Demand Planner - S&R

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Operations, or related field; 2+ years of experience in material planning or replenishment roles preferred. Prior experience in a regulated environment (i.e. medical device, pharmaceutical) preferred.
• Experience with production planning, material requirements planning, BOM management, NPI / EOL, re-order point, and other replenishment planning methodologies.
• Ability to work with a diversified global supplier base and high-mix production environment.
• Self-driven individual capable of working independently as well as a strong team player collaborating with cross-functional teams; build relationships at all levels within the internal organization and external suppliers/vendors.
• Strong capabilities to develop and balance immediate/long-term priorities with appropriate urgency to meet deadlines and exceptional multi-tasking skills.
• Experience working with, managing, and implementing ERP/MRP systems, SAP & JDE XE strongly preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Proven analytical skills with the ability to integrate and analyze disparate data and translate findings into clear recommendations for business decisions. Hands-on experience using Power BI, SQL, Python, Data Brick, Snowflake or Tableau to build analyses and visualizations preferred.

Job Description

• Sources, purchases, plans, and schedules the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, and services including indirect consumables, tooling, finished goods, and related materials through the production and inventory process.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, OTIF, PSI and reports that provide clear visibility into inventory status, replenishment actions, and potential gaps in supply impacting our service centers.
• Reviews purchase requisitions for completeness; reviews support documentation, currency, payment terms, alignment of backup documentation to requisition, and clarity of description.
• Create purchase orders and provide monthly forecasts to suppliers based on production planning requirements.
• Identifies raw material, components, and related requirements from engineering and production specifications and schedules. Coordinates quality matters and engineering/changes or developments to suppliers.
• Apply various costing and pricing techniques to effectively negotiate the best pricing with suppliers and meet quality, reliability, and delivery objectives. Examples of techniques include competitive bidding, BOM cost, etc.
• Coordinates and follows up with production, warehouse, engineering personnel, material replenishment planners and finished good planners to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services.
• Monitors status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential issues. Expedite material delivery or explore other possible options with suppliers to avoid parts stock out.
• Resolves issues regarding PO to invoice discrepancies, returns, quality issues, and non-conformances with suppliers.
• Supports R&D group for early supplier selection and cost negotiation; initiates new supplier set-up process.
• Produces and develops relevant inventory and procurement reports on a regular basis to track and monitor various areas of performance.
• Collaborate with vendors to conduct physical inventory, report, and resolve potential issues on inventory discrepancy.
• Attends weekly production meeting, tracks inventory, and production status; resolves and escalates issues that can potentially impact supply to our Global Service Depots.
• Conducts bi-weekly meetings with key vendors to ensure that delivery schedules are on-track and resolve supplier-related issues.
• Performs purchase order returns for parts that need to be returned to the vendor.