Inventory Planner — ESOP-Driven Demand & Inventory

Border States; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Border States is seeking an Inventory Planner to serve as a bridge between local branch sales and centralized purchasing and demand planning teams. You will oversee demand forecasts, inventory availability, slow-move reductions, and supplier performance to maximize profitability across projects.

Responsibilities include collaborating with branches on forecasts, identifying seasonal product families, coordinating with inventory planners and purchasers, and communicating inventory updates to

Qualifications

• Four year business or technical degree or equivalent in work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in an inventory management, supply chain, or demand/supply planning role.
• Solid understanding of demand planning and forecasting concepts (trending, seasonality, etc.), inventory management, and stocking parameters such as order points, lead times and quantities, distribution networks, and hub-spoke replenishment.
• Strong data analysis and manipulation skills – MS Excel/Access.
• Experience in wholesale distribution, electrical manufacturing, or electrical wholesaling is preferred.
• Familiarity with the electrical wholesaling industry and electrical products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with branch leadership on aggregate demand forecasts and makes adjustments according to qualitative or anecdotal feedback.
• Identifies seasonal product families for each branch and schedules follow up reviews based on seasonal patterns.
• Collaborates with branch support inventory demand planners and purchasing specialist on inventory ramp-up/down.
• Facilitates communication between branch and the Branch Support Center regarding product and/or vendor conversion projects.
• Initiates communication with branch support and branch stakeholders, stocking parameter setup and purchasing activities to support various project phases.
• Provides oversight and analysis of project inventory availability, sales order date management, project status.
• Ensures stocking parameters and inventory are phased out to avoid overstock at each project’s termination.
• Conducts regular reviews of consignment inventory levels and turnover by customer.
• Facilitates any changes to consigned inventory though applicable account managers.
• Reviews product stocking status with branch operations, counter, and inside sales staff with a focus on removing reorder points on unnecessary slow-moving products, adding reorder points on non-stocking products with sufficient sales history, and maintaining complete product offerings on key “service item” product families.
• Collaborates with branch leadership and sales and inventory teams to solicit and provide feedback regarding operational effectiveness, strategy, and updates to ensure effective inventory management.
• Communicates scorecard information, key findings, and inventory updates to inventory and purchasing team and the executive council.

Skills

Demand planning concepts

Forecasting

Inventory management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Excel

MS Access

Job description

Border States is seeking an Inventory Planner to serve as a bridge between local branch sales and centralized purchasing and demand planning teams. You will oversee demand forecasts, inventory availability, slow-move reductions, and supplier performance to maximize profitability across projects.

Responsibilities include collaborating with branches on forecasts, identifying seasonal product families, coordinating with inventory planners and purchasers, and communicating inventory updates to