Inventory Planning Administrator - Corby, United Kingdom - RS Group

RS Group

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Corby, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Inventory Planning Administrator

Corby, Northants (Hybrid working)

Working in our lively, friendly Inventory Planning team in Corby, you'll be the Inventory Planning Administrator for a specific Category to support Inventory Planners on day to day admin and data accuracy.

What you will be doing:

Working in conjunction with the Inventory Planner's to improve data accuracy on the following:

Providing administrative support to the Inventory Planning Team to ensure the JDA planning tool has accurate information to plan against
Manage Purchase Order Book to ensure it meets Demand Forecast including expediting and rescheduling
Updating SAP with correct information

As you become more involved
Work in conjunction with Senior Inventory Planner and Inventory Controller on continuously improving the KPI's for the defined cell:

Manage Supply Plan in line with Category and Cell inventory strategies
Support Inventory Control in mitigating Excess inventory whilst keeping within Category and Cell Stocking Policies
Manage exceptions to Supply Plan including but not limited to zero/low stock and customer order shortages
Resolve queries regarding product deliveries, working closely with Operations
Support Buying teams in improving or maintaining vendor performance and identifying cost reductions
Work closely with Demand Planning to ensure Supply Plan meets customer requirements
Optimise Return on Investment (ROI) through crossfunctional improvement initiatives, implementation of established industry best practices and employing a Total Cost of Ownership approach
Be key interface for relevant vendor Supply Plan enquiries for both external (vendors) and internal stakeholders such as IC, Demand Planning, Product, and Operations
Proactively seek to continuously improve processes
Adhere to the RS Ways of Working: with Passion, Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability and Aspiration

Desirable skills for this role:

Ability to demonstrate customeroriented thinking
Strong verbal and written communication skills
MS Excel proficient
Ability to operate within a global organisation and to demonstrate cultural awareness
Diversity and inclusiveness aware
Fluent in English language
Understanding of the market and industry within which we operate
SAP and JDA knowledge
MS Office competent
Good challenging, collaboration and influencing skills
Good understanding of inventory management principles and practices
Ability to interpret data and reports and provide clear analytics / recommendations
Ability to challenge status quo and drive for high performance