Hybrid Demand & Supply Planning Manager

Acuity Brands, Inc.; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental coverage

Vision plans

401K benefits

Commissions/incentive compensation

Job summary

Acuity Brands, Inc. in Oceanside, CA is seeking a Demand and Buyer Planner Manager to oversee the end-to-end demand and supply management for components in a built-to-order, high-mix environment.

The role requires coordinating with Customer Service, Production, Planning and Warehouse teams, owning allocations, driving continuous improvement, and managing supplier relations to ensure material readiness for launches and schedules. On-site with a hybrid option.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of analytics reorder points, Min-Max, Kanban, build to order and forecasting methods.
• Solid knowledge of Supply Chain procedures (Demand/Supply/Production Planning, product deployment and inventory control)
• Experience in a manufacturing electronic environment
• Ability to effectively interact with multi-functional areas (Customer Service, Sales, Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, Finance, and Quality)
• Advanced Excel skills
• Familiarity with an ERP and MRP systems and common software applications

Responsibilities

• Requisition & PO Placement, Contract Reviews, Invoice Management, Customer & Internal Audits, Cost Savings Projects, Supplier Maintenance, (Reporting KPI’s, and Project Status).
• Root Cause and Counter Measure (follow up)
• Deliver efficient, effective, and flexible solutions to meet production and business requirements. Create KPI’s to manage component demand.
• Connect activities, objectives, goals to the functional or business strategy.
• Build a business case/scenario to support supply chain proposals. Read and understand business reports and analyses.
• Negotiate the best price of components to be used in manufacturing.
• Monitor and support all supply chain metrics performance, recommends corrective actions and strategies as needed (Demand and Supply Management).
• Track and monitor changes to manufacturing and CTB dates for alignment in supplying reasonable delivery dates.
• Communicate with key stakeholders on any meaningful change in delivery dates, cause for delay, and estimated recovery date.
• Manage exceptions caused by significant, unexpected events in sales, operations, and procurement.
• Find and report on variances between Reorder Points and demand; develop analyses and reports.
• Develop analysis and reports related to inventory level projections, recovery plans, performance metrics, etc. as needed.
• Maintain alignment of inventory levels to achieve targeted service levels and backorder. Pursue inventory reduction opportunities.
• Evolve and support documentation and SOPs for demand supply allocation planning processes and systems.

Skills

Analytics for demand planning

Min-Max forecasting

Kanban

Build to order

Forecasting methods

ERP/MRP systems

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Inventory management

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

MRP systems

Microsoft Project

Job description

Acuity Brands, Inc. in Oceanside, CA is seeking a Demand and Buyer Planner Manager to oversee the end-to-end demand and supply management for components in a built-to-order, high-mix environment.

The role requires coordinating with Customer Service, Production, Planning and Warehouse teams, owning allocations, driving continuous improvement, and managing supplier relations to ensure material readiness for launches and schedules. On-site with a hybrid option.