NA Supplier Planner: Data-Driven S&OP & Inventory

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Isle Forest (NC); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a North America Supplier Planner to align supplier capabilities with demand, ensuring material availability while optimizing inventory and operational performance.

This hybrid role can be tied to one of our locations in the United States. You will collaborate across a global value chain, leveraging forecasting, capacity planning, and analytics to drive continuous improvement, supplier integration, and working capital performance.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Forecasting

Capacity planning

Inventory optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

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

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a North America Supplier Planner to align supplier capabilities with demand, ensuring material availability while optimizing inventory and operational performance.

This hybrid role can be tied to one of our locations in the United States. You will collaborate across a global value chain, leveraging forecasting, capacity planning, and analytics to drive continuous improvement, supplier integration, and working capital performance.