Supply Chain Associate Planner

Job Summary

Optimas is looking for an enthusiastic and driven Supply Chain Planner, responsible for optimizing product availability through outstanding collaboration with external suppliers as well as other members of the Supply Chain, Sourcing, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support Teams.

Pune, India

Responsibilities

• Maintain strong supplier relationships;
• Meet and/or exceed service expectations and initiatives of the business;
• Partner with the Sales, Sourcing and Operations teams to address urgent customer needs
• Adhere and perform to the supply chain planner key performance indicators;
• Adhere to and embrace the Thread values of Optimas.
• Communicating effectively with suppliers to maintain a strong relationship
• Supporting the initial order planning and acknowledgement process and then keeping the orderbook aligned with system requirements, efficiently resolving any day-to-day supply issues
• Identifying and resolving potential supply risks, expediting parts where needed to ensure continued supply of parts to our customers
• Communicating effectively with the Operations team to ensure timely receipt of parts and swift resolution of shipping and invoice queries
• Collaborate with Technical Service Department and external suppliers on Quality issues;
• Collaborate with Sales, Supply Chain Analysts and the Demand Planning Team, identifying issues and performing root cause analysis to improve the system forecast
• Implement supply chain strategies manage day to day supply issues.
• Utilize Daily, Weekly, and Monthly reporting to optimize inventory investment;
• Meet or exceed Supply Chain Planner Key Performance Indicators;
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Vision.
• Building organizational capacity.
• Results driven.
• Embrace change.
• Collaboration and Influence.
• Entrepreneurial spirit.
• Customer value and Market focus.

Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent Communication skills - verbal and written
• Excited about helping our suppliers
• Friendly, patient and empathetic
• Continuous improvement
• Attention to detail
• Positive attitude
• Problem solving
• Excellent organisational skills
• Computer Literate MS Office to include Word and Excel
• Excellent time management
• Excellent Team working

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