Supply Chain planning analyst

Job description

Main Responsibilities: Supply Chain Planning (SCP) tools Job qualifications. NOTE: Candidates must be willing to do product configuration. If they are only interested in management and high level involvement, then this job is not for them. This is a hands on software configuration job. Individuals with the right mix of skills listed below will be trained on the software. Recommended Skills: • Ability to see the “big picture” for global optimized solution across all areas in the organization, such as campaign scheduling, outside contractor packaging, and distribution • Inquisitive nature • Ability to make decisions independently • Ability to communicate convincingly and effectively with different parts of the organization • Eagerness to take initiative in learning and applying new skills • Ability to learn quickly and effectively • Insight into both the business side and technological side of demand and operations planning, as well as scheduling. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of the Client’s business, but at the same time have strong analytical and computer skills to transfer the business knowledge into the SCP role effectively. • Ability to function well in a high-stress integration-testing environment, while at the same time learning the new software Recommended Qualifications: • Computer skills: Excel, Access & Oracle/SQL (beginner level), general MS navigating, strong Visio. • APICS Certified (CPIM) Recommended • Experience in production forecasting, planning and scheduling Education • S&OP, Demand Planning/Advanced Scheduling – Bachelor’s degree in business, any engineering discipline, computer science, statistics or science. • Advanced Planning – Bachelor’s degree (post graduate education highly beneficial) in industrial/manufacturing engineering, math, operations research, or science. Recommended Experience: • 3+ years’ experience client industry in areas relating to demand planning, production planning, scheduling, logistics, business modeling (preferred), and manufacturing. • Experience working with forecasting, planning & scheduling software. • Demand Planning: Strong statistical forecasting background – Tournament Forecasting, Bayesian. • Advanced Planning: Very strong math knowledge, especially linear programming. Ex prior experience: Infor Advanced Planning, Manugistics, I2 or Aspentech. • Scheduling: Prior experience with any Heuristics scheduling tool. Regards, Nagesh Sr.Technical Recruiter Integrated Resources, Inc. IT Life Sciences Allied Healthcare CRO Certified MBE |GSA - Schedule 66 I GSA - Schedule 621I Direct# 732-429-1641 (BOARD) # 732-549-2030 – Ext - 305 Gold Seal JCAHO Certified ™ for Health Care Staffing “INC 5000’s FASTEST GROWING, PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES” (8th Year in a Row) A Few Words About Us - Integrated Resources, Inc is a premier staffing firm recognized as one of the tri-states most well-respected professional specialty firms. IRI has built its reputation on excellent service and integrity since its inception in 1996. Our mission centers on delivering only the best quality talent, the first time and every time. We provide quality resources in four specialty areas: Information Technology (IT), Clinical Research, Rehabilitation Therapy and Nursing.