Strategic Supply Planner: Inventory & Demand

Springs Window Fashions; Middleton (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company 5%

Job summary

Springs Window Fashions in Middleton, Alabama is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to lead inventory performance, manage excess and obsolescence, and support SIOP and PCR processes to optimize working capital and on-time delivery.

You will partner with supply chain managers, product managers, and buyers/planners to monitor inventory, develop forecasts, and drive continuous improvement in materials availability and service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, and/or graduate degree.
• 1+ years of experience in Supply Chain or Operations preferred.
• Prior experience working in custom ATO of highly configured products.
• Preferred candidate will have prior experience with SAP, Anaplan, and/or Friedman Corporation(Frontier software/FRN).
• Strong proficiency with ERP/MRP systems
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products
• Competency with PC‑based networked applications
• Ability to analyze data, prioritize effectively, and make sound, time‑sensitive decisions
• Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills
• Understanding of PFEP (Plan for Every Part) concepts
• Bilingual a plus

Responsibilities

• Support buyers/planners in identifying risks and implementing corrective actions.
• Review demand forecast by product line & component.
• Ensure materials are available to support customer requirements while minimizing the freight costs.
• Keep material availability dates updated and accurate.
• Monitor manufacturing capacity requirements both short and long term.
• Work with Demand Planning and Product Managers to develop accurate forecasts.
• Work with Product Management on ensuring new products perform acceptably.
• Overall product line responsibility for service levels.
• Work with Purchasing on reducing lead times, minimums and price break quantities.
• Provide forecasts to major suppliers if required.
• Define component inventory targets.
• Define and update planning parameters.
• Monitor and maintain PFEPs (Plan For Every Part) for associated product lines.
• New products releases are coordinated and managed to project plans / milestones
• Continuously look for inventory opportunities
• Monitor "aged" inventories to identify opportunities to reduce and prevent excess
• Overall product line responsibility for inventory levels
• Get all obsolete/rejected inventory dispositioned and ultimately consumed, sold or scrapped
• Review procedures and practices to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Provide guidance, direction and help mentor all fellow associates
• Provide a"Best Experience" to all contacts by consistently following our "Guiding Principles"
• Influence a diverse group of associates to the optimal decision
• Special projects as assigned
• Responsible for maintaining the most effective/efficient system settings
• Create work orders and purchase orders in accordance with our service and inventory objectives as required
• Analyze component consumption patterns & load forecast adjustments or overrides
• Review all PCR (Product Change Requests) and take appropriate action
• Component maintenance: eff date, SS elimination, remove forecast, etc.
• Monitor and ensure all lead times are accurate
• Maintain integrity and accuracy of attach rate plans
• Work with Product Management to most efficiently and effectively introduce and exit programs

Skills

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office

PFEP (Plan for Every Part)

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Bilingual a plus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Operations Management

1+ years of experience in Supply Chain or Operations

Tools

SAP

Anaplan

Friedman Corporation / Frontier software (FRN)

Job description

Springs Window Fashions in Middleton, Alabama is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to lead inventory performance, manage excess and obsolescence, and support SIOP and PCR processes to optimize working capital and on-time delivery.

You will partner with supply chain managers, product managers, and buyers/planners to monitor inventory, develop forecasts, and drive continuous improvement in materials availability and service levels.