Job DescriptionJob Title: Supply Chain PlannerJob Location: Tempe, AZ 85284Contract Duration: 10 months Job Description:Supply Chain Planner will be responsible for maintaining proper inventory to fulfil demand requirements, for the production or distribution of finished goods. To include purchasing/redeployment of full goods support, and or bulk raw materials and ingredients. May occasionally perform production planning activities. Responsibilities:• Responsible for maintaining proper full goods/bulk material and ingredient inventory levels for assigned area/locations utilizing SAP Planning Modules. • Maintain PP and MRP profiles to ensure the integrity of the SAP Production and Capacity modules are fully utilized.• Clearly and proactively communicate potential supply chain interruptions. • Cuts, TOTs, to the respective plant and supply chain parties. Interact with supplier as needed to include conference calls. • Must maintain SAP/DRP coverage profiles for direct materials/produced full goods for facilities within assigned area. • Work with Planner III and or project/brand manager on SAP material set-ups and sourcing changes for purchased products and new product launches.• Provides a daily deployment plan to entire network (which includes communicating with sister plants, 3rd party warehouses, trucking companies, potentially tanker companies and suppliers), related to shipping and receiving. • Communicate material changes and shortages to Operations (Operations Managers, Quality, Procurement)• In the event of prolonged shortages initiates the escalation process to meet business needs • Prioritizes the shuttle/inventory moving through the network, which includes analyzing the timing of production in order to bring materials into facilities for production. • The Planner II will need to analyze the weeks of supply to ensure adequate safety stocks are maintained. • Ensures that MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system is creating demand signals to drive supplier production plans. Helps the Planner III maintain master data settings. • Analyze new items and sunset of items for run-out of materials and ingredients • Run and review the product availability reports and ATP (available to promise) block resolution for finished goods• Conduct analysis to enable decision-making regarding costs to expedite, including review of loss sales • Manage SAP master data maintenance • Communicate and initiate commercialization to Operations team as it relates to materials • May have participation in Program Management team calls to ensure proper order of raw materials • May be involved in innovation planning meeting for product introductions Required Skills:• Type of previous work experience required Must have strong analytical skills and have the ability to work with Mathematical concepts. • Must have experience with Microsoft Office (intermediate skills preferred) • Must have some knowledge of SAP • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills • Minimum of 2-5 years purchasing or planning responsibilities • Minimum education level required to perform this job is High School Desired Skills:• Experience with Forecasting and Trend patterns • Advanced knowledge of SAP • Bachelor's degree preferred • APICS certifications preferred Additional InformationIshan SharmaTech Providers, Inc.(404) 594-6193