What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Network Planner position at The Planet Group?
Job Title: Supply Network Planner
Duration: 6 to 9 months contract
Location: Buffalo, NY
Shift time: 8a to 5p
Hybrid Role - Mon & Fri WFH
Job Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Supply Network Planning, Fulfillment Planning, or a closely related field.
- Experience working with perishable or short shelf-life materials.
- Hands on experience with advanced planning systems used for enterprise resource planning.
- Experience with network modeling & financial analysis
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop weekly 3–18 months production and inventory requirements for manufacturing operations, including new product rollouts, planned operational initiatives, and seasonal product planning.
- Manage and develop capacity planning models for 3–5 manufacturing facilities.
- Conduct the monthly Supply Agreement process for designated manufacturing sites and product categories as part of the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
- Establish inventory planning and production scheduling parameters to be executed by Master Production Schedulers at each supply facility.
- Manage working capital investments (raw materials, conversion, and finished goods) to achieve the lowest total delivered cost for assigned facilities.
- Develop monthly Sales & Operations Planning workbooks for Product Business Teams.
- Represent Customer Service & Logistics (CS&L) within Product Business Teams on inventory management, transportation, warehousing, and customer service matters.
- Analyze and review inventory stocking policies and strategies quarterly to minimize spoilage, maximize service, and improve inventory turns.
- Analyze inventory investment costs and trends and ensure alignment with departmental and company objectives.
- Analyze total delivered costs (manufacturing distribution) and recommend process or strategy changes to reduce supply chain cost.
- Provide inventory management for selected contract manufactured products.
- Develop and execute warehouse strategies aligned with the Distribution Center Sales & Operations Planning process.
Salary : $35 - $40