Supply Chain Planner

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE JOB:

The Supply Chain Planner serves as the front line between the company and its valued customers by managing the complete supply chain process and maintenance of customer accounts. This position requires the capability to exercise independent and discretionary judgments and decisions on behalf of the company. This position will have the decision-making capacity at a moderate risk level to the company.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Planning and Coordination:

Ensure 100% on-time and accurate delivery by establishing and monitoring schedules to proactively identify and address any issues.

Issue new and enter changes for sample and mass production manufacturing orders to factories.

Coordinate shipments from the factory with cost-effective and efficient shipping modes to meet the target schedule.

Track and monitor incoming shipments, immediately addressing delays or any issues that may affect timely deliveries.

Expedite/reschedule orders per customer request or factory confirmation.

Negotiate critical or special requests with overseas business units, factory production control, and/or customers.

Process and arrange product returns to overseas business units or factories with logistics and export teams.

Perform inventory management and control.

Analyze customer forecasts, and create simulations to manage manufacturing, transit, and buffer stock to align with contracted stocking terms with customers and achieve budget targets.

Maintain/analyze planning parameters, including production and transit lead times, order quantities, contracted stock levels, etc. to achieve a consistent, healthy product pipeline with minimal expedites/rescheduling.

Create manufacturing order forecasts and communicate to overseas business units and/or factories with agreed frequencies.

Successfully manage specification change and end-of-life/program products to avoid any shortage to customers or obsolescence.

Review customer contracts; provide feedback and suggestions to align with the company’s supply chain objectives and processes.

Analyze and control monthly inventory turnover and aged inventory.

Assist product teams with setting inventory annual operating budget, and forecasting inventory on a monthly, quarterly, and year-end basis as needed.

Ability to assess situations to determine practical solutions, and then determine the appropriate level of resource needed to resolve.

Contributes input into decision-making by collecting and analyzing data;

Involved in projects that require independent decision-making

Involve in routine decisions related to day-to-day activities

May make proper recommendations to management

Account Management:

Provide excellent customer service and on-time delivery of products.

Timely and accurate entries and updates of customer orders into the sales system and confirmation/acknowledgment to customers.

Maintain internal order-tracking files as needed.

Communicate delivery schedules, stock/pipeline status, and tracking or delivery information to customers. Submit open order report updates as requested by customers.

Support customer requests regarding delivery, shipment arrangement, and order changes.

Obtain air estimates and authorizations in case delivery expedites are required. Support with negotiations for expedited cost responsibilities as needed.

Follow-up with customers for order issues and forecast releases based on product and transit lead times.

Immediately identify any potential problems or bottlenecks affecting customer satisfaction, and address them with the product team, overseas business unit, or factory for resolution.

Coordinate with the quality team to support customer complaints and returns.

Coordinate and arrange shipments from warehouses.

Monitor incoming and on-hand warehouse stock.

Issue packing slips based on customer orders and releases and communicate to warehouse.

Analyze customer delivery demands and propose alternate expedited shipment methods in case of delays.

Accurate monitoring and timely processing of products in 3PW/VMI/Consignment warehouses. Address any discrepancies with customers for timely resolution.

Support with customer accounts and sales management.

Provide guidance and direction to Supply Chain Associate. Work with Supply Chain Supervisor to assign tasks, mentor, and foster growth within the team.

Create and provide sales forecasts or data to the product team and sales team, and enter information into the internal Data Warehouse system.

Support new Mass Production product ramp-up process with all relevant functional teams, including sales, engineering, logistics, and product teams.

Review and implement customer-specific requirements.

Work with the sales team, product team, and accounting team to obtain the required documentation and approvals for new customer account setup per the company’s policies. Request for bill-to-code setups with the accounting team, and create and maintain ship-to codes in the sales system.

Work with IT for EDI or any customer portal access or setup.

Review and understand customers’ shipment guidelines. Issue Sales Routing/Route Files to the Factory for direct/drop ship customers, or provide clear shipment instructions to the warehouse.

Operations/Reporting/Communication:

Clear, effective, and frequent communications required with customers, product teams, account managers, overseas business units, factories, logistics, accounting, and other operational teams.

Develop working partnerships with the company’s international divisions in Japan, Thailand, Philippines, China, Malaysia, Germany, Slovakia, etc.

Provide reports as requested from product teams, Japan headquarters or business units.

Participate in internal and external meetings to assist in negotiations or help resolve issues.

Provide customer, sales and factory airfreight cost reports to logistics.

Provide delivery delay and premium freight reports to quality.

Understand our products pricing policy and procedures, and submit price registration requests to Japan headquarters.

Perform all other duties as related to the job function, as required.

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS/COMPETENCIES:

Bachelor’s degree preferred, in Supply Chain Management, Business or a related field.

Minimum 5 plus years’ experience in a customer service or related field such as:

Manufacturing Processes

Supply Chain/Logistics

Business Administration

Must know about material planning and production scheduling

Ability to conduct detailed procedures in a time-constrained environment

Strong sense of time organization and urgency

Able to work independently and within a team

May be required to work outside the normal business hours to accommodate communications overseas

Computer skills: Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Business level speaking skills a plus in one of the following languages depending on business needs:

Japanese

Spanish

Fluency in reading and writing skills a plus in one of the following languages depending on business needs:

Japanese

Spanish

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:

No Supervisory qualifications are required for this position.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

A normal amount of sitting and standing, average mobility to move around an office, and ability to conduct a normal amount of work on a computer.

SALARY

At NMB, the pay band for this role is between $64,039.00 and $96,059.00 annually, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. The base pay is a part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range of the pay band process. This offers you the opportunity to progress as you continue to grow and develop your career at NMB.

BENEFITS

401(K)

Safe Harbor

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance & AD&D

Healthcare & Dependent Care Spending Accounts

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Sick Leave Benefits

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

SCHEDULE

NMB offers flexible work schedules to create a better work/life balance.

WORK AUTHORIZATION (REQUIRED)

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

DISCLAIMER

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time.

The job description doesn't constitute a contract of employment and the company may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.

The above lists all of the essential functions, education, knowledge, skills and abilities required for this job. These are the minimum requirements; employees must also demonstrate good interpersonal skills, proper attitude and professionalism, acceptable attendance and work behaviors – at a minimum.