We are looking for a Sr. Supply Planner to join our Operations team and help address supplier issues, monitor performance, and implement strategic initiatives to ensure supply continuity. The Sr. Supply Planner will thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment. Responsibilities to include:
Inventory Management
- Develop and maintain optimal inventory targets by product and season
- Submit and manage Purchase Orders with suppliers, ensuring on time, on quality delivery
- Evaluate cost/benefit of forward buys, price breaks, and other inventory opportunities
- Run monthly cross-functional Buy/S&OP meeting to review upcoming purchases and inventory levels with broader team
Supplier Management
- Address supplier issues, performance, and strategic initiatives to ensure supply continuity
- Maintain quality standards and ensure compliance with customers’ factory requirements
- Provide forecasts to suppliers to support their planning and resource management
- Communicate cross-functionally to ensure new product launches have inventory to hit timelines
- Drive continuous innovation for improvement in safety, quality, and cost metrics
Inbound Logistics Management
- Work with our international and domestic freight vendors to forecast demand, optimize cost vs. service, and ensure on-time delivery of goods
- Provide warehouse, sales, and marketing teams with information on incoming shipments
Allocation Management
- Determine Intra-network transfers for customer order fulfillment
- Facilitate cross functional alignment between warehouse operations, sales planning and customer order management on fulfillment on priorities
- Identify short term shortages and potential solutions to meet OTIF metrics
Performance Management and Key Projects
- Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to deliver strategic initiatives across the business
- Drive collaboration to solve issues and deliver continuous improvement to meet company goals
- Implement process improvements and tools that will enable long-term company growth
- Report monthly on Key Performance Indicators across the Supply Chain and Operations
- Other projects as assigned
What You Will Need
- Bachelor’s degree in operations, supply chain, industrial engineering, finance or equivalent work experience
- At least 5-7+ years of relevant experience
- Ability to use advanced Excel skills to drive decisions
- Advocate for product excellence and quality above all else
- Possess strong analytical skills with the ability to make data, drive decisions and communicate to others
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously with great attention to detail
- Ability to recognize opportunities and then identify, recommend, and implement improvements
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills with high attention to detail
- A self-starter with an ability to complete tasks both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally (~5-10% travel)
Who You Will Work With
As the Sr. Supply Planner, you will work closely with Supply Chain, Fulfillment, Sales Planning, and Finance teams.