Downstream Planner

2 months ago


Smyrna, United States Schneider Electric Full time
S chneider Electric has an outstanding opportunity as Downstream Planner. You will play a crucial role in balancing needs and resources for raw materials, components, sub-assemblies, and finished products. As part of this role, you will coordinate queue management, ensure product availability, manage customer needs, and support downstream flows to enhance manufacturing supply chain performance.

The role will commence at our facility in Smyrna, TN, and subsequently relocate to MT Juliet, TN.

You will do in this position?
  • Coordinate queue management and/or production scheduling.
  • Ensure products availability by taking actions to solve backorders and shortages.
  • Manage the customer needs coming the Customer Claim Management Process.
  • Manage the replenishment backlog (creation and rescheduling of the manufacturing and purchase orders)
  • Manage the backorder portfolio, the shortage and take actions to ensure the availability of product
  • Daily action regarding MRP messages (SAP example: MD07) and escalate when repeatable issues
  • Support stock discrepancies analysis and support adjustments
  • Support of downstream flows to improve the manufacturing SC performance.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?
  • Degree preferred, not required. Equivalent experience and skills can be substituted for education.
  • At least 3 years direct experience in purchasing or Upstream/Downstream Planning.
  • Have strong leadership and change management skills
  • Possess job related procurement and planning management experience
  • Have strong influence and convince skills
  • Possess a business understanding of: supply chain, value streams, operational efficiency program, IT topics (IPO Business Partner), vertical integration, and reporting
  • SAP experience preferred

We know skills and competencies show up in many ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

What's in it for me? Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k)+ match, and more.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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Why us?

At Schneider Electric we're committed to creating a workplace that gives you not just a job but a meaningful purpose in joining our mission to bring energy and efficiency to enable life, progress and sustainability for all.

We believe in e mpowering our team members to reach their full potential, fostering a sense of ownership in their work.

We embrace inclusion as a fundamental value, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued. We value differences, and welcome people from all walks of life. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone, everywhere.

If you want to be part of a company where your contributions truly matter, where you are empowered to make a difference and where inclusivity is valued, we would love to hear from you.

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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best.

We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate and we 'embrace different' as one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do. This extends to our Candidates and is embedded in our Hiring Practices.

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