Strategic Materials Planner — SAP & Inventory Optimization

Arrow International, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrow International, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Materials Planner to support inventory control, planning, reporting, and service levels across finished goods, eGaming, hardware, and related components during Arrow’s SAP transition.

You will work with the materials team and cross-functional partners to reduce excess inventory, prevent stockouts, and improve planning processes, including training teammates and occasional travel to warehouses.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in business, supply chain, engineering, systems, or a related field preferred. Equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of experience in materials planning, inventory control, production planning, scheduling, or a related function.
• Solid ERP experience; SAP experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience building reports and analyzing inventory data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working with numbers, identifying gaps, and using data to support decisions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage inventory levels across product lines, warehouses, and distribution locations.
• Maintain inventory targets, forecasts, and planning parameters by item, and track on-hand inventory against targets.
• Build, maintain, and automate reporting on inventory, service levels, demand, warehouse balances, and transfers.
• Support SAP transition efforts through data accuracy, reporting, inventory controls, and planning process improvements.
• Support planning processes, including forecasting, MPS, MRP, and DRP.
• Coordinate transfers between warehouses to maintain inventory balance and support service levels.
• Analyze inventory levels and usage trends to identify excess inventory and stock-out risks.
• Partner with manufacturing, purchasing, planning, warehouse, and operations teams to improve inventory turns.
• Audit and correct system data to maintain inventory accuracy.
• Assist with training team members on inventory procedures, reports, and data entry.
• Travel to warehouse or distribution locations as needed to support physical counts, audits, and process reviews.

Skills

ERP experience

Excel skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

4-year degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

AS/400

Query

PRMS

Job description

Arrow International, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Materials Planner to support inventory control, planning, reporting, and service levels across finished goods, eGaming, hardware, and related components during Arrow’s SAP transition.

You will work with the materials team and cross-functional partners to reduce excess inventory, prevent stockouts, and improve planning processes, including training teammates and occasional travel to warehouses.