Strategic Merchandising Planner – Demand & Inventory

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Dublin (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast RDC is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst to analyze and maintain inbound supply chain for high-profile items, serving as the primary contact for assigned vendors. You will ensure contractual requirements are met while optimizing service levels, inventory, and overall costs for SYGMA.

Key duties include forecasting, vendor coordination, DPR system proficiency, purchase order processing, and cross-functional collaboration with inventory, pricing, and logistics teams to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years’ experience in a SYGMA merchandising role preferred, 1 year required.
• Proficient Excel skills.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Manage forecasting and demand planning for a higher number and/or higher profile proprietary and non-proprietary items for assigned vendors.
• Ensure high quality customer service and issue resolution related to inbound supply chain issues for our top customers while meeting Purchasing Key Metrics.
• Strategize with Inventory Analysts to maximize inventory stocking efficiencies and develop reporting to identify inbound supply chain issues and resolve using DPR system.
• Troubleshoot inbound Supply Chain to ensure timely delivery by reviewing appointments, confirmations and logistical data.
• Manage and process purchase orders in compliance with corporate guidelines.
• Demonstrate proficiency of the Manhattan DPR tool to drive teams performance as indicated by DPR scorecard and dashboards.
• Manage and execute the planned demand in DPR for Export Orders and/or Sysco houses.
• Cover for assigned Planner(s) as needed.
• Collaborate with Pricing Team to resolve discrepancies on order confirmations in a timely manner.

Skills

Excel

Stakeholder comms

Cross-functional

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Replenishment

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

DPR system

Manhattan inventory planning tool

Job description

Sysco Northeast RDC is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst to analyze and maintain inbound supply chain for high-profile items, serving as the primary contact for assigned vendors. You will ensure contractual requirements are met while optimizing service levels, inventory, and overall costs for SYGMA.

Key duties include forecasting, vendor coordination, DPR system proficiency, purchase order processing, and cross-functional collaboration with inventory, pricing, and logistics teams to drive