Supply Chain Planner – Demand & Supply

Panasonic • Newark, NJ

5d • $65,000 - $75,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

They are responsible for working with the Sales and Product Management teams to develop a 6-month forecast, on weekly and monthly basis, measure and improve forecast accuracy, help improve customer lead times, help to keep inventory within budget, and help improve the overall supply chain planning process. This position will need to work with overseas factories and 3rd party suppliers to forecast demand, secure supply, and work with other planners to ascertain priority for allocation.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree required in Supply Chain, Business, Statistics, or a related field
• 3+ Years of supply chain experience required, or equivalent University coursework
• Experience working with advanced planning tools (i.e. Blue Yonder, AnaPlan, PowerBI, etc..) required
• Experience with S4 Hana is required
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to work within a team of Supply & Demand Planners
• Ability to work with Product/Category owners to prioritize demands and allocate properly
• Ability to work with demand planners to get information on demand priorities
• Ability to work with order management team to ensure proper implementation of the allocation plan
• Ability to communicate ETA’s and constraints to Sales teams
• Must have excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
• Work with Customer Service, Sales, Product Management, Channel Management and Finance to resolve issues
• Ability to communicate with Demand Planners, Sales, Product Management, Category Owners on a regular basis
• Willingness to learn and evaluate new systems related to SCM for process and data quality improvements.
• Must be deadline oriented
• Organizational, Time Management, People Management & Presentation skills required
• Data Analytics skills required
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Nice To Haves

• Previous supply chain systems implementation experience a plus
• APICS CSCP Certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Supply Chain Management and Execution
• Work with Product Managers and Sales Management in order to finalize sales forecasts, purchases from the overseas factories and domestic vendors
• Manage daily communication with the factories on purchase orders, estimated times of arrival, and changes (pull ins and push outs of purchase quantities)
• Analyze sales history for trends and seasonality as well as other inputs to develop a consensus forecast
• Ensure the proper placement of purchase orders as well as goods receipts and vendor payments
• Support other planners as they execute the PSI process for various product categories
• Support Sales Vertical team as they have questions regarding lead times and order fulfillment status
• Monitor and report on KPI’s related to customer service, on time delivery, forecast accuracy and inventory levels
• Monitor and drive any necessary corrections in Panasonic and/or channel inventory
• Utilize demand and supply planning tools as necessary in order to increase planning accuracy
• Work with Operations, Master Data, Product Management, and Logistics in order to resolve customer related issues
• Work with our domestic configuration and value add service centers / warehouses on planning and scheduling
• Process Improvement Initiatives
• Explore functionality within the current planning and fulfillment systems and determine new ways to improve the function
• Help document current and future process
• Analyze processes and determine manual processes that can be automated. Develop and implement plans to automate these processes in order to improve overall process efficiency and reduce internal cost

Benefits

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer time, and parental and caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition support, neurodiversity resources, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level