Service Supply Planning and Procurement Analyst

Spectraforce Technologies; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies in Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid) seeks a Service Supply Planning and Procurement Analyst for a 12-month engagement to optimize supply plans and procurement processes. You will manage backlogs, coordinate with OEMs, and ensure timely material availability across the supply chain.

Responsibilities include PO management, inventory control, and cross-functional collaboration to resolve shortages and schedule interruptions while maintaining key performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily customer backlog by providing recovery dates based on supply plans and OEM coordination.
• Review weekly New buy and Repair supply requirements via planning system outputs.
• Place POs and expedite supply with OEMs to handle demand upside within lead times.
• Maintain planning parameters to ensure smooth weekly supply planning and execution.
• Publish weekly ClientCare MPS to multiple OEMs.
• Proactively ensure material availability and inventory control.
• Track inventory metrics and master production schedules with compliance to materials requirements.
• Collaborate with downstream customers to maximize service and responsiveness.
• Resolve labor/material shortages, backlogs and schedule interruptions.
• Cross-functionally coordinate with vendors and stakeholders on product problems.
• Resolve shipping and scheduling issues, forecasts for product lines.
• Manage PO lifecycle: creation, delinquencies, takeovers, pricing, quantity changes.
• Handle SEMS tickets with warehouse/buyer teams.
• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies with vendors/finance.
• Drive backlog management: Wrike packs, substitutions, warehouse PO receipts.
• Manage RC inventory levels with RC warehouse and planning teams.

Job description

Job Title: Service Supply Planning and Procurement Analyst

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 months

Responsibilities may include:

• Manage daily customer backlog by providing recovery dates based on supply plans and by working with OEMs
• Review weekly New buy and Repair supply requirements by analyzing output from supply planning systems
• Place POs and work with OEMs to expedite supply in case of demand upside within lead times
• Maintain planning parameters in supply planning system to ensure smooth weekly supply planning and execution
• Publish weekly ClientCare MPS to multiple OEMs
• Proactively work to ensure availability of materials in our supply chain, maintenance of inventory, resolution of materials shortages
• Achieves key inventory metrics by overseeing master production schedules while ensuring comprehensive compliance with materials requirements
• Works with downstream customers to provide highest level of customer service and responsiveness
• Works to resolve labor and/or materials shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions
• Works cross functionally with key internal partners to insure fulfillment of product demand through communication with directly with vendors and key stakeholders on possible product problems
• Resolves shipping and scheduling problems, business plans and forecasts for assigned product lines
• Manage PO lifecycle including PO creation, past-due management, PO takeovers, price management and quantity changes
• Manage and resolve SEMS (warehouse-to-buyer escalation management tool) tickets in a timely manner
• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies with vendors and internal finance partners
• Drive backlog management activities including creating Wrike pack/part wash requests, substitution requests, and managing warehouse PO receipt escalations
• Manage RC inventory levels and collaborate cross-functionally with RC warehouse and planning teams to ensure operational efficiency.
• Coordinate order processing for OEM and broker component sales, ensuring orders are received, tracked, and executed accurately and efficiently.