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**Responsibilities**
- Translate sales unit forecasts into weekly / monthly material forecasting reports.
- Continuously improve forecasting techniques, methodologies and approach.
- Evolve and maintain documentation and standard operating procedures for demand and inventory planning processes and systems.
- Establish and utilize best methods (statistical models and software tools) in creating forecasts and respective inventory targets & coverage
- Make recommended adjustments to forecast and inventory targets based on changes in demand and market trends.
- Lead weekly forecast and inventory planning meetings and executive summaries (KPI's, forecast accuracy, inventory plan vs. targets, stock out risks).
- Monitor SKU levels and recommend SKU rationalization initiatives.
- Proactively facilitate, re-engineer, best practices and consensus between functional experts (Planning, Purchasing, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Finance, and IT).
- Understand capacities of the different manufacturing areas
- Create master schedules that levels work being released to the different manufacturing areas and at the same time satisfies customer demand.
- Create / Issue Work Orders & vendor POS via MRP
- Closely track incoming inventory, sales forecast, quarantined inventory, and drop-ship orders.
- Closely work with purchasing department to ensure consistent supply and mínimal stock outs while maximizing inventory turns
- Measure & maintain key performance indicators (KPI's) for department
- Other tasks as assigned or as the company's needs evolve
- Evaluation and execution of the approved production plan presented by Sales and Operation Planning.
**Requirements**:
- Highly experienced sales & operations planner with 7+ years of experience, preferably in dynamic industry with a complex product mix (make & buy)
- Proven track record of designing and implementing a highly effective S&OP process from the ground up and sustaining it over time
- Expertise in utilizing MRP / ERP
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, planning skills and experience with the latest logistics & planning software
- BA/BS in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain or a 4-year technical degree in related discipline.
- Advanced Excel experience manipulating spreadsheet data using filters, functions (VLookup, Pivot, etc.)
and worksheet formulas
- Knowledge of key inventory performance metrics, turns, margin contributions, etc.
- Experience with 90+ day lead times, sourcing internationally, import delays, planning and ordering in preparation for Chinese New Year's, incoterms, etc.
- US Visa
Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo
Salario: A partir de $1,111,111.00 al mes
Horario:
- Diurno
Prestaciones:
- Estacionamiento de la empresa
- Seguro de gastos médicos mayores
- Vales de despensa