Your Job
This role defines target inventory levels and replenishment parameters, to compensate for demand and supply variability for all items and locations in meeting customer demand, thus reducing risks of not meeting customer expectations and Molex goals.
Our Team
As part of the Consumer & Commercial Solutions Division, you will be reporting to Lead of Inventory Planning
What You Will Do
• Create inventory plan through recommend aggregate inventory levels by reviewing scenarios and capital requirements
• Provide information to the Network Supply Planner during supply and balancing activities
• Collaborate with Network Planner and Operations Lead to define/update supply constraints (customer requirements, long term maintenance)
• Collaborate with Network Supply Planner and Analysts to finalize supply inputs with all constraints accounted for
• Review stocking policies
• Review inventory program
• Review customer reorder policies and determine on-hand and in-transit inventory positions
• Load updated service level requirements and forecast accuracy into inventory tool
• Run inventory tool and document scenario results
• Review inventory scenario results, assessing financial impact against working capital requirements to generate/publish inventory plan
• Other duties as assigned by Management
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Production Management, Materials Management, Data Analytics
• 2 years in inventory planning in a manufacturing environment
• Exposure to inventory planning and replenishment tools
• Familiarity with Inventory planning/stocking/safety stock strategies
• Familiarity with ERP environment, preferably SAP ECC
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, detail oriented
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good collaborative and interpersonal skills
What Will Put You Ahead
• APICS certification desirable
• Experience with planning platforms such as Kinaxis, IBP desirable
• In-depth knowledge of inventory techniques
• Experience working at a global level
• Ability to process and evaluate large data sets
• Usage of data process & visualization tools, e.g. Tableau, python
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Who We Are
As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.
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Hiring Supervisor: Kiew, Terence
