Supply Planner

Overview
Dexter, the premier manufacturer and supplier of axles, suspension, brakes, doors, venting products, trailer parts, accessories, and towing components serving the commercial trailer, RV, heavy-duty, marine, agriculture, and manufactured housing markets has an opportunity for a Supply Planner at our Lisle Illinois location.
Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, Dexter employs over 3,800 people throughout the U.S. and Canada, operates 18 manufacturing facilities, and distributes trailer parts and accessories through over 30 company-owned distribution locations. Employing state-of-the-art robotics, precision welding equipment, and automated machining processes, Dexter has achieved many years of success through a commitment to the principles of superior quality, continuous improvement, and unparalleled customer service.
For more information about our company, access Dexter's web site at www.dextergroup.com.
Position Summary
Position Overview
The Supply Planner is responsible for anticipating and maintaining inventory levels to optimize and achieve organizational goals. This position is a key contributor to the success of the Supply Chain, driving the "Right Product, Right Place, Right Time" philosophy. This will be accomplished by actively managing schedules efficiently, providing input in replenishment methods and collaborating with vendors to ensure on
time deliveries to both DCs and Branches. A key responsibility will be to ensure the availability of supplies through day-to-day communications with key suppliers. This role will work individually and within groups to develop procedures and processes to support supply planning function.
Responsibilities:

• Responsible for independently and expertly developing and executing purchase orders and transfers using the material requirements (MRP) system to meet with supply requirements.
• Ensures comprehensive understanding of company and department objectives and aligns individual practices with these objectives.
• Sets priorities with vendors on open and future purchase orders to ensure that company and departmental objectives are met, as well as ensuring D365 due dates are accurate.
• Collaborates with vendors and branches to prioritize based on demand and ensure on time deliveries.
• Expertly manages situations with vendors to address unmet expectations or timelines.
• Tracks vendor confirmations to ensure purchase order acknowledgement.
• Partners with cross functional team on new product introduction to set effective dates and ensure inventory availability.
• Provides thorough, accurate and timely supply planning master data in D365; order points, vendor lead time, UoM among other planning parameters.
• Partners with Accounts Payable for timely resolution of invoice issues related to inventory purchase orders.
• Collaborates with and advises functional manager in development of safety stock and replenishment method strategy to achieve organizational goals.
• Maintains weekly collaboration schedule assigned DCs or Branches.
• Collaborates with Demand Planning to ensure forecasts and targeted inventory levels are aligned with customer expectations.
• Manages performance to maintain adherence to key metrics: In-stocks, OTD, Days of Inventory.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements
Experience

• Bachelor's degree, required.
• Minimum of 3 years of related supply chain experience.
• 3+ years of work experience in demand or supply planning, preferably in an Item intensive multi-channel environment.
• Experience with ERP system, (Microsoft D365 desirable).
• APICS CPIM or CSCP is preferred.
• Inventory management and/or Materials Planning knowledge is required.
• Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) experience is required.