Project Leader, Supply Chain Supply Planner

1 week ago

Kohler, United States KOHLER Full time
Job Description

Project Leader, Supply Chain Supply Planner



Work Mode: Remote



Location: Remote - United States

Opportunity

Responsible for supply planning, ensuring customer delivery experience (“Consul”) and implementation of product supply strategies, across the supply chain team for assigned product category(ies). Ensures execution by tracking and driving achievement of customer service, open orders, lead times, supply plan attainment, inventory space, inventory health and shipping targets, identifying gaps and risk to plan.

Develops and maintains supply plans and provides recommendations on supply plan options and actions to stakeholders by understanding and effectively balancing business and supply chain performance tradeoffs. Develops and maintains a network of decision makers and key influencers.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Serve as “Consul” for assign scope, initially Steel and Neoroc. The “Consul” role is responsible to monitor key customer delivery experience KPIs for assigned categories, driven quick resolution of off-target performance and ensuring system root cause and corrective actions are identified and result in improvement.  This includes reporting on results, root causes, and actions in S&OE and other supply chain forums.
  • Perform supply planning for assigned scope of product categories within KBNA, which currently includes a scope of:  Steel and Neoroc.  Note: category assignments may be adjusted as needs of business change.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between the supply chain and the demand teams, including demand planning, supply chain alignment, channel, and category). Partner with demand teams to validate the demand plan and understand the medium- and long-term product demand strategies for impact on supply.
  • Develop and maintain supply plans (medium & long-term) to meet demand, achieving service, cost and inventory targets, including product category monthly demand-supply-inventory views in support of the monthly S&OP process.
  • Determines, analyzes and recommends adjustments to rough-cut capacity in short, medium and long-term ranges to ensure feasibility and flexibility of supply plans to meet business objectives.
  • Incorporate product transitions---including new products, discontinued products, products with a change in channel/market strategy and products with change in supply strategy---into the supply plan.
  • Prepare for and engage in (and regularly or occasionally facilitate) key S&OP meetings, including weekly S&OE meetings and supply alignment meetings.  Ensure content drives alignment on supply strategies and actions.
  • Organize and facilitate supply reviews with key supply sources (internal and external).
  • Partner with logistics team to ensure space and warehouse capacity aligned with the S&OP plan.  Partner with transportation team to ensure effective planning for containers in the case of overseas supply.
  • Own and drive recovery for any product families when supply gaps or extended product lead times occur.
  • Lead the conversion of supply plans into shipments/revenue. Work with logistics to ensure that enough capacity exists to support supply plans.
  • Review supply trade-offs and priorities with the channel and category contacts, translate supply issues into customer impact. When agreed, document clear commercial plans (actions, dates & responsible) with the channel/category leaders/representatives to support tradeoffs to maintain or recover service levels.
  • Maintain product lead times to ensure accurate commitments to customers.
  • Support strategic initiatives within the product category, especially as pertains to understanding and/or summarizing demand, supply, capacity and inventory.
  • Serve as supply chain representative or project leader for process improvement or new capability deployment initiatives.
  • Drive systematic improvement in the supply chain through application of K&B standards, best practices, advanced analytics and technology. 


Skills/Requirements



  • An undergraduate degree in supply chain management, business management or industrial/systems engineering, as well as a minimum of five years professional experience is required.
  • Experience in a manufacturing operation strongly preferred.
  • Masters degree in Business Administration is preferred.
  • Certification from leading Supply Chain Professional Organization (CSCMP, APICS, ISM) is recommended
  • Candidates must possess the aptitude to manage & lead multi-location/global projects under minimal supervision
  • Strong functional knowledge of Excel required. SAP ECC application strongly preferred. 
  • Experience with PowerBI (or similar) preferred. Experience with advanced planning systems (such as SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Anaplan, o9) preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills required.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
  • Ability to simultaneously manage and prioritize multiple requests required.


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Why Choose Kohler?

We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us
It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact kohlerjobs@kohler.com.  Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. 



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