Supply Planner

Position: Supply Planner Division: DRiV (Tenneco) Function: Supply Chain / Material Control / Logistics Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Role Overview The Supply Planner plays a pivotal role in optimizing inventory levels, ensuring product availability, and driving supply chain operational excellence. By acting as the bridge between demand forecasts, suppliers, internal departments, and logistics operations, you will translate strategic demand plans into efficient purchase and inventory execution. Key Responsibilities Supply Planning & Inventory Management Translate sales/demand forecasts into viable purchase and inventory strategies. Validate Supply Value Plans and Demand-over-Capacity models alongside Demand Analysts. Monitor stock targets, analyze Inventory Quality Reports (IQR), and redistribute excess stock across regional warehouses. Identify slow or non-moving inventory and implement corrective actions (e.g., repacking, promotions, disposition). Analyze customer availability metrics, track Customer Fill Rates, and perform root-cause analyses on missed lines (NNA). Vendor & Purchase Order Management Issue purchase orders (ZPOD) and execution plans to suppliers based on MRP parameters. Monitor vendor spend, expedite outstanding orders, and publish weekly vendor priority lists. Track Vendor Shipping Performance, past-due orders, and perform regular order book cleanups and vendor reconciliations. Resolve blocked vendor invoices (Unipay) and troubleshoot EDI transmissi