Finish Goods planner

Role And Responsibilities

Job Requirements Include

• Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends etc.)
• Conduct current and future forecasting analysis.
• Utilize best methods in creating forecasts and respective inventory targets.
• Coordinates and recommends adjustments to forecast and inventory targets based on changes in demand and market trends.
• Ensures adequate supply of products to service customer needs.
• Optimize working inventory by assessing demand activity.
• Manage inventory targets (including safety stock levels) that are approved by management.
• Work closely with the US distribution centers and other European locations to fulfill internal replenishments, in accordance to determined customer dating.
• Develop inventory management plans to support projects.
• ETA update and Daily OTD analysis and stock out reviews.
• Short shelf-life items analysis and working on sub-inventories.
• Follow up on in-transits.
• Conducts analysis on low supply hold, excess and slow-moving items, and potential scraps.
• Identify potential product shortages, develop and execute recovery, advise interested parties of status and recovery plans.
• Maintain and update master files (items, vendors, etc.)
• Constant interaction with sales and assessment of demand requirements
• Provide reports and requested information to management as needed.

Qualifications And Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience (3 years) in warehouse operations, customer order planning, or supply chain management, preferably within the medical device industry.
• Proficiency in utilizing the Oracle system for order planning and management.

Required Behavioural Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent experience
• Three plus years of planning experience
• Business background with a robust understanding of supply chain, planning, forecasting
• Strong knowledge of finished goods planning process within the medical Industry.
• Experience using ERP systems preferably Oracle
• Extensive spreadsheet analysis and strong mathematical abilities
• Knowledge of key inventory performance metrics, turns, margin contributions, etc.
• Good understanding of replenishment processes
• Good understanding of dealing with the complexities of multiple items and multiple locations and different transport modes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Team player with a proven ability to coordinate efforts amongst all stakeholders
• Proven ability to effectively manage a process with good attention to details.
• Quality and process driven individual.
• Join our winning team today.
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