Strategic Supply Chain Planner - Lead Time & Forecasting

Fives Intralogistics; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fives Intralogistics is seeking a detail-oriented Supply Chain Planner to provide schedules and lead times for Sales, maintain capacity data for assembly and category managers, and support active projects to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities include managing lead times, forecasts, safety stock, and coordinating with Project Management to handle cancellations and changes while driving improvements across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience.
• Technical aptitude to interface with Suppliers and the internal Engineering team.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP is preferred).
• Experience with Smartsheet is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote)
• Exceptional verbal communication skills (spoken and listening).

Responsibilities

• Provide lead time and schedules to Sales and Estimating for sourcing, procurement and assembly functions.
• Calculate assembly capacity using existing orders and forecasted data.
• Track supply and demand to course-correct component timing for assembly and projects.
• Maintain and publish forecast based on Salesforce data.
• Set and manage safety stock levels and inventory parameters to optimize supply and demand.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements to maintain an efficient supply chain.
• Drive accuracy in MRP lead times.
• Maintain schedule of upcoming projects for Assembly to track percent of completion.
• Serve as a liaison between Project Management and Supply Chain on cancellations and changes to active projects.
• Approve emergency shipments and plant transfers by calculating risk to other projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Technical aptitude

Education

Bachelors degree

Tools

SAP

Smartsheet

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fives Intralogistics is seeking a detail-oriented Supply Chain Planner to provide schedules and lead times for Sales, maintain capacity data for assembly and category managers, and support active projects to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities include managing lead times, forecasts, safety stock, and coordinating with Project Management to handle cancellations and changes while driving improvements across the supply chain.