Panasonic Connect North America · 13 hours ago
Supply Chain Planner – Demand & Supply
Newark, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$65K/yr - $75K/yr
3+ years expPanasonic Connect North America is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to work with Sales and Product Management teams to develop forecasts and improve supply chain processes. The role involves managing communication with factories, analyzing sales trends, and supporting inventory management and process improvement initiatives.
Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Work with Product Managers and Sales Management in order to finalize sales forecasts, purchases from the overseas factories and domestic vendors
Manage daily communication with the factories on purchase orders, estimated times of arrival, and changes (pull ins and push outs of purchase quantities)
Analyze sales history for trends and seasonality as well as other inputs to develop a consensus forecast
Ensure the proper placement of purchase orders as well as goods receipts and vendor payments
Support other planners as they execute the PSI process for various product categories
Support Sales Vertical team as they have questions regarding lead times and order fulfillment status
Monitor and report on KPI’s related to customer service, on time delivery, forecast accuracy and inventory levels
Monitor and drive any necessary corrections in Panasonic and/or channel inventory
Utilize demand and supply planning tools as necessary in order to increase planning accuracy
Work with Operations, Master Data, Product Management, and Logistics in order to resolve customer related issues
Work with our domestic configuration and value add service centers / warehouses on planning and scheduling
Explore functionality within the current planning and fulfillment systems and determine new ways to improve the function
Help document current and future process
Analyze processes and determine manual processes that can be automated. Develop and implement plans to automate these processes in order to improve overall process efficiency and reduce internal cost
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree required in Supply Chain, Business, Statistics, or a related field
3+ Years of supply chain experience required, or equivalent University coursework
Experience working with advanced planning tools (i.e. Blue Yonder, AnaPlan, PowerBI, etc..) required
Experience with S4 Hana is required
Ability to work within a team of Supply & Demand Planners
Ability to work with Product/Category owners to prioritize demands and allocate properly
Ability to work with demand planners to get information on demand priorities
Ability to work with order management team to ensure proper implementation of the allocation plan
Ability to communicate ETA's and constraints to Sales teams
Must have excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
Ability to communicate with Demand Planners, Sales, Product Management, Category Owners on a regular basis
Willingness to learn and evaluate new systems related to SCM for process and data quality improvements
Must be deadline oriented
Organizational, Time Management, People Management & Presentation skills required
Data Analytics skills required
Ability to travel up to 10%
Preferred
Previous supply chain systems implementation experience a plus
APICS CSCP Certification preferred
Advanced user of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Benefits
Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
Panasonic Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer time, and parental and caregiver leave.
Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition support, neurodiversity resources, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date.
Company
Panasonic Connect North America
Panasonic Connect is a B2B company offering device hardware, software, and professional services for the connected enterprise.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Dr. Doreen Bryant, DSL
Talent Development Partner
Nancy Terselic
Inside Partner Support Manager
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