Sr. Planning Analyst

BCforward; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 33,668; Full time

Job summary

A staffing solutions organization in Mountain View, California is seeking a Sr. Planning Analyst with expertise in inventory planning and forecasting. The ideal candidate should have a graduate degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience in relevant fields. Responsibilities include working with stakeholders to align priorities, analyzing data for material supply planning, and building excel-based forecasting models. This position offers $24.44/hr on W2 for a duration of 6+ months.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of exposure to Inventory Planning, Procurement, or Manufacturing.
• At least 2 years of experience in Inventory Planning.
• Good communication and client management skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with multiple stakeholders to align priorities and highlight risks.
• Analyze demand-supply data to plan raw material supply.
• Build spreadsheet-based forecasting models to manage inventory.

Skills

Inventory Planning

Analytical skills

Client Management

Advanced Excel

Education

Graduate Degree

Tools

Oracle

Job description

BCforward began as an IT business solutions and staffing firm. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers’ needs into a full service personnel solutions organization. BCforward’s headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana and also operates delivery centers in 20 locations in North America as well as India and Puerto Rico. We are currently the largest consulting firm and largest MBE certified firm headquartered in Indiana.

Job Description

Position: Sr. Planning Analyst

Location: Mountain view CA 94043

Duration: 6+months

Rate: $24.44/Hr on W2

Role

• Work with multiple Business stakeholders (Planners/Business users and Strategic suppliers) to align priorities, highlight risks
• Analyse ASCP Planned orders data and Demand-Supply Data to plan Raw material supply for Builds
• Build and run basic spreadsheet based forecasting and Inventory planning models to manage Safety Stock, Reorder point and Reorder Quantities
• Partner with operations and management teams to ensure communication of results and resolve customer escalations
• Provide daily and weekly reporting of metrics to Google business stakeholders

Profile requirements

Graduate Degree

• Min 3 years Exposure to Inventory Planning, Procurement or Manufacturing
• Min 2 years of experience in Inventory Planning
• Analytical, with Advanced skills in use of spreadsheets /Excel
• Good communication and Client Management Skills
• Self-driven Individual

Preferred

• Use of Oracle or other ERP systems planning tools
• Analytics/Data Science Background

Additional Information

Namratha Gandavarapu
Sr. Recruiter
Direct: 317-210-8733