Job Summary

Job Description

Under direct supervision, responsible for translating demand plans into supply plans.

Support demand planning by ensuring strong in-stock and service level through maintaining inventory levels, safety stock parameters, and lead times for component or finished good inventory.

Responsible for working with internal and external partners to translate supply plan into purchase order/work order workload.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate and follow-up with suppliers, operations and warehousing regarding late orders, material outages, and/or special projects.




• Manage purchase order/work order size based on service commitments, existing inventory on hand, and lead times.




• Manage lead times to drive operational efficiency and improve service.




• Communicate and escalate to team members when potential supply issues arise.




• Create ad hoc reports to assist in identifying potential issues.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, or related field.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).




• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Access (for example: designing and creating simple queries, modifying data types, adding dates, working with required fields and/or creating labels).

PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS

Certification / Licensure

APICS certification.

Work Experience

• At least 1 year of experience in operations and/or supply chain.




• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.




• Experience interpreting and communicating results of analysis to various audiences.




• Experience taking the steps to ensure the assignment/ project is accomplished within tight timeframes.




• Experience processing all relevant details, understanding and prioritizing their importance and drawing clear and concise conclusions.

Benefits - Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click here.

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Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.