Sunrise Systems is Hiring a Senior Supply and Inventory Planner Near Beaverton, OR
Top 3 Skills
Supply and Inventory Planning/Retail mindset
Strategic Thinking
Collaboration Job
This role will support and participate in the planning execution, serving as the planning team's primary point of contact for all inventory planning needs. This candidate will ensure that products are planned, evaluate risks and opportunities, escalate issues, and communicate all relevant information within Supply & Inventory Planning and Consumer Planning/Marketplace Planning teams to drive positive business results. This role partners cross functionally, representing IP, and explaining key metrics and actions Responsibilities
A typical day/week revolves around facilitating twice/month delivery planning process and ensure that materials are planned & purchased on the appropriate timelines under Demand Supply Management (DSM) function while supporting the marketplace supply strategy supporting global inventory health targets.
You will be responsible for executing and managing supply commitments through creation of purchase orders (POs) for procurement of Nike's finished goods and the management of buy exceptions. You will maintain any changes to POs, including product movement from factory to distribution center. You will review POs for conformance to company policy and may address issues related to delivery
You'll be conducting analysis to proactively identify challenges, at the same time be able to tell a story, driving clarity for your key stakeholders thru key business metrics. You will be asked to be the subject matter expert (SME) on projects and support key initiatives that have an impact to our day-to-day business.
You will proactively drive actions to keep a healthy inventory position in the assigned business. You will leverage multiple reports and dashboards to review key metrics, escalate any issues that will cause unfulfilled demand and/or a delay to the expected timelines. You will report and communicate to consumer planning teams delivery expectations, solutions to risks and opportunities and driving inventory health/productivity.
Experience And Qualification
Minimum of 5 years of supply/inventory planning, or supply chain experience required
Excellent written, spoken and visual communication skills. Specifically, well demonstrated capability converting complex concepts into easy to interpret stories that resonate across a varied audience
Flexibility in switching from strategic to tactical and operational levels of thinking and working, specifically in strategy deployment.
Superior interpersonal, influencing and facilitation skills with the ability to work both cross-functionally and cross-culturally, specifically fostering productive relationships between key players and immediate team
Validated analytical skills, finding relevant information within large data sets and create executive story
Strong knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, formulas, macros)
Prior SAP ERP experience preferred
Microsoft Power Business Intelligence experience preferred
Strong knowledge of Tableau & Cognos
Must have tolerance for a complex, ever-changing and dynamic work environment
Ability to demonstrate good decision making in ambiguous circumstances
Participate on projects, including system releases, as assigned