Senior Supply Planning Analyst

This is a high visibility, high impact role that requires strong leadership & team skills and the ability to manage supply requirements as part of the monthly S&OP process. You will own the relationship with our overseas manufacturing partners to plan production & capacity as well as the relationship with our logistics and accounts services team to manage outbound distribution.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Drive the monthly Inventory planning process; managing meeting cadence and stakeholder outputs while ensuring flexibility to respond to business needs
• Decide on production priorities and work with factory to create a production schedule that considers constraints e.g line capacity, labour, batch sizes, run rates, bottlenecks, planned downtime
• Create long term forecast for our factories to ensure they can adequately prepare for long term capacity growth and component sourcing
• Establish repeatable, scalable approach to inventory planning that can accommodate our planned sales and product growth; integrate data sources needed to improve inventory visibility - meet deliverables including order placement, replenishment, OTB management and process management.
• Present action plans to senior management, communicate risks and opportunities, and gain consensus on business approach.
• Manage planning process for all refurbished & repair part inventory
• Partner with the demand planning team to drive allocation strategy when inventory is low and support the creation of a back in stock plan.
• Drive improvement in landed costs by working with the logistics team to develop and implement flow strategies that transport product at lowest cost possible.
• Work closely with the Warehouse Supervisor to ensure effective warehouse space management and the transfer of goods between warehouses as required
• Collaborate with procurement and supplier management team to work through raw material shortages/concerns while optimizing costs
• Manage vendor relationships and communication related to targets, past business performance, in stocks, outstanding issues and forecasts.
• Produce scorecards to evaluate inventory performance at all warehouses and supplier performance to forecasts
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• You have 3-5 years of supply planning experience within a CPG environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Statistics, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence decision making
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large data sets to identify trends and anomalies
• Experience developing and presenting reports for stakeholders from account managers to senior executives
• Comfortable using Netsuite or a similar ERP
• Just so you know: The hired candidate will be required to complete a background check.
  
  

Great Reasons To Work For Generac

• Competitive Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k and many more
• State-of-the-art facility with an onsite gym, walking trails, café, free parking and many employee activities
• Scheduled events throughout the year that allow our employees, both current and retirees, to gather together and enjoy their time with their families and co-workers
• Eligible for summer hours! (Memorial Day – Labor Day)
• Pride! When a storm strikes, Generac employees always rise to the occasion. Each time a storm hits many employees volunteer their time with the customer support team or on the production line while others go right into storm-affected areas to repair generators
• We believe in having fun. From minor celebrations to major events, our employees balance their work by building a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration through a variety of occasions, including our Fun Days.
• Every day is Jeans Day! Dress for your day.
• Product loan and discount programs