Responsible for maintaining inventories and executing the supply plan to minimize out of stocks across the supply chain
Proactively utilize MRP’s and other tools to review inventory projections & supply-demand summaries
Monitors inventory levels and make suggestions on inventory parameters (e.g. safety stock, forecast, etc.)
Ability to assess purchasing options, optimizing loads via combining various products onto a single order
Works with Product Marketing Management on overall supply direction
Review out of stock situations or shortage of supply issues and recommends mitigations
Utilizes exception reports to identify and correct potential out of stock issues
Identifies and manages potential inventory obsolescence to minimize aged inventory and eventual write-offs
Conducts business and performance reviews with key suppliers on an ad-hoc basis
Tracks and reconciles weekly/monthly metrics versus established targets
Responsible for maintaining into stock performance, if approaching out of stock situation, provides options to customer service to remedy situation
Purchase Order Creation converts SAP generated purchase requisitions into purchase orders

Supply Planner

Key skills