Planning coordinator

Job Description : Hybrid- Minimum % onsite (Manager is onsite Mon, Tues, Thur and worker needs to be onsite these days)

Activities include :

• Work with supply chain planners, strategic product leads and other key stakeholders, to execute the process for periodically refreshing and implementing safety stocks.
• Facilitate meetings to collect inputs impacting the safety stock calculations including lead-times, risks, current and future network structure, available sourcing options, planning parameters, and shelf-life constraints.
• Execute various inventory sizing models including BCM inventory model, RapidResponse inventory model, and service level agreement model.
• Analyze model outputs to identify drivers of model recommendations and year over year changes.
• Facilitate meetings to review safety stock recommendations and gain consensus.
• Develop presentation for leadership review and approval.
• Upon approval, lead meetings to implement new safety stock targets.
• Respond to inquiries and ad hoc requests from inventory management team members, supply planning teams and other key supply chain stakeholders for assistance in executing inventory analyses.

Essential Qualifications :

• Demonstrated advanced Excel skills along with the ability to effectively use MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
• Required : Experience with MEIO, SEIP, or using models to set safety stocks.
• Required : - years supply chain planning experience
• Biotechnology or Consumer company experience utilizing world class planning and execution processes and systems.
• Demonstrated experience where problem-solving skills were critical to success.
• A proven initiative-taker able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, cross-functional team-based environment.
• An ability to cultivate and maintain professional and collaborative relationships with both team members and colleagues across the corporate enterprise.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Prior evidence working in a matrixed organization.
• Experience utilizing SAP BI, SAP ECC PP, PP-PI, and MM and advanced planning applications such as Kinaxis Rapid Response preferred.
• Lean six sigma certification (Black or Green belt) preferred.

Last updated : 2024-05-31