What are the responsibilities and job description for the Deployment Planner IV/Lead position at Lennox International?
Company Overview:
The base salary range for this position is $92,800 to $121,800 and will be based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and education.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Lennox (NYSE: LII) Driven by 130 years of legacy, HVAC and refrigeration success, Lennox provides our residential and commercial customers with industry-leading climate-control solutions. At Lennox, we win as a team, aiming for excellence and delivering innovative, sustainable products and services. Our culture guides us and creates a workplace where all employees feel heard and welcomed. Lennox is a global community that values each team member’s contributions and offers a supportive environment for career development. Come, stay, and grow with us.
Job Description:
This analyst leads procedures for distribution and inventory management to maximize customer satisfaction and minimize cost. The planner is also responsible for the key metrics of network and facing fill rates, stockouts, inventory turns, and inventory working capital.
The base salary range for this position is $92,800 to $121,800 and will be based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and education.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Provide consultative guidance on the most complex aspects of developing inventory deployment plans. Monitor and adjust deployment plans based on real-time fluctuation.
- Manage balancing of inventory of new, active, and phase-out items.
- Serve as a point of escalation to planners for challenging deployment and inventory balancing issues, providing guidance and support to team members to resolve challenges effectively.
- Serve as a Lead in reviewing, analyzing, and communicating metrics to drive outcomes and proactively mitigate risks
- Lead and take ownership of special projects, such as improvements and streamlining processes.
- Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency and minimize cost.
- Work with product management, sales, marketing and finance to validate inventory assortment and working capital objectives.
- Enhance product workflow by analyzing and developing logistics plans.
- Maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating and demand forecasting.
- Coordinate with supply and demand planning to update key inventory parameters.
- Apply analytic methods and tools to understand, predict or control logistics operations and processes.
- Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates and inventory turns.
Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Requires at least 8 years related experience.
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Broad expertise in inventory management, including:
- Anticipating issues
- Mitigating risks
- Measurement standards
- Statistical analysis
- Inventory policy development
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Strong analytical, quality improvement, and problem-solving skills
- Deep understanding of the full supply chain and the impact of product cycles on inventory targets
- Strong presentation and leadership skills
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to work independently and lead cross-functional work
- Expert knowledge of inventory optimization tools and Microsoft applications
- Expert understanding of advanced planning tools, preferably SAP APO.
- ASCM-CPIM is preferred but not required
Benefits:
Subject to applicable eligibility requirements, the following benefits are offered for this role: tuition reimbursement; medical, dental, and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; 401(k) retirement plan; short-term disability insurance; 8 weeks paid birthing leave; 2 weeks paid bonding leave; life and long-term disability insurance.
Depending on date of hire, and subject to applicable eligibility requirements, new employees in this role also receive up to: 12 days paid time off, 2 paid well-being days, 1 paid volunteer day, 10 paid holidays, and 3 floating holidays per year.
Our Culture:
At Lennox, our Core Values of Integrity, Respect & Excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the organization. They define our culture – which is about how we do business and how we treat others. Lennox is not just a workplace; we are a global community that values each team member’s contributions. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to recruit, develop, and retain talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success. At Lennox, you’ll take pride in our brands, knowing you are part of something special. Come, stay, and grow with us!
At Lennox, our Core Values of Integrity, Respect & Excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the organization. They define our culture – which is about how we do business and how we treat others. Lennox is not just a workplace; we are a global community that values each team member’s contributions. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to recruit, develop, and retain talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success. At Lennox, you’ll take pride in our brands, knowing you are part of something special. Come, stay, and grow with us!
Disclaimers:
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Lennox reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
This posting is anticipated to remain open until June 1, 2025.
Salary : $92,800 - $121,800
