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Accu-Tech Corporation · 3 months ago

Planner (Blue Yonder)

Alpharetta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$65K/yr - $85K/yr

3+ years exp

Accu-Tech is a national distributor of low voltage solutions, including voice, data, audio/video, wireless, and security technologies. As a Planner, you will be responsible for Demand Planning and/or Supply Planning Processes, gathering information from various departments to develop demand, improve forecast models, and create supply plans while ensuring optimal inventory levels and service. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and leverage analytics to track key performance indicators.

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Responsibilities

Engage with Sales, Category & Inventory Management, Purchasing, Operations and Finance teams to support world-class demand and/or supply planning processes

Maintain planning operating model integrity with quality inputs to Demand and/or Supply Planning decision support systems

Conduct reviews with cross-functional teams to reconcile variances between top down and bottom up forecasts to reach consensus (Demand), as well as to generate unconstrained and constrained forward looking projections (Supply) to ensure the right inventory based on the documented set of assumptions

Validate set of assumptions to support inventory investments related to project and programs from key accounts and/or suppliers

Partner with cross-functional teams to meet/exceed KPIs: forecast accuracy, inventory levels and availability, service level, and OTIF, among others

Enable an effective product lifecycle management, and SKU rationalization processes

Communicate exceptions to relevant process stakeholders, either demand and/or supply related

Maintain demand and/or supply data reporting: consensus and customer forecasts, inventory positions, inbound/outbound, shortage and excess lists

Be a change agent in adopting best-of-breed demand and supply planning tools to accelerate adoption and support the enterprise transformation goals

Qualification

Blue Yonder experienceDemand PlanningSupply PlanningAdvanced Planning SystemData analysisSupply Chain processesMulti-tasking skillsMS ExcelPowerBICommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree – Supply Chain, Finance, or related

MUST HAVE BLUE YONDER EXPERIENCE

3 - 5 years of experience in Demand and/or Supply Planning or Inventory Management

2 - 3 years of experience in analyzing complex data, identifying patterns and analysis techniques to develop conclusions and insights used for the decision-making processes

1 - 3 years of experience with Supply Chain applications for Demand & Supply Planning, Inventory Optimization and/or Network Design (Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, o9, OMP, Oracle, SAP, or other leading Advanced Planning System)

Strong knowledge of Supply Chain processes, such as SIOP -Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning, Forecasting, Demand and Supply Planning, and Materials Management

Excellent communication and support skills. Ability to explain complex concepts and analytics to non-technical audience. Translate user requirements into actionable data

Aptitude for blending quantitative and qualitative data to tell relevant story

Proficient multi-tasking skills, ability to prioritize and handle many projects at once with ever shifting priorities and deadlines with ability to track and manage progress

Proficient in MS Excel, Access, and/or PowerBI or other Business Intelligence (BI) Tools, e.g. Tableau, or Qlik

Ability to travel up to 25%

Preferred

Licenses/Certificates/Designations – Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Blue Yonder (JDA) or other leading Advanced Planning System (APS), American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) preferred