Supply Planning Specialist

We Have:

• A strong global presence with mini-mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, special quality bars, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the automotive industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation, and creates products that serve humanity.  
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer:

• Competitive compensation with annual Bonus. 
• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Health Advocate Services 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Parental Leave
• Career Path System and Training 
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create 

Your Qualifications:

• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of supply chain management through a formal 4-year degree in Supply Chain Management or related disciplines; and/or prior 10 years work experience.
• APICS or other professional development certification is preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years Operations and/or Supply Chain Management experience, of which at least 2 years are in Supply Chain Planning, including exposure in S&OP.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, translated into sound, tactical and strategic, business understanding.
• Good project management, coaching and relationship building abilities applied to various levels of our organization, including the executive tiers.
• Knowledge of steel mill and finishing fabricating operations and procedures.
• Competence in using a variety of ERP (e.g. SAP)
• Intermediate skills in the use of Microsoft Suite, SQL, Python, PowerBI, as well experience with Data Integration or ETL tools (Alteryx, Databricks).
• Experience in sustaining business processes and supporting organizational change is desirable.
• Ability to interpret quantitative data and communicate results clearly and concisely

Your Purpose:

You will report to the Sales & Operations Planning Manager, and your primary purpose will be to support the supply side of the Company’s Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process.  A major emphasis of the position is to support collaborative planning processes to develop and implement production plans for all mill-rolled products to level out unanticipated and unscheduled production delays with minimum additional costs or interruptions to customer delivery schedules.

Your Work:

• Resolve projected supply/demand imbalances, aligning the Company’s Marketing, Sales, Production, Raw Materials and Logistics plans and identifying profit maximization opportunities.
• Define production volumes to meet customer demands and production requirements.
• Develop supply plans for all mill locations, including production and inventory targets
• Manage the monthly Supply Planning and Demand/Supply Balancing Processes - Determine exceptions/outliers that need to be escalated to Executive S&OP Meeting
• Chair the Demand/Supply Planning meeting.
• Establish and monitor finished goods inventory levels manage the aged and slow-moving inventory processes.
• Establish, monitor and conduct weekly/monthly mill meetings to review scorecard metrics (KPI’s) and act upon inventory trends, and customer satisfaction metrics with the plant production control teams.
• Work closely with Sales Teams to meet customer demands while balancing it with the production and inventory objectives.
• Accountable as primary liaison with Sales, Mill Production Control and Finance to ensure communications are maximized for items affecting customer satisfaction.
• Lead in the identification of business risks and opportunities.
• Increase supply chain visibility and drive supply chain performance improvements and participate in cross-functional teams to resolve projected supply/demand imbalances. 
• Assist in constructing the business processes and systems to establish S&OP as a critical business nucleus.
• Provides analytical and technical leadership to improve the quality and timeliness of the S&OP data reporting.
• Prepare and present management reports at all levels of the organization from the Company President to individual facility leaders.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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