Senior Planner, Sub-Contracting, L'Oreal Operations

L'Oreal USA, Inc; Florence (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision and 401K

Pension Plan

Flexible Time Off

VIP Shop discounts

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

LLoreal USA, Inc. in Florence, KY is seeking a Senior Planner for Contract Manufacturing to lead short- and long-term production plans with contract manufacturers.

You will manage inventory, track KPIs, and collaborate with internal and CM partners to ensure OTIF delivery and risk mitigation. The role requires a Bachelor’s in a related field and 3+ years in manufacturing, with SAP/PowerBI and advanced Excel skills strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain preferred.
• 3+ years in a high-performance manufacturing facility, cosmetics industry preferred.
• SAP/PowerBI experience preferred; Advanced Excel recommended.
• Strong written and verbal communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to interface with plant and corporate personnel at multiple levels.
• APICS, CIPM, or CPM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to create realistic short- and long-term plans.
• Influence cross-functional teams to realize plans and commitments.
• Support CM suppliers with inventory management, production mapping, and KPI delivery.
• Track receipts to distribution centers to hit KPIs on a monthly basis.
• Monitor inventory, service levels, and plan stability; drive improvements.
• Generate monthly inventory analysis and action plans for excess/obsolete items.
• Coordinate procurement and delivery to CM partners to realize the plan on time.
• Lead production plan validation for CM catalog and address stability shifts.

Skills

SAP/PowerBI experience

Advanced Excel

Strong communication

Multitasking

External/plant interface

Root cause analysis

Supply chain planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Job description

Job Title: Senior Planner - Contract Manufacturing

Division: Consumer Products Division

Location: Florence, KY

Reports To: AVP Manufacturing Supply Chain

Who We Are:

For more than a century, L'Oreal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

What You Will Do:

Work in collaboration with internal and external partners to establish a realistic short- and long-term plan considering the demand and all constraints. Understanding, challenging as needed to get to the root cause of issues. Influence cross functional teams to ensure realization of plans and commitments. Supporting the contract manufacturer in all their supply chain business needs from inventory management, supply chain mapping, production mapping, commitments and delivering their commitments while meeting internal key production indicators, having strategic performance reviews and agility goals.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Manageand be the sole owner of acatalog ofcruisingSKUsand multiple contract manufacturingpartnerships.
• Develop strong relationships with Contract Manufacturer(s)(CMs) through proactive communication, weekly/monthly alignments on production, and alignment/development of key ways of working/processes.
• Responsible for tracking & management of receipts to the distribution center on a monthly basis to hit key KPIs - Achievement and Adherence
• Track & drive improvement for key indicators such as achievement and adherence,service,inventory,&plan stability.
• Monitorsupply performance& service level to create proactive signals for cross-functional teams and deployappropriate riskmitigation
• Analyze and report monthly inventoryon excess and obsolete; build out action plans when necessary
• Work with internal plant teams to seamlessly execute the procurement and delivery of materials to CM(s) on time and in-full to realize plan. Alert of risk of non-realization.
• Partner with plant processing team to build out daily/weekly/monthly bulk plan to support CM planwith goal to produce OTIF to avoid expiration risks.
• Lead theproduction plan validationfor your CM caatalog and speak to shifts in the stability of the CM plan

• Analyze and send monthly production plan to Contract Manufacturer(s) including PO's
• Track and resolve bottlenecks to ensure the monthly production plan is executed on time and that achievement and adherence targets are achieved
• Anticipate,inform& elevate any supplyissuesand build action plans to mitigate
• Initiate and drive lead-time improvement and agility projects. Monitor capacity and signals requiring action from sourcing to secure the business (capacity, investments, etc.)
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis for any plan misses and implement action plan to mitigate for future
• Developlogisticsrequirements (specifications) with suppliers as well as supply chain maps
• For co-manufacturing operations, manage material inventory levels to ensure budget targets are met
• Accountable for conducting/reconciling regular physical inventories tomaintainaccuratesystem information
• Communicate and influence with all levels from operators to Supply ChainHead/ Plant Manager
• Manage the production rework process as applicable for catalog
• Clear communication and transparency with all risks to the production plan
• Maintain the master data accuracy and ensure alignment with Contract Manufacturer(s)
• Lead and implement process Improvement projects asrequiredto continuously improve on way of working
• Manage Excess and Obsolete inventory from prevention to monthly cleanup
• Address open invoices and in-transit production per KPI targets
• Partner with Launch Managers on production plan execution
• Responsible for all aspects of supply chain related to catalog including service, plan execution, inventory, and agility metrics

What We Are Looking For:

Required Experience/Training:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain discipline preferred
• 3+years of experience in a high performance manufacturing facility - cosmetics industry preferred
• SAP/PowerBI experience preferred
• Advanced Excel strongly recommended (Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)
• Must have strong written/verbal and communication and analytical skills
• Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Ability to interface with plant and corporate personnel at various organizational levels and external suppliers
• Ability to manage change, provide program management and achieve results4
• APICS, CIPM, or NAPM, CPM certification preferred

What's In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L'Oreal's Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

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