Supply Planner

Seeking a proactive and analytical Supply Planner to support footwear and apparel materials planning with a focus on excess management, lead-time exception handling, and data-driven decision-making. This role partners closely with planning, manufacturing, inventory, and analytics teams to improve responsiveness, resiliency, and sustainability across the end-to-end supply chain. The ideal candidate is highly organized, communicates clearly with stakeholders, and thrives in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead material excess management and lead-time exception processes to support on-time production.
• Analyze supply and material demand, executing mitigation actions to address risks and constraints.
• Communicate clear, timely supply availability recommendations to cross-functional partners.
• Act as a Supply Planning subject matter expert (SME) in cross-functional discussions.
• Partner with planning and leadership teams to develop and implement strategies for a more responsive and flexible supply chain.
• Identify opportunities to improve analytics, reporting, and planning tools, partnering with Tech & Analytics teams as needed.
• Drive process clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement across supply planning workflows.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 years of experience (3–5 years preferred) in supply planning, materials planning, demand planning, manufacturing, or logistics.
• Working knowledge of MRP, demand planning, production planning, and capacity management.
• Strong analytical skills, including experience with reporting, data cleansing, data mining, and leveraging data insights.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities and clearly communicate timelines and deadlines.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional, fast-paced environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience creating or enhancing analytics tools and dashboards.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and operational best practices.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled analytics or advanced data analysis techniques.
• Prior experience in materials or inventory planning roles.
• Experience working in large, global organizations.
• Strong interest in products and sport.

About BrickRed Systems:

BrickRed Systems is a global leader in next-generation technology, consulting, and business process service companies. We enable clients to navigate their digital transformation. BrickRed Systems delivers a range of consulting services to our clients across multiple industries around the world. Our practices employ highly skilled and experienced individuals with a client-centric passion for innovation and delivery excellence.

With ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification and over a decade of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we harness the power of cognitive computing hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics, and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.