FenderSenior Supply Chain Planner
Senior Supply Chain Planner needed in Scottsdale, AZ to lead supply planning for OEM Electronics, develop inventory projections, and perform data analysis.
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world famous brand with offices across the globe**.** Within Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s ("FMIC") Supply Chain team, our mission is to support and enable the makers who fuel the pursuit of musical expression.
An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage.
We are searching for a Senior Supply Chain Planner based in Scottsdale, AZ.
This is a hybrid role based out of Scottsdale, AZ, however, consideration may be given to remote candidates.
Essential Functions:
- Convert global demand forecast into an executable supply plan
- Drive and execute monthly stock status meetings
- Review potential supply shortages and communicate potential risk, potential solutions to mitigate risk, and quantify business impact.
- Support development and analysis of the rolling 12-18 month inventory forecast
- Serve as the back-up to the Sr. Supply Chain Analyst who owns the Inventory Planning process
- Analyze drivers of variances to inventory forecasts and result trends for reporting and incorporation into forecast updates
- Lead Safety Stock quarterly alignment meetings across all regions and product lines
- Gather and analyze data to improve forecasts and to achieve best-in class metrics
- Gather data and analyze the data to clearly articulate findings and to make recommendations
- Provide awareness to activities/trends that impact inventory and production planning and can quantify business risk
- Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of proven experience of Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and/or Inventory Planning
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Ability to work independently to analyze data; self-starter, curious and desire to get to the root cause
- Experience with Data Science techniques
- Working knowledge of Logility (or similar) planning software (ie. SAP, o9); SAP a plus
- Strong PC skills with experience in Microsoft suite
- Commercial and financial awareness and acumen
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills in order to work with cross-functional teams at multiple levels of the organization; ability to influence others and communicate with full transparency to build trust and credibility