Supply Planner

What will you work on?
The Supply Planner position is a highly visible Supply chain role that is responsible for overseeing and optimizing the inventory planning and procurement cost across the supply chain network. They have the ability to balance the sometimes conflicting goals of inventory targets, target customer service levels, forecast accuracy, and safety stock requirements for the allocated portfolio of SKU’s for which he or she is assigned.

How will you create impact?

• Responsible for maintaining inventories, developing the supply plan to reduce out of stocks across the supply chain network to increase service levels while minimizing purchasing costs and capital employed.

• Proactively utilize MRP’s and other tools to review inventory projections supply-demand summaries to prevent potential shortages or excessive inventory and demurrage.

• Implement and maintain inventory and material management strategies by regular review and optimization of inventory parameters and levels (e.g. reorder pt, safety stock, ABC categorization, forecast bias, etc.)

• Ability to assess purchasing options, analyze cost reduction opportunities to optimize total spend by optimizing loads via combining various products onto a single order, pre-ordering as needed to reduce costs, controlling inventory levels to avoid additional overflow costs, adjusting hub-spoke networks as needed to reduce costs, etc.

• Conduct root cause analysis for supply chain issues/variances and define corrective action plans to avoid re-occurrence. Review out of stock situations or shortage of supply issues and recommend mitigations. Utilize exception reports to identify and correct potential out of stock issues

• Conduct regular business and performance reviews with Demand Planning, Sales and Marketing, participation in SOP processes.

• Identify and manage potential inventory obsolescence to minimize aged inventory and eventual write-offs

• Check and monitor rough cut capacity plan (RCCP) and implement mitigative actions in case risks of out of stock

• Track and reconcile weekly/monthly metrics versus established targets

• Other ad-hoc duties assigned by Manager

How will you fit into the team?
The Supply Planner reports to the Senior Manager Supply Planning EU.

Why should you become our team member?

At Spin Master we believe that our people are one of our most valuable assets. Your efforts at Spin Master are a part of your life’s work and Spin Master honors your contribution with a total rewards program that includes tangible and intangible benefits.
• Global Working Environment
• Hybrid Work Model /1 day of HO in a week/
• Meal vouchers fully paid by the employer (7,50€/working day)
• Referral program
• Learning & Development - We're committed to supporting your continuous learning. For our employees, we provide LinkedIn Learning, language courses, and much more.
• 2x sick day + Birthday day off
• Employee discounts - Eligible to receive free toys during the holiday season and can purchase toys for discounted prices.
• Possibility of career growth
• Flexible working hours
• Employee Assistance Program
• Allowance for sports activities – Multi sport card
• Life and Accident Insurance
• Medical care benefit