Senior Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Job Summary

The Senior Supply Chain Planning Analyst for Dorman Products will report directly to a Supply Chain Manager and will be responsible for driving improvements in the material planning function within the supply chain organization.   Through an optimized supply planning and inventory approach, this individual helps advance the company’s strategic imperatives to enhance ordering strategies deliver margin expansion, improve inventory turns, and ensure service levels exceed customer expectations. This individual is a critical member of the supply chain team and will work cross-functionally with all of the supply chain and product organization to generate desired planning strategies and lead initiatives that will optimize inventory positions and customer serviceability.  This position requires extensive analytic and material planning competencies.

Primary Duties

• Lead cross-functional projects working with various departments at Dorman to support strategic business initiatives, site moves, and planning support acquisitions or new business segments
• Coordinate with the IT and analytics team to develop reports, dashboards, and system improvements to improve the supply planning process and create standard work for material planners
• Work with the commercial and demand planning teams to understand demand pattern trends and perform capacity studies to support future growth with the current supply base. 
• Perform supply chain network optimization analyses to reduce overall cost while meeting service level requirements.  
• Drive improvement in inventory turns through analysis and optimizing planning parameters like EOQs, safety stock, lot size, and ordering methods.
• Collaborate with adjacent functional areas to manage the tactical resolution of supply challenges, including leading expedite and de-expedite processes, reporting of service issues and root-cause analysis that results in ongoing continuous improvement
• Use analytical and quantitative skills to work with large and complex datasets, analyze ambiguous problems, build decision-support tools, and develop recommendations to guide business decisions
• Mentors material planners to help facilitate the completion of accurate work and grow their planning skill sets and competencies

Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communications skills - including executive presentation skills

• Strong ERP and MRP system experience
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret large amounts of data is required
• Solid understanding of inventory planning theory, methods and techniques
• Demonstrated competency with cross-functional engagement and collaboration
• Proven analytical, problem solving, and decision- making skills
• Excellent computer skills – particularly Microsoft Office applications

Education / Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with concentration in one or more of the following disciplines: Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Business.
• MBA is preferred
• APICS certification is preferred
• 5+ years’ experience as a supply chain planning professional

Core Values & Competencies