Supply Chain Planner – Demand & Supply

Supply Chain Management and Execution

• Work with Product Managers and Sales Management in order to finalize sales forecasts, purchases from the overseas factories and domestic vendors
• Manage daily communication with the factories on purchase orders, estimated times of arrival, and changes (pull ins and push outs of purchase quantities)
• Analyze sales history for trends and seasonality as well as other inputs to develop a consensus forecast
• Ensure the proper placement of purchase orders as well as goods receipts and vendor payments
• Support other planners as they execute the PSI process for various product categories
•  Support Sales Vertical team as they have questions regarding lead times and order fulfillment status
• Monitor and report on KPI’s related to customer service, on time delivery, forecast accuracy and inventory levels
• Monitor and drive any necessary corrections in Panasonic and/or channel inventory
• Utilize demand and supply planning tools as necessary in order to increase planning accuracy
• Work with Operations, Master Data, Product Management, and Logistics in order to resolve customer related issues
• Work with our domestic configuration and value add service centers / warehouses on planning and scheduling

Process Improvement Initiatives

• Explore functionality within the current planning and fulfillment systems and determine new ways to improve the function
• Help document current and future process
• Analyze processes and determine manual processes that can be automated.  Develop and implement plans to automate these processes in order to improve overall process efficiency and reduce internal cost

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree required in Supply Chain, Business, Statistics, or a related field
• 3+ Years of supply chain experience required, or equivalent University coursework
• Experience working with advanced planning tools (i.e. Blue Yonder, AnaPlan, PowerBI, etc..) required
• Experience with S4 Hana is required
• Previous supply chain systems implementation experience a plus
• APICS CSCP Certification preferred
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

People Management/Conflict Resolution:

• Ability to work within a team of Supply & Demand Planners
• Ability to work with Product/Category owners to prioritize demands and allocate properly
• Ability to work with demand planners to get information on demand priorities
• Ability to work with order management team to ensure proper implementation of the allocation plan
• Ability to communicate ETA’s and constraints to Sales teams

Communications:

• Must have excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
• Work with Customer Service, Sales, Product Management, Channel Management and Finance to resolve issues
• Ability to communicate with Demand Planners, Sales, Product Management, Category Owners on a regular basis

Other Requirements:

• Willingness to learn and evaluate new systems related to SCM for process and data quality improvements.
• Must be deadline oriented
• Organizational, Time Management, People Management & Presentation skills required
• Data Analytics skills required
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree required in Supply Chain, Business, Statistics, or a related field
• 3 or more years of supply chain experience required, or equivalent university coursework
• Experience working with advanced planning tools (such as Blue Yonder, Anaplan, Power BI, or similar) required
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA required
• Previous supply chain systems implementation experience a plus
• APICS CSCP Certification preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Key Competencies

• Ability to work within a team of Supply and Demand Planners
• Ability to collaborate with Product and Category owners to prioritize demands and allocate properly
• Ability to work with Demand Planners to gather information on demand priorities
• Ability to partner with the Order Management Team to ensure proper implementation of allocation plans
• Ability to communicate ETAs and constraints to Sales teams effectively

Communication Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills
• Ability to collaborate with Customer Service, Sales, Product Management, Channel Management, and Finance to resolve issues
• Strong ability to communicate regularly with Demand Planners, Sales, Product Management, and Category Owners

Other Requirements

• Willingness to learn and evaluate new systems related to supply chain management for process and data quality improvements
• Deadline-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills
• People management and presentation skills required
• Data analytics skills required
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Benefits and Perks – What's In It For You

Panasonic is committed to supporting your total wellbeing through a wide variety of benefits and wellness programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health. Here's what you can expect:

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer time, and parental and caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition support, neurodiversity resources, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.

The salary range listed below is just one component of Panasonic's total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual's knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives. The minimum hourly wage for this role will be the greater of the posted range, or minimum wage for the location where the employee will be working, subject to local minimum wage requirements.

We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application!

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.

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