Project Manager - Supply Planning

WE CREATE EMPOWERED LEADERS! At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success -- so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to provide business aligned solutions on our Supply Chain Team. Within our Supply Chain department, we have multiple focus areas, including Supply Planning.

Our SUPPLY PLANNING TEAM is responsible for MAKING AND DELIVERING.

We're looking to add to our team! As a Project Manager - Supply Planning, you will be responsible for continuously improving the balancing of inventory and incoming supply with demand to improve and maintain the delivery performance and inventory turns. You will provide input to the Supply Chain Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, and new products including product life-cycle changes, and product end-of-life. The position is based in Milwaukee, WI.

Within this role, you will also:

• Continuously improve finished good supply planning 2-3-year horizon, influencing or evaluating production, capacity, inventory, labor, and other production drivers with the goal of meeting customer expectations of on-time delivery while achieving inventory/cost objectives.
• Be a key interface with suppliers overseas and US distribution to effectively and efficiently manage flow of supply, including coordinating and improving scheduling at the machine/process level.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts of the planning process and production flow through process knowledge and data driven analysis
• Be actively involved in communicating with a variety of departments including production, purchasing, sales, marketing, engineering, finance, distribution, and Leadership teams

You'll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

• Review long-term and mid-term capacity planning processes and support executing the supply portion of the monthly S&OP process.
• Review & improve processes for several areas including:
• Develop and maintain production and inventory transfer plans for items.
• Place/manage orders to coincide with supply plans from production facilities and US distribution center.
• Manage adjustments to plans as necessary, including changes to PO's, schedules, standard costing, etc. within the ERP system.
• Inventory planning and strategy development, such as target levels and promotional builds, etc.
• Communication of risks related to inventory and supply plans in terms of lead time and capacity constraints for products to key cross-functional leaders
• Reach agreement with sales and marketing on acceptable/equitable quantities and timing
• Develop complete analysis/timeline related to supply and demand for new product launches, product end of life, product transitions, and products transferring production location.
• Maintain metrics/scorecards on KPI's, including fill rates, inventory turns, E&O inventory, and production schedule adherence.
• Other duties/continuous improvement projects as assigned

The TOOLS you'll bring with you:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Logistics, Business or related Technical field
• Understanding of Supply Chain planning tools, software, and ERP systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence and drive decision making with cross functional stakeholders
• 4+ years' experience working within an S&OP cadence
• Ability to travel 10% of the time

The TOOLS that would be helpful to have:

• APICS Certification (CPIM, CSCP)
• History leading (directly or indirectly) a team of analysts

We provide these great perks and benefits:

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan
• Education assistance
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service * And many more, check out our benefits site HERE.