What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Planner position at Synectics Inc.?
Description
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.
- The Supply Chain Planner is a key team member who supports a team of managers who own compiling and executing on supply forecasts to support sales channel demands.
- They are expected to interact with external vendors minimally.
- They partner with internal cross functional teams such as demand planning, allocation planning, and sales channel partners.
- The Supply Chain Planner will collaborate closely with multiple teams with a core focus on supporting the Inventory Planning & Procurement team in a dynamic, results-oriented environment.
- Optimize customer experience by ensuring timely resolutions and proactive support.
- Understand demand inputs and partner cross functionally to support a supply plan that supports enterprise strategies and goals.
- Populate, analyze, and actively monitor open purchase orders to ensure system integrity and on time delivery, holding vendors accountable for delivery performance.
- Establish and maintain business relationships with Vendors, Channel Managers, Logistics, and Allocation Planning teams to ensure supply availability.
- Report on and provide insight into supply planning key performance indicators such as weeks of supply, and on-time-delivery
- Key focus on data integrity within MRP and ERP systems
- Perform other duties or projects as assigned by business management as needed.
- Partnering cross functionally to recommend solutions with lifecycle, vendors, supply constraints or excess.
- Lead meetings internally and externally as assigned.
- Summarize open issues for peers and/or leadership.
- Provide read out of supply status and tracking to metrics.
- Maintain weekly reporting on supply chain KPIs.
- Actively participate in meetings as applicable. Reply to emails.
- 5 years of supply chain experience including external vendor facing experience.
- Understanding of supply chain systems and structures.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to work independently and in teams.
- Ability to connect work within the functional area to upstream and downstream processes in the supply chain.
- Practical knowledge of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).
- Demonstrated ability to use Excel (including macros/VBA) to automate processes and improve reporting efficiency.
- Experience with SAP ECC, Oracle, or other ERP systems preferred.
- High level of comfort with Microsoft suite of products with key emphasis on Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.
- MRP system experience; ideally o9 or SAP
- ERP system experience; ideally SAP or Oracle
- Resolve outstanding PO and/or ASN issues in partnership with Logistics team.
- High comfort level learning and adapting to new systems.
- Priority soft skills: Good communicator. Problem solving. Team player.
- Understands the value of working in-person
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.
Salary : $47 - $60