Planner

The Aldo Group

The Aldo Group is looking for a Planner to join the Supply Chain Global Planning team responsible for all supply, demand & inventory planning. This individual will collaborate closely with all supply chain, channel & finance teams.

Overview

The Aldo Group is looking for a Planner to join the Supply Chain Global Planning team responsible for all supply, demand & inventory planning. This individual will collaborate closely with all supply chain, channel & finance teams.

Demand Planning:

• Aggregate on a monthly basis the ALDO Group demands plan by Distribution center, operating brand, merchandise category, including the detailed understanding & documentation of assumptions.
• Report on the forecast accuracy of the demand plan, assess variances against assumptions, and propose solutions to improve the accuracy
• Collaborate with supply planning to track impact on the supply plans.

Supply planning:

• Track all supply chain lead times vs plan, including root cause analysis and help inform demand on upcoming impact.
• Support the inventory planning manager to track in-DC inventory breakdown, track unallocated inventory and develop action plans.
• Aggregate on a weekly basis the ALDO Group supply plan by Distribution center, operating brand, merchandise category, including the detailed understanding & documentation of assumptions.
• Report on the variance vs latest budget/FCST, including root cause analysis and reforecast the next 3-month out demand/supply/inventory including constraint planning.
• Present on a monthly basis to the VP of Distribution the revised DC capacity plan, including key take aways & root cause analysis.
• Support the planning manager to build customer on-time metric and track root cause analysis by working cross- functionally with sourcing, supply chain, finance & channels.

Process & Dashboards:

• Contribute to the monthly executive S&OP meetings, including coordinating the presentation, connecting the dots on sales, demand, supply, inventory, following through on action items for next S&OP.
• Support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities.
• Develop a detailed understanding of S&OP processes and business practices to understand the data & business impacts.
• Make recommendations to enhance business processes and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies.
• Develop new dashboards in BI & enhance existing ones with limited supervision.

Requirements

• To be successful, the planner is required to move easily between process management and detailed execution possessing a strong combination of analytical and communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations or related field
• Strong analytical, data-processing and problem-solving skills
• Well organized with high attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure with limited supervision
• Proficiency in Excel & PowerPoint; ability to learn new systems/applications
• Experience with SAP is considered an asset
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to understand key demand-planning and supply-planning concepts and communicate with business stakeholders

Building a culture of belonging

We firmly believe that the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and identities is a fundamental strength of the ALDO Group. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to providing a safe, respectful, and equitable work environment where everyone can reach their full potential and find their fit.

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