Inventory Planner

Job Title: Inventory Fulfilment Planner (Supply Planner / Deployment / SAP)

Location: Buffalo, NY.

Contract length: 6 to 8 months

Schedule: 40 hrs/week

Hybrid/Remote: WFH on Mondays & Fridays

Pay: $32/hr to $35/hr (DOE)

The Planet Group is looking for an Inventory Fulfilment Planner to join our well-known food manufacturer brand on a contract for six to eight months. The Fulfillment Planner coordinates the movement of inventory throughout the distribution network to fulfill customer demand. The fulfillment planner executes deployment strategy, identifies, and implements distribution optimization opportunities and ensures trucks are fully utilized. This role supports the monthly DC process where they outline and report on transportation lane requirements and space required at each warehouse.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management or related field.
• 3 years of logistical planning experience preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, distribution, and customer service.
• APICS certification or matriculation towards certification preferred.
• Strong statistical and spreadsheet analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to perform basic financial analysis.
• Strong written and interpersonal skills.
• Strong PC proficiency to include Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Power BI advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Candidates with SAP experience is preferred (ECC and/or S4 Hana) and/or Blue Yonder experience
• Knowledge of Shipping, 3rd Party Transportation, Marketing, International Logistics, Procurement is preferred.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop deployment strategy based on current demand and production plans at the SKU location level.
• Plan, create, change, and complete purchase orders within SAP. Leverage Blue Yonder for creation of Stock Transfer Orders.
• Manage warehouse space by projecting downstream requirements and monitor daily the 14-day outlooks to ensure there are gridlock issues. Planner will need to response if capacity concerns appear.
• Prioritize inbounds when there are inbound / outbound capacity constraints.
• Manage potential inventory shortage reports. Take action to reduce shortages to customers.
• Communicate customer shortages to Customer Service Representatives where appropriate.
• Communicate significant inventory shortages to Supply Planners and/or Sales Channel Service Managers.
• Report on inventory health and SKUs over / under safety stock targets.
• Update weekly reason codes for cutting in dashboards.
• Maximize Stock transfer order freight utilization.
• Manage the movement of dc-to-dc inventory transfers through the C-item deployment process.
• Track and develop improvement plans to reduce unplanned shortages.
• Analyze and review inventory to minimize spoilage.
• Develops actionable plans to improve customer order fill rate.
• Ensure past dues and mismatch reports are updated timely to ensure SAP is reflecting accurately.