Supply Chain Planner II

About Us:

SMC, Ltd. is a globally recognized premium supplier to the medical market with locations throughout the world. People committed to speed, technology, and exceptional performance are the cornerstone of our organization. Comprised of dedicated people and decades of manufacturing experience, we have continued to experience strong growth and currently have outstanding career opportunities for equally dedicated people.

Job Summary:   To support business execution of ongoing and new programs and initiatives that include VMI Levels, forecast, and coordination for new product launches, phase out, material constraints, last time buys/builds, and network redesigns. 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor key performance indicators and coordinate with cross-functional work teams to increase the effectiveness of supply chain initiatives. 
• Work closely with external suppliers, internal plants, demand planners, and management to ensure product availability.
• Participate in long-term capacity and resource planning; product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up, end-of-life management and product-line management
• Analyzes and aggregates supply / demand requirements, and purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools
• Creates/reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments while planning inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements
• Assesses rough-cut capacity for current and short-term manufacturing requirements
• Interfaces with Sourcing regarding inventory levels and requirement for new programs; minimizes excess remaining inventories on phased-out programs and prepare justification for recharging to customers
• Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements 
• Assist in the development of strategies for materials planning and SIOP 
• Responsible for the development of materials planning and SIOP to optimize the utilization of business resources and meet customer expectations for delivery.
• Works with Leaders and Operations teams to develop demand forecasts; with manufacturing team to develop monthly production volume planning using the business forecast, inventory position, actual customer orders, and the defined capacity parameters.
• Identifies and develops new techniques to improve materials planning and SIOP capability, sustainability, and reliability.
• Creates and executes Supply Plan for every Program and maintain master data for purchased parts, sub-assemblies, end items and other parts as required.
• Work in coordination with Customer Service to align the Demand Plan with manufacturing and supplier constraints.
• Prioritize competing demands for finite work center capacity and material availability
• Conduct extended value stream mapping to re-design optimized supply chains
• Performs other duties as required.

Essential Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business or Materials Management and a minimum of 5 years of planning experience; OR a two-year post high school diploma/certificate and 8 years of planning experience. 
• Knowledge of Sales, Marketing, Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR), VMI, demand planning and the Sales Operations Planning processes.
• Understand the end-to-end supply chain, capacities, lead times & bottlenecks to ensure an efficient plan
• Solid experience working with one or more ERP software packages; advanced Excel and Tableau or Power BI skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Demonstrated effective written, interpersonal and oral communication skills.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Current Good Manufacturing Practices
• APICS or other Supply Management certification

ADA Requirements:

• Typically sits, grasps items and performs keyboarding for frequent operation of a computer
• Stand, walk, bend, reach or otherwise move about occasionally
• Lift, move or otherwise transfer items up to 50 lbs. occasionally
• Exposure to typical machine shop physical hazards which may require respiratory protection

At SMC Ltd. we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job.  If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying.  We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.  Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process. 

SMC Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V; this organization uses E-Verify.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

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