Inventory Planner

What are we looking for?

Minimum

• A Bachelor’s degree AND/OR APICS Certfication

• Experience in Supply Chain, including experience with inventory management in a fast-moving consumer goods industry

• Excellent time management skills driven by a proactive work ethic

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams, such as Sales, Logistics and Customer Care

• A team player, willing and ready to work with and learn from peers and associates at all levels of the organization

• High learning agility and technical confidence to utilize multiple PC data and planning systems

• Proficient with Advanced Planning System, ERP System, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Preferred

• Experience utilizing SAP and/or OMP planning softwares

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Ensure availability and correct inventory health levels at the HUB location(s) and improve inventory health (non performing inventory).
• Review existing safety stock levels for HUB planning and adjust with cross functional support
• Review weekly plan to analyse stock positioning
• Communicate with supply planning on low stock positions to ensure recovery plan is targeted
• Communicate inventory levels to relevant stakeholders as needed
• Create Transfers and transfer plans to move inventory between HUB locations to balance inventory based on current inventory and forecasts
• Update ERP with correct transactional data as needed for inventory accuracy and financial records
• Work with sales team and production team on escalations of excess inventory to help minimize obsolete risks
• Review New Product Launch inventory and communicate with partners to ensure healthy levels for launch
• Collaborate with Activity Management on runout reporting of transitioning SKUs to help decrease risk of supply chain overhead expenses
• Own HUB inventory RCA (Root Cause Analysis) to help bring direction into out of stock SKUs that impact the service
• Participate in periodic meetings with other stakeholders to share inventory health positions RCA findings

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.