Supply Chain Planner Specialist

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Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a dynamic and global role? As a Global Product Planner, you will be at the forefront of supply chain management, driving operational excellence and ensuring product availability across our Indianapolis and Mannheim, Germany hubs. You will develop and manage supply plans utilizing both affiliate and statistical forecasts to create accurate and efficient supply chains.

By proactively addressing supply and demand planning issues, you will maintain seamless operations and ensure the accuracy and continuous optimization of MRP master data. Leading bottleneck management, allocation, reserve management, and scrap mitigation across the network will be vital components of your role.

In this position, you will be the primary point of contact for product supply-related communications with suppliers, regions, business areas, and affiliates. You will guarantee the timely supply of finished goods to regional and local warehouses, aligning with service level agreements (SLAs), and strive to meet customer service objectives at the lowest possible total costs, including distribution, inventory, and write-offs.

We are looking for someone with specialized and comprehensive knowledge in supply chain management or a related business area. Your analytical and problem‑solving skills will be engaged in varied and complex duties involving research, analysis, and solution development. You will provide expert guidance to department leadership in setting strategic direction and utilize originality and ingenuity in your daily responsibilities and decision‑making processes.

Applying a wide range of principles, practices, and procedures to navigate more complex and challenging assignments will be crucial. Additionally, your commitment to maintaining and continuously improving the planning objectives and goals through daily actions will be key.

This is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a highly professional and strategic role. Join us and contribute to our mission of delivering exceptional service and operational efficiency. Apply now to be part of a global team committed to excellence!

• Supply Planning:
  Develops global supply plan based on affiliate forecasts and GSC strategic guidance. Delivers supply plans to Manufacturing and supplier partners. Works with external suppliers to ensure agreed plans are met. In case of exception, works with partners to resolve situations with the least disruption to customers. Monitors cycle time, critical batches and the optimization of planning parameter settings to avoid destruction costs or stock outs.
  
  Monitors schedule adherence and discusses if below target during Supply Review meetings (S&OP). Monitors system alerts for potential / actual supply issues throughout the global network. Makes recommendations to provide timely resolution with minimum impact to customers:
  Works with IBL/IPM to define regional/country product allocations in case of bottleneck;
  Keeps Regions / Affiliates / BAs informed as to potential and actual product bottlenecks
• Inventory & Product availability management:
  Manages inventories at global distribution centers to ensure high service level to customers at lowest possible costs (inventory level, distribution cost, write-offs)
• Supports Life Cycle Management for complex and strategically critical product launches, conversion and phase outs.…