The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for planning, coordinating, and
maintaining daily supply chain operations across one or more functional areas,
including material planning, production planning, inventory management,
logistics, demand management, customer service, and order fulfillment. The role
ensures alignment between supply and demand while meeting internal and external
customer expectations. Working in a global supply chain setting, the Supply
Chain Planner collaborates with suppliers, manufacturing sites, logistics
providers, and cross-functional stakeholders to optimize inventory, improve
supplier performance, mitigate supply risks, and drive continuous process
improvements across regional and global operations.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, execute, and maintain supply and material plans that align with
customer demand while balancing inventory, production capacity, and logistics
requirements.
* Plan and manage end-to-end material flow across global supply networks,
including suppliers, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and
regional operations.
* Monitor and optimize planning parameters within ERP and planning systems to
improve planning accuracy and ensure consistent supply chain signals.
* Analyze supply chain performance using key performance indicators (KPIs),
identify performance gaps, conduct root cause analysis, and implement
corrective actions.
* Identify and proactively mitigate supply risks related to supplier capacity,
material shortages, logistics constraints, long lead times, geopolitical
disruptions, and transportation delays.
* Collaborate with suppliers to improve delivery performance, capacity
commitments, order fulfillment, and On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) performance.
* Coordinate with procurement, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, customer
service, and regional planning teams to ensure effective execution of supply
plans.
* Manage inventory strategies across multiple supply chain nodes, including
origin, in-transit,
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