Planning Specialist jobs in Lexington, KY

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years experience in material control with experience in customer scheduling, third party vendors, IT vendors
• B.A. in Business, Supply Chain / Logistics management or related field
• Understanding of and experience working in warehouse and inventory management a plus
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills; including Word and Excel
• SAP experience
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• 3 years automotive experience required

Key Responsibilities

• Design, operational control and optimization of processes and packaging within the supply chain including digital integration
• Provide analysis and documentation of global business needs, as well as implementation in sophisticated solutions
• Optimization of the material and information flows in the inbound, in house, outbound SCM processes, taking into account the SCM strategy and the Kaizen concept
• Negotiation of logistics cost with SC, ex. WH
• Support supplier decision based on Total Landed cost of transport concepts
• Support replenishment processes of supermarket
• Support planning of milk runs and shuttles from supplier, supply center, ex warehouse
• Design and implement packaging for new projects
• Optimize and change packaging for running projects
• Creation of supply chain concepts
  • Creation of automation standards SCM
  • Responsibility of the respective service / device manufacturer
• Creation of project plans

The statements contained in this posting are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed.