Supply Planner

Supply Planner
Job Locations

US-CO-CO, LOUISVILLE

ID
2024-11528

Number of People to Hire
1

Job Family
Supply Chain

Level of Experience
Experienced Professionals
Short Intro and About the Job

Quality, efficiency, and safety all play a big role in our work at Danone.
Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key
driver for the Supply Chain team. We are currently looking to hire a Supply
Planner based in Louisville, CO or White Plains, NY!
The Supply Planner supports development and maintenance of supply plan for
assigned responsibility area. The supply planner supports S&OP Consensus
process by maintaining and helping to optimize supply plan. The supply planner
communicates across the organization on changes or developments within their
focus area.

Responsibilities:

Business Process:

o Support Manager in the Annual, Quarterly, and Monthly GPS process by
maintaining and helping to optimize supply plans.
o Collaborate with Sales and Customer Service in detailed daily / weekly
exception management to ensure target customer service levels at lowest landed
cost.
o Work with factories and Copackers to ensure that finite scheduling follows
the master schedule to ensure appropriate inventory levels.
o Proactively identify supply constraints and propose solutions through demand
management, capacity expansion, level loading, or network balancing.
o Play a supporting role in the annual volume planning process and quarterly
updates through monthly 24-month rolling volume / production forecast.
o Prepare and publish weekly & monthly reports which track the status of
departmental key performance indicators (service rates, inventory
levels, factory attainment, etc.).
o Minimize the financial impact of finished goods or raw material write-offs
through detailed analysis of demand and supply plans. As needed, perform
root cause analysis of obsolescence and implementation of
corrective/preventative action.

System(s):

o Master all appropriate SAP applications and reporting software to refine
supply models and work process flows.
o Own executing SAP transactions within responsibility area. Take a lead role
in evaluating SAP functionality to identify opportunities for continuous
improvement (C.I.).
o Take a lead role in all reporting functionality and improvements: report
creation, built-in reporting functionality, automating monthly/weekly
reporting, and future-state cube/report configuration.
o Maintain advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Access knowledge.

Leadership:

o Collaborate with Commercial partners in various project teams to provide
needed information, act as the voice of the Supply Chain, and ensure
flawless execution of innovation initiatives.
o Work with Supply Chain partners to build and identify creative solutions to
problems.
o Ensure successful customer promotion execution through effective planning
and collaboration across customer, customer service and sales partners.
o Mentor team mates and cross functional partners as needed on the culture,
processes, and ways of working at Danone North America.
The base compensation range for this position is $75,000 – $95,000
commensurate with experience. Danone North America additionally offers a
performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical,
Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness
Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and
Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our
employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment.

About You

Education and Experience:

BS in an analytical discipline or equivalent experience is required.
3-5 years of prior experience in a Supply Chain function, Master
Scheduling, or Production Planning/Scheduling.
Experience with supply planning software and/or SAP APO SNP is strongly
preferred.
APICS or other Supply hain skill certifications certification a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, is required.
Strong analytical skills are required.
Ability to organize complex situations into manageable tasks while achieving
predefined goals and objectives is required.