Supply Chain Planner

Job Title: Supply Chain Planner
Location: Ontario, CA 91761
Duration: 6 Months+ (Possible Extension)

Pay range: $30 - $33/hr. on W2

Position Summary:
The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for end-to-end supply chain planning, ensuring product availability, accurate planning data, and optimal inventory levels. This role collaborates closely with Commercial teams, Business Groups, Manufacturing, and suppliers, executing key supply planning and production scheduling processes to support operational excellence.
 
Key Responsibilities:
End-to-End Supply Planning:

• Manage relationships with Commercial, Business, Manufacturing, and supplier teams to maintain seamless operations.
• Maintain accurate master data in SAP and JDA/BlueYonder to support rule-based planning.
• Execute PDLM phase in/phase out planning activities.
• Lead monthly S&OP Supply Review, reviewing mid- and long-term supply plans.

Master Production Schedule (MPS) & Detailed Scheduling:

• Plan, control, and maintain short-term MPS, balancing demand and inventory.
• Collaborate with Production Planners to ensure feasible schedules considering equipment and labor constraints.
• Support weekly simulation versions of MPS/DPS for scenario evaluation.
• Align with Operations/Production teams to optimize production sequences and minimize changeovers.

Capacity & Constraint Management:

• Identify and communicate capacity constraints during MPS creation.
• Evaluate constrained MPS outputs against installed production capacity.

Material Requirements & Inventory Support:

• Support MRP processes by ensuring accurate demand signals.
• Coordinate with buyers and factory planning teams on shortages, planned orders, and replenishment.
• Monitor finished, semi-finished, and raw material inventory to meet production needs.

Production Planning:

• Review weekly frozen production schedules with Production and OMM teams.
• Ensure production plans are feasible and synchronized with upstream demand and downstream commitments.

Allocation & Risk Management:

• Propose allocations when order book exceeds capacity or material availability.
• Conduct scenario mapping and root cause analysis to mitigate supply and production risks.
• Build constraint-based strategies to protect customer service levels.

Operational Excellence:

• Drive KPIs including CSL Availability, CSP, SRM, SRMS, DPMA, and inventory health metrics.
• Support factory-level KPIs such as CLIP, LAP, MIP, and PIPO execution.
• Support manual PO process in Blueheart/BlueYonder during automation transition.

 
Qualifications & Competencies:
Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 3–5+ years in supply planning/production planning roles, with exposure to S&OP, MPS, PDLM, and PIPO processes.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in SAP for MPS, MRP, routing, and production schedule alignment.
• Experience with JDA/BlueYonder for rule-based supply and production planning.
• Strong Excel and data visualization skills.
• Ability to support manual PO workflows during system transitions.

Planning Expertise:

• Skilled in generating and evaluating constrained and unconstrained MPS cycles.
• Integrates production schedules with supply plans to ensure alignment of demand, supply, and operations.
• Ability to lead S&OP supply reviews and represent supply plans in cross-functional forums.

Analytical & Problem Solving:

• Strong capability in scenario planning, root cause analysis, and constraint-based decision-making.
• Track record of improving operational KPIs such as CLIP, LAP, MIP, and PIPO.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Works effectively with Production Planning, OMM, Operations Management, OEM suppliers, and Commercial/Business Groups.
• Communicates capacity risks, supply scenarios, and production impacts clearly in S&OP and SteerCo meetings.