Job description
Overview:
Good people, working with good people, for our common good.
Sound good?
KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!
Primary Responsibilities:
The Demand Replenishment Planner 2 position is a key role supporting our strategic vision to be the preferred supply chain partner in the specialty, natural & organic, and fresh marketplace in North America. The Demand Replenishment Planner operates within the Perishable and Fresh categories of the specialty and natural food industry. This role will work cross-functionally with members of demand planning, account management, sales, vendor management, transportation, warehouse operations, vendors, brokers, and inbound freight shippers. As with all positions at KeHE, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
Essential Functions:
- Achieve established KPIs: service level, inventory, gross spoils, forecast accuracy, and bias KPIs for assigned products and categories.
- Responsible for purchase order placement, demand forecasting, order management, and inventory health.
- Utilize reporting to identify and mitigate risks to target fill rate.
- Ensure that the lowest cost-to-deliver decisions are made during the purchasing process by working cross-functionally with transportation and warehouse operations.
- Responsible for end-to-end track and trace of purchase orders.
- Regularly tuning replenishment system parameters to drive optimal purchasing suggestions
- Primary point of contact for assigned vendors and brokers.
- Utilize forecasting tools to review forecast exceptions and tune item-level sales trends
- Determine root cause and find resolution for overstock and inventory spoils risk.
- 1-3 years of related supply chain experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or related field preferred.
- Understanding of supply chain concepts, purchasing, and inventory management
Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude:
- Experience with Advanced Planning Software packages like Manhattan, JDA Fulfillment, JDA Demand Planning, or E3 is strongly preferred.
- Strong analytical, planning and organizational skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
- Must be a team player with a roll up sleeves attitude and high sense of urgency.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with focus on Excel. Ability to manipulate, manage and gain business insights from large data sets.
- Food industry experience in a similar Supply Chain role is preferred.
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