Planner - Supply Chain

Job Title: Supply Chain Planner
Location: Dallas, TX
Duration: 4 Months

Shift 8 am-5 pm with an hour lunch.

General Function:

• The Supply Chain Planner is under the Supply Chain Department, reporting directly to the Planning Manager.
• This position will be responsible for supporting the Lab network by managing the labs replenishment parameters, improving inventory management through analysis.
• Best practices, and being the interface between Supply Chain and the lab network; ultimately with the goal to improve service to the customer by limiting inventory shortages in the lab network.

• Ensuring service level to our customers by updating labs replenishment to optimal levels.
• Work closely with upstream planning and forecast teams to align on downstream lab demand.
• Supply risk review to maintain service by leveraging availability and product portfolio and placing manual order and coordinating with DC and Planning teams to expedite when necessary.
• Material substitution and closely work with routing teams ensure lens availability is aligned with routing strategy.
• New product introduction by creating new stocking orders, setting system replenishment parameters, coordinating with upstream/downstream teams, and planning for discontinuation to limit excess.
• Work with obsolescence mgr and labs on reducing overall obsolescence exposure
• Monitor essential KPI s and develop/execute corrective actions when outside established boundaries
• Work with lab GM s and ROD s on process improvement action plan based on inventory analysis
• Maximize the use of company produced lenses through analysis of consumption and product availability
• Monitor and analyze short ordering and identify areas of improvement.
• Team with inventory finance teams to promote best practices on cycle counts and limit manual transacting to improve inventory accuracy
• Collaborate with systems team to enhance or trouble shoot any order flow related processes.
• Participation in Supply Chain projects.

• Bachelor s degree in a related discipline, such as Supply Chain, Logistics, or Business is required; equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered
• 0-3 year s experience in Inventory/Production Planning functions is required
• 0-3 year s experience in DRP/MRP systems.
• Organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize work and perform under pressure in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Advanced Excel skills in pivot tables, complex functions and formulas for detailed analysis.