What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Planner position at Actalent?
Job Description
The Supply Chain Planner plays a crucial role in coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to the production schedule. This role involves reviewing and distributing production work, managing shipment schedules, and compiling reports on inventory levels and costs.
Responsibilities
- Examine documents, materials, and products to monitor work processes and assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
- Review production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements and priorities.
- Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, and quality control measures.
- Requisition and maintain inventories of materials and supplies necessary to meet production demands.
- Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, or other interruptions.
- Distribute production schedules and work orders to departments.
- Maintain and track issues and opportunities related to OKRs and KPIs.
- Conduct production meetings with stakeholders to understand and track changes to plans and execution.
- Create and publish production planning reports.
- Complete comprehensive analytics to drive security of supply.
- Perform manual data entry as needed to track inventory status reporting.
- Utilize a deep understanding of manufacturing best practices to work effectively with suppliers and report on inventory matters including WIP, material procurement, cycles, quality, testing, on-time delivery, setting, and measuring KPIs.
- Participate and support ad hoc projects.
Essential Skills
- Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to analyze costs related to manufacturing, labor, and materials.
- Experience in forecasting and inventory management.
- Ability to accurately document and record customer/client information.
- Basic mentoring skills to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
- Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to shipping and production.
- Previous experience with computer applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- 5 years of experience in supply chain management.
- Programming experience or intermediate skills in Excel.
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree is preferred.
- BS/BA in Supply Chain, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Operations, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Previous Data Center exposure/experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguous situations and across organizational boundaries.
- Willingness to adapt quickly to shifting business priorities.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $35.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 11, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $30 - $35