Senior Supply Planner

Join us to create change and have an impact in homes around the world.

At Electrolux, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people, and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute, and grow together.

Where you’ll be:

This position will be based in the HQ Charlotte, NC.

All about the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Supply Planner to join our team!

As Sr. Supply Planner, you will partner across Demand Planning, Industrial Operations, Product Line, and Sales to balance demand and supply based on service, cost, and capacity realities. You will develop net requirements for production, purchase, and transportation quantities by location. Process responsibilities include supporting the setting of inventory targets, Rough Cut Capacity Review, Location-Level Planning, and SKU-Level net supply requirements. You will lead cross-functional interactions and review historical data, customer and factory data, market trends and capacity projections to develop the most accurate and up-to-date supply plan. A continuous improvement focus will be utilized to ensure that the planning accuracy is at optimal levels while communicating to appropriate functions as the plans change. You will be exposed to leadership priorities and strategic initiatives that drive the continuous improvement across all functions of the business. 

What you’ll do:

• Develop mid to long-term location-level supply and purchase plans supporting sales plans and network safety stock requirements.

• Execute against selected Supply Plan scenarios that balance constraints across factory capacity, service, and budget.

• Lead weekly cross-functional supply meetings and align to supply plan.

• Work with suppliers to review capacity and make suggested changes to maximize sales and profitability.

• Monitor demand to plan and make necessary Supply Plan changes to support in near term.

• Monitor actual performance against weekly shipments, deployments, and forecast consumption to drive ongoing performance improvements in costs, time, capacity, and asset utilization. 

• Works cross-functionally to drive inventory and sales decisions on key product lines.

• Develop weekly deployments from Hubs to RDCs.

• Support root cause analysis for key service issues, as well as share output with appropriate leadership.

• Support Monthly ES&OP and Month End inventory budget processes.

• Manage phase in and phase out of key transitions with cross-functional operations team.

• Inventory Reporting:

  • Provide and manage rolling 18-month inventory forecasts by assigned Product Family/Manufacturing Location

  • Manage process to eliminate Non-Optimized/Excess Inventory for assigned Product Family/Manufacturing Location

  • Responsible for inventory dollars and units

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, along with tool and process enhancements within the Supply Planning team and cross-functionally.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferred major area of study in Economics, Supply Chain, or relevant business area.

• Preferred 2+ years of relevant experience in planning, forecasting process, basic operations, inventory planning, and statistical analysis.

Benefits highlights:

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.

• Competitive holiday and vacation time off program.

• Retirement Savings Plan (401(k)) with relevant company contribution.

• Discounted products and an EAP upon hire and tuition reimbursement after 12 months of service.

At Electrolux, we take responsibility for our development in a supportive environment where we embrace our differences and learn from each other. In a truly multicultural setting, we shape living for the better and create remarkable experiences for employees and consumers, all around the globe.

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