Hunter Douglas is the world's leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we've defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.
We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What's yours?
One of the pillars of our North American division is spread across four different sites in Mexico where a blend of manufacturing and fabrication occurs. At each location we pride ourselves on exemplary safety and employee-first standards, as we pioneer production processes to be best in class. It is our focus on quality and growth that makes us an employer of choice and helps us maintain our culture of excellence.
Position Overview
Reporting to the Supply Planning Lead, this role entails initiating, managing, and coordinating efforts as they relate to supply requirements, materials, inventory strategies, and capacity management for Hunter Douglas. It offers strategic insights into business areas involving supply gaps, capacity constraints, and risk mitigation; prioritizing customer satisfaction and service standards. Furthermore, this position plays a pivotal role in addressing and initiating strategies to overcome dynamic planning obstacles and process gaps, as they arise.
What you'll do
- Create and manage supply plans for HD final assembly sites, aiming to reduce inventories and operating costs while maximizing customer service excellence
- Establish inventory targets to achieve desired service levels
- Evaluate and manage planning parameters such as lead times, work-in-progress (WIP) exclusions, and minimum order quantities (MOQs)
- Review inventory tolerances and implement necessary adjustments for optimal inventory levels
- Collaborate with the Demand team to address forecast discrepancies
- Coordinate with Procurement to mitigate excess inventory caused by high MOQs or extended lead times
- Lead initiatives across the entire product life cycle, encompassing both new product development and end-of-life phases. Creation and setup of new items and establishes inventory and planning strategies for pipeline builds
- Ramp-up of new launch inventory (building and pipeline)
- Analysis of Excess and Obsolete (E&O) inventory for new launches - Assess inventory risks associated with discontinuations, hard cutovers, and running changes
- End-of-Life (EOL) Planning, Excess and Obsolete (E&O) inventory review, and assessment of inventory cost impacts
- Manage the progression of materials through the relevant plant statuses
- Generate scrap tickets for Excess and Obsolete (E&O) materials
- Support the S&OE process through timely and accurate production plans and material needs.
- Provide suppliers with a 12+ month rolling forecast
- Assess forecast accuracy and collaborate with the Demand team for necessary adjustments.
- Conduct routine supplier meetings to review scorecards
- Implement short/mid/long-term risk mitigation strategies and ensure effective communication to support the S&OE process
- Contribute as a subject matter expert in Planning across various projects and activities to support the achievement of organizational objectives
- Maintain effective communications with team leaders and other key stakeholders in a manner that is timely, complete, concise, and responsive
Who you are
- Bachelor's Degree or higher.
- A minimum of 2+ years of Logistics, Operations/Manufacturing, or relevant supply chain experience is required.
- Demonstrated understanding of the End to End Supply Chain flow and interdependencies across functions is required.
- An entrepreneurial self-starter with strong analytical skills, oral and written communication skills, and the ability to partner and communicate across functional levels is required.
- Ability to manage projects and embrace change.
- MS Office proficiency, specifically with Excel and PowerPoint is required.
- SAP/IBP knowledge is required.
- APICS certification a plus; not required.
- Experience with Six Sigma/Process Excellence tools, training and/or certification.
What's in it for you
- Competitive compensation package including annual bonus.
- Generous benefits package including major medical expenses and life insurance.
- Vacation days.
- Vacation premium.
- Christmas bonus.
- Food vouchers and cafeteria service.
- Savings fund.
- Career developmental opportunities.
- A company culture that prioritizes internal development.
Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate's education, experience, skills and potential.
Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
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