TX, Pine Brook, NJ, or Atlanta, GA. This role follows our hybrid work arrangement, with team members working in the office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays.

• Creates and Maintains Valid Achievable Distribution Requirement plans through reviewing SKU level MPS plans and capacity considerations from source of supply
• Manages shelf-life and quality constraint requirement while balancing and moving stock in the network
• Constant Liaison with Demand Management, Logistics, Customer Service and Supply planning
• Reviews the network to assess how to best optimize distribution cost while maintaining service level, replenishment objectives and high product availability
• Monitor inventory against stock targets, pre-build plans, and service levels during low and peak seasonality trends and takes swift actions
• Defines near term distribution and warehousing requirements
• Facilitate the reduction of excess inventory and out of stocks, and work to manage near term issues
• Accountable for providing a view of all the warehouse capacity constraints, risks of violation, and opportunities to lift these constraints
• Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of key master data elements and planning data, not limited to planning parameters, to ensure planning is streamlined and effective
• Identify issues in the network activity, assess upcoming risks or issues in terms of execution or capacity in the S&OE horizon
• Accountable for informing on transportation disruptions and options to ensure the required goods are in place on time
• Drives actionable plans for excess inventory, slow-movers, no-movers, returns, dysfunctional stock
• Identify and prioritize root causes of fill rate issues and excess inventory, and drive corrective actions across cross-functional teams
• Maintain item segmentation, target inventory levels and quality of inventory
• Manage Finished Goods Inventory through the life cycle management process
• Track and report out key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Working with Supply and Inventory Analysis Partner:
  • Review inventory policies and determine optimal updates on a monthly – quarterly basis
  • Develop inventory targets and safety stock including min/max alongside reporting mechanisms to understand key KPIs and metrics
  • Publish inventory reports and perform analysis on an as‑needed basis
• Ongoing development of role in relation to business requirements is required as new tasks can be assigned

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite, especially Excel
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Some work in non-climate-controlled facility
• Sittingand walking for extended periods
• Occasionally lifting up to 20lbs

As a leader at Rheem, how you achieve results is as important as the results you achieve. While LEADING OTHERS, you will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies and behaviors:

• Aligning Performance for Success
• Applying Business Knowledge
• Building Talent
• Building Trusting Relationships
• Communicating with Impact
• Customer-Orientation
• Delegating Tasks
• Executing/Leading the Team
• Facilitating Change
• Fostering Relationships/Emotional Intelligence
• Influencing
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Supporting Innovation

Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.

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