Regional Supply Inventory Planner

As a Regional Supply Inventory Planner, your role involves leading exercises for supply planning and setting inventory norms. This includes defining allocation processes for constrained materials in alignment with the Global Center of Excellence for the relevant region. You will participate in leadership meetings to review supply and inventory status, risks, and corrective actions, driving Supply Planning excellence through process improvements and standardizations. Your tactical activities will focus on running Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes, analyzing excess, Non-Conforming Material (NCM), and Slow Moving and Obsolete (SLOB) reports, and aligning production plans with inventory needs. Collaboration with various teams such as demand planning, procurement, logistics, and commercial teams will be crucial to balance inventory health and service levels. Additionally, you will be responsible for order entry accuracy and supporting source additions for timely onboarding of new sources. In your operational activities, you will monitor inventory levels, conduct raw material stock reviews, and track inventory-to-sales trends to minimize write-offs. Driving operational reviews and providing inputs on demand shifts, supply disruptions, and corrective actions in S&OP forums will be key to your success. Key Responsibilities: - Lead exercises for supply planning and setting inventory norms - Support implementation and adoption of APS tools and inventory management dashboards - Define allocation processes for constrained materials - Participate in leadership meetings to review supply and inventory status - Drive Supply Planning excellence through process improvements - Run S&OP processes and align orders to demand and stock norms - Analyze excess, NCM, and SLOB reports and drive corrective actions - Coordinate production plans with inventory needs - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance inventory health and service levels - Ensure accuracy in order entries and support source additions for timely onboarding Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field - Proven experience in inventory planning and supply chain management - Strong analytical skills and proficiency in APS tools - Excellent communication and collaboration abilities - Ability to drive process improvements and standardizations - Knowledge of inventory optimization techniques (Note: Additional details of the company are not provided in the job description),