What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Planner position at The Clorox Company?
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Your role at Clorox:
The Planner is responsible for supporting the Brita BU Supply Planning Team in planning the manufacturing and coordinating the distribution of finished goods across the network to enable successful execution of the Inventory Policy.
This includes incorporating the best available inputs to support production, capacity, and inventory targets by SKU/location in the planning system, applying sound business knowledge and judgment, and maintaining robust cross-functional discussions to support plans used by manufacturing, sourcing, distribution, and transportation functions and business units for planning, execution, and financial management.
This role allows the incumbent to learn sound planning processes, master the use of SAP, Rapid Response, and any other systems used by the Planning teams.
The Planner is responsible for successful execution of the supply and production plans. This includes coordinating the distribution of raw materials across the network, working with Co-packers to maintain production schedules and monitoring POs with vendors for date changes and supply chain break-downs and owning escalation to key stakeholders when problems arise.
In this role, you will:
Service Fulfillment
Minimum Qualifications
Hybrid
We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a non-stop drive to keep growing and learning.
At Clorox, we have a Culture of Inclusion. We believe our values-based culture connects to our purpose and helps our people be the best versions of themselves, professionally and personally. This means building a workplace where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate in our Clorox community. Learn more about our I&D program & initiatives here.
[U.S.]Additional Information:
At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.
We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.
–Zone A: $71,300 - $130,600
–Zone B: $65,400 - $119,700
–Zone C: $59,500 - $108,800
All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.
This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.
Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times.
To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Your role at Clorox:
The Planner is responsible for supporting the Brita BU Supply Planning Team in planning the manufacturing and coordinating the distribution of finished goods across the network to enable successful execution of the Inventory Policy.
This includes incorporating the best available inputs to support production, capacity, and inventory targets by SKU/location in the planning system, applying sound business knowledge and judgment, and maintaining robust cross-functional discussions to support plans used by manufacturing, sourcing, distribution, and transportation functions and business units for planning, execution, and financial management.
This role allows the incumbent to learn sound planning processes, master the use of SAP, Rapid Response, and any other systems used by the Planning teams.
The Planner is responsible for successful execution of the supply and production plans. This includes coordinating the distribution of raw materials across the network, working with Co-packers to maintain production schedules and monitoring POs with vendors for date changes and supply chain break-downs and owning escalation to key stakeholders when problems arise.
In this role, you will:
Service Fulfillment
- Run daily alerts to identify risks to service fulfillment.
- Work with S&OE Manager to identify actions to be taken to mitigate risks.
- Continuously monitor inventory levels to identify areas for adjustment – can be master data, inventory targets, plant schedule adherence or other.
- Proactively communicate potential service issues; investigate root cause and work cross functionally to implement corrective action.
- Complete periodic reviews of all system data; identify areas for improvement and work with S&OE Manager on appropriate changes.
- Call out system issues to appropriate parties; create IT tickets as needed
- Monitor daily, weekly, monthly metrics.
- Complete root cause analysis and propose suggestions on how to minimize future issues
- Look for trends, results, opportunities to provide better service and inventory velocity/levels.
- Become an authority in data analysis and presentation techniques to be able to adequately present choices & consequences to the Planning team and the BU.
- Become an experienced user of SAP and Rapid Response.
- Learn industry standard Planning verbiage and processes.
- Become familiar with Clorox specific Supply Chain Networks and how to model for optimum inventory flow.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma from an accredited institution.
- 2 years of work experience in supply planning, demand planning or other Supply Chain role
- Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- 3 years of work experience within Demand Planning, Supply Planning, or similar roles
- Experience using Advanced Planning software tools
- Consumer Packaged Goods experience
- Experienced in setting priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to build strong relationships across the functions and levels
- Demonstrated strong aptitude in analysis, root causes identification, and problem solving
- Able to analyze data, draw reasonable conclusions, and formulate next steps
- Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional communicator
- Ability to thrive in ambiguous situations
Hybrid
We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a non-stop drive to keep growing and learning.
At Clorox, we have a Culture of Inclusion. We believe our values-based culture connects to our purpose and helps our people be the best versions of themselves, professionally and personally. This means building a workplace where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate in our Clorox community. Learn more about our I&D program & initiatives here.
[U.S.]Additional Information:
At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.
We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.
–Zone A: $71,300 - $130,600
–Zone B: $65,400 - $119,700
–Zone C: $59,500 - $108,800
All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.
This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.
Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times.
To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Salary : $59,500 - $108,800
