Hybrid Associate Supply Planner: SAP-Driven & Cross-Functional

Prestige Brands, Inc.; Village of Tarrytown (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Consumer Healthcare in Tarrytown, NY seeks an Associate Supply Planner to manage finished goods production planning, inventory control, and purchasing within the supply planning team for our OTC and personal care brands. This role supports cross-functional teams and aims to meet service level goals while minimizing obsolescence.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s in business or supply chain, 2+ years of experience, strong Excel, and SAP familiarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or supply chain.
• Self-motivated in a fast-paced environment with strong detail orientation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel and analytical thinking.
• SAP knowledge preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Performs master production scheduling for assigned brands.
• Uses SAP MRP for planning duties and issues POs and forecasts.
• Maintains safety stock levels for finished goods.
• Manages inventory for finished goods and select components.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Sales, Sourcing, Projects.

Skills

Self-motivated

Excellent verbal and written skills

Independent work

Strong Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or supply chain

Tools

SAP

Job description

Prestige Consumer Healthcare is a company that focuses on product innovation and quality in the over-the-counterhealthcare and women’s health categories to better improve the lives of our customers and their world.

For generations, our trusted brands have helped consumers care for themselves and their loved ones. We are
the largest independent provider of over-the-counter products in North America, and we are constantly
improving and creating products that match the ever-changing lifestyles and needs of people and families
everywhere.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Associate Supply Planner will be responsible for supply planning for our smaller brands. The individual will
have responsibility for managing and performing detailed finished goods production planning, inventory
management, and purchasing functions within the supply planning team. The role is accountable for all assigned
supply management activities for multiple over the counter (OTC) drug and personal care products. While the
role is geared toward an individual with little supply planning experience, the individual will bear the same
responsibilities as both Supply Planners and Senior Supply Planners. This role actively contributes and takes a
leadership role within a cross functional team in the discovery, development and delivery to customers of
current and newly launched products. This role offers visibility and opportunity to contribute directly to the
company's success by achieving target service level goals, inventory levels, launching new products on time, and minimizing finished good and component obsolescence.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES/ACTIVIES:
The integrity of the data is maintained via a series of transactions and reports that are viewed as dictated by our
supply planning processes. Also required is the ability to solve problems as needed by working with suppliers
and the distribution center. These functions include:

• Performs master production scheduling for assigned brands.
• Utilizes SAP MRP for managing supply planning duties. Issues PO’s and forecasts to contract manufacturers.
• Develops and maintains safety stock levels for all finished goods.
• Responsible for inventory management of all finished goods and select components.
• Identifies opportunities for inventory reduction and reduces waste/scrap.
• Responsible for over 30 planning fields in SAP master data.
• Works with cross functional teams including Marketing, Sales, Strategic Sourcing, Project Management
• Product Innovation, Packaging Development, Quality, Regulatory, Tech Transfers, Logistics, and Customer Service.
• Participate in project team meetings to update the teams on supply chain management topics.
• Coordinates efforts with Sourcing and/or Quality for resolution of supplier issues.
• Works with accounting to resolve payment issues, assists in identifying and resolving inventory discrepancies.
• Communicates to management and the project team, material and/or supplier problems that may impact the supply chain along with possible solutions.
• Resolves discrepancies with quantity, delivery, cost, and quality proactively and reactively.
• Responsible for various weekly / monthly reports.
• Ad hoc tasks and analysis per manager’s request.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or supply chain.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Self-motivated individual who can work well independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to be persistent but maintain excellent relationships with others
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive critical thinking

• Ability to analyze and solve problems via investigations across multiple platforms
• Strong Excel proficiency
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• SAP knowledge preferred but not required
• 2+ years of similar experience preferred

Travel: 5% ability to travel via car, plane, rail.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures,
or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability
to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and
the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages,
area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram
form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is
required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or
feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or
move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust
focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

No Sponsorship: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to
sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

#HybridWork: We follow a Hybrid work schedule. All applicants must be able to work in our Tarrytown
office Tues/Wed/Thurs (remote on Mon/Fri).
Work Hours: 40 hours per week.

Compensation Range: $75,000 - $95,000 annually