Supply Planner

At Primo Water Corp., we believe in creating healthier lives, healthier communities, and a healthier planet--that's the One Primo Way. Our associates have created a rich and proud legacy that goes back well over 100 years. We believe investing in our associates is vital--we are empowering our teams to embrace diversity of thought, solve problems faster, and create innovative solutions that meet our customers' needs now and into the future. We are One Primo Team unified by a common purpose: Inspiring healthier lives through Water Your Way.

At Primo Water, we are committed to empowering associates to live our shared values and provide opportunities for our associates to grow and celebrate being part of a winning team. Our comprehensive benefits package empowers you to maximize your money, live a healthy life, and grow personally and professionally. We call it the Primo Life Advantage! We offer Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Income Protection, Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time.

We also provide support to help you continue to prepare for retirement with our 401(k) Savings Plan, employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts & the opportunity to purchase Primo Water stock at a discounted price through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Primo invests in the whole person so that you can build your future along with ours. We are looking for qualified candidates ready to make a splash and dive headfirst into our One Primo Team. Please visit our website https://www.careers.primowatercorp.com for more information about Primo Water North America. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

If you are a current associate of Primo Water, please apply via myADP.

Responsibilities

• The Supply Planner is responsible for the production and purchasing planning required to supply product for sale while maintaining target inventory levels. This team member utilizes planning tools to continuously correct product over/under supply, as well as direct the required production, purchasing, and inventory redeployment to hit the optimal inventory target. In this role, the Supply Planner will support the long-term inventory planning with extensive cross-functional interaction with Demand Planning, Sales, Production, and Purchasing teams.
• Maintain the long-term Supply Plan, which includes the required production and purchasing by SKU by week to support the Demand Plan sales forecast and maintain target inventory levels. Direct interbranch transfers of product from hubs to spokes as required.
• Execute inventory management strategies to optimize inventory levels by balancing working capital expense against service levels. Utilize A/B/C or other strategies to optimize inventory. Execute reorder points, EOQs, and production runs based on SKU characteristics.
• Implement inventory strategies to accommodate production, purchasing, and storage capacity constraints. Lead planning for recurring capacity challenges, such as Chinese New Year.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain Buyers to ensure required POs are created in alignment with Supply Plan. Communicate required PO adjustments and ensure execution with suppliers accordingly.
• Publish shortage and excess reporting for inventory. Collaborate with sales and product teams to implement corrective actions.
• Analyze options to resolve supply issues (e.g. product diversions, secondary suppliers, expedited fees, etc.) and makes recommendations to leadership given cost/benefit trade-offs.
• Monitor and act on KPIs relevant to Supply Planning. Drive continuous improvement in in-stock levels, inventory turns, and late orders due to product availability.
• Provide feedback to Demand Planning teams on common forecasting issues.
• Other duties as assigned by management. Reports to Director -- Demand Planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or equivalent work experience.
• Relevant professional experience.
• APICS or comparable certification a plus.
• Experience with Supply Planning and Operational Planning tools such as JDA, Logility, Kinaxis, SAP APO, Oracle Demantra, or other comparable tools.
• Knowledge of standard Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) or Integrated Business Planning (IBP) methodologies. Experience participating in supply consensus meetings.
• Knowledge of MRP processes, capacity planning, and distribution requirements planning.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office suite, including advanced skills in Excel.
• Able to convey key insights from quantitative data in a concise and easily understood manner.