Sr. Demand Planning Analyst

Kubota Engine America • Lincolnshire, IL • 10h ago

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Kubota Engine America

JOB TITLE:

DEPARTMENT:

Parts

REPORTS TO:

Assistant Supply Chain Manager

FLSA STATUS:

Exempt

Job Description Summary

Responsible for managing inventory levels to maintain the proper balance between inventory investments and fill rates. Analyze Planning, Forecast and Replenishment system by reviewing forecast. Ensure appropriate stock levels for all parts. Check for early identification of potential stock shortages to prevent stock out scenarios. Analyzes and researches unexpected demand to develop a forecast to be used by Parts Planning, Forecast and Replenishment system. Ensures correct parameters are in place so system recommendations are compatible with the ordering requirements of the vendor. Analyze and research at a part level, forecast and inventory requirements to achieve target level fill rate and inventory goals. The primary goal is to provide the desired level fill while balancing inventory investments, operational impacts, and transportation cost. Achievement of these responsibilities may require some leadership of project teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

Manage forecast of all service parts & certain wholegoods and monitor inventory levels to achieve customer fill rate and inventory objectives.

Establish forecast for materials without sufficient demand history (e.g. new parts, slow moving parts, and parts with quality issues).

Develop historical trends, like products and parts, and sales and marketing data to apply a best fit forecast to achieve fill rate and inventory objectives.

Oversee service parts new model, campaign and special events inventory to achieve product launch readiness objectives.

Establish & maintain inventory management solutions such as forecasting models, stock level, replenishment, and deployment.

Initiates and improves demand planning processes, fill rates, inventory performance, and supply chain costs.

Analyze part master data including lead times, price, and supplier sourcing requirements to establish Min Lots & Economic Order Quantities.

Become the SME for Kubota MRP, forecasting software and any demand planning system and strategy

Maintain MM data elements (e.g. Safety Stock, ROP, Min Max) to optimize demand planning and inventory levels.

Evaluate slow and dead stock conditions and perform root cause analysis to meet company objectives

Monitor, generate and interpret results of reports necessary fill rates & inventory objectives.

Produce detailed analysis with organized conclusions for presentation.

Assist to develop, build, test, and deploy optimization tools and processes.

Executing and developing work instructions to perform tasks.

Work with Material Planners to ensure that inventory is ordered optimally

Review purchase orders and evaluate MRP/DRP, forecasting & material planner performance.

Responsible for performance metrics related to customer fill rate, inventory turns, forecasting accuracy, inventory and material planning.

Inform Manager of all noteworthy activities

Support co-workers in other departments as needed

Communicate, organize, and maintain confidential information and material

Other duties or special projects as assigned by management.

Follow safety guidelines and department and corporate policies and procedures

Maintain an organized and secure work environment

Authority:

N/A

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Must have expert level knowledge of aftermarket service parts including high skill levels with demand/inventory planning systems and the ability to querying/analysis data from multiple sources. Programming experience is preferred.

SAP ERP (EWM, APO, WM, BW) and warehouse management systems experience is preferred.

Minimum 5 years experience in inventory management, preferably in Agriculture, Power Equipment, or Construction heavy duty equipment industries.

Experience with DRP/MRP systems

Must have Lean skills and experience (TPS, Six Sigma).

Detailed knowledge of Inventory Management philosophies.

Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Familiarity with advanced optimization techniques.

Advanced knowledge if use of Excel (formulas, pivot tables, power pivots, charts, etc.) Technical knowledge of IT systems and office programs

Self-motivated to

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