Supply Planner - £35-40k - Morayshire
The main purpose of the role is to develop short and medium-term plans for items for agreed production lines. To define the appropriate inventory levels and associated required capacity to optimise service, working capital and costs.
To identify ways to improve supply planning processes and tools for assigned areas The main Accountability's of this role:-
To develop inventory plans by utilising current demand inputs and collaborating with manufacturing, demand planning, commercial partners, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure inventory is managed according to constraints and meets internal targets aligned with the business strategy.
Maintain capacity plans, production schedules and/or finite schedules to ensure the efficient delivery of inventory, service and cost objectives.
Monitor and track inventory levels, service levels, surplus/obsolete inventory and any other relevant KPI's to identify variance from goals. Use all available resources to analyse root causes and recommend possible actions to improve KPI results
Analyse and initiate changes to supply chain master data elements impacting the supply plan, such as safety stock setting, lead times, network sourcing, etc
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide regular updates on inventory projections. Lead weekly supply review meetings to discuss supply shortages and recommend mitigation strategies. Escalate to leadership any issues that ari...