Hybrid NA Supplier Planner: Forecast, Optimize Inventory

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Virginia; Hybride; USD 85 000 - 115 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in North America seeks a North America Supplier Planner to align supplier capabilities with business demand, ensuring materials are available while optimizing inventory and performance.

This hybrid role can be tied to one of our locations in Virginia, USA, and involves collaboration across global supply chains to support customer commitments. You will forecast, plan capacity, and analyze data to identify risks and improvements, partnering with suppliers, product management,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years experience in supply chain, planning, purchasing, or related discipline.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems, including planning and materials management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work across functions in a global supply network.
• Strong communication, initiative, and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsabilités

• Develop and communicate material forecasts for key suppliers.
• Create constrained supplier and material plans to support S&OP processes.
• Analyze demand, capacity, and supply data to identify risks and opportunities.
• Partner with suppliers to understand capacity constraints and mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with product management, sourcing, quality, and planning teams to optimize supply performance.
• Drive inventory optimization initiatives while maintaining service and delivery expectations.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement improvements to increase plan adherence.
• Support new product introductions, product transitions, and excess and obsolete inventory reduction projects.

Connaissances

Forecasting

Analytical problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field

Outils

SAP ERP

Microsoft Excel

Planning tools (S&OP)

Description du poste

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in North America seeks a North America Supplier Planner to align supplier capabilities with business demand, ensuring materials are available while optimizing inventory and performance.

This hybrid role can be tied to one of our locations in Virginia, USA, and involves collaboration across global supply chains to support customer commitments. You will forecast, plan capacity, and analyze data to identify risks and improvements, partnering with suppliers, product management,