Sr Supply Planner - Benjamin Moore & Co

At Benjamin Moore, we empower our team members to achieve their goals and make a positive impact in our communities. We offer a rewarding and inspiring work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and a strong sense of camaraderie. Our culture of excellence and transparency encourages our colleagues to bring their authentic selves and unique perspectives/ideas every day. With 140 years of rich history behind our brand, we know that our people are the driving force behind our success. We believe in investing in our colleagues by offering work-life balance, competitive/ benefits, ongoing learning/continuing education, and skill development. Through a positive and engaging workplace, we facilitate growth, development, and fulfillment for all. 

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Job Summary:

The Senior Supply Planner is responsible for contributing to the growth of Benjamin Moore by managing a variety of critical supply chain activities that drive accurate forecasts, generate productive inventory, promote exceptional service, and shipping excellence to all Benjamin Moore customers. A self-starter who enjoys working across the organization to deliver a timely product to both external and internal customers regardless of business unit. This position requires an understanding and practical application of the following functional areas – Planning and Inventory Management, MRP, Demand Management, S&OP, and Data Management.

This position will be highly collaborative, working with other departments including all areas of the Supply Chain. This role requires a proactive and well-organized professional who takes ownership of his/her responsibilities and willingness to help other areas within the organization.

Soft Skills:

• Emotional intelligence (Self-awareness): The ability to recognize and manage one’s own emotions, as well as recognizing the emotions of others.
• Adaptability The ability to be flexible and adaptable in response to changing situations and demands.
• Conflict resolution: The ability to manage and resolve conflicts constructively and respectfully.
• Trust Building: Building a team environment where the employees feel safe. Leaders need to be authentic, honest, transparent, and compassionate.
• Problem Solving: The ability to identify and analyze problems and produce effective solutions.
• Creativity (critical thinking): The ability to be forward-thinking and strategic and present innovative solutions.
• Time management: The ability to prioritize tasks and manage one’s time effectively.
• Teamwork: The ability to work collaboratively with others towards a common goal, recognizing different perspectives and strengths.
• Empathy: Genuinely caring for others and being able to understand another person’s situation and perspective.
• Cultural competence (The ability to work across cultures): The ability to understand and appreciate diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and ways of thinking.

Responsibilities:

• Owns the production plan development process including plan creation, reconciliation, and process optimization.
• Facilitate year-end forecasting and raw material planning process to reserve capacity, drive labor requirements, and provide rolling 12M projections for vendor community.
• Contribute to the development of a new S&OP/S&OE process that will define a long-range plan, inclusive of attaining consensus in the areas of Demand, Supply, and Inventory.
• Facilitate the S&OP process by gathering data and sharing insights that drive strategic supply decisions related to internal and external production.
• Support centralized planning transformation – Collaborate with plant managers and inventory specialists to drive efficiencies and promote synergies across functions.
• Track schedule adherence and ensure process orders follow time fence guidelines in SAP. Refine these processes as needed to optimize planning.
• Act as the liaison between supply and demand, identify mismatches in sales/inventory and make replenishment recommendations.
• Able to provide supply updates and resolution timelines for constrained materials
• Collaborate with site personnel to drive efficiencies in production, optimize cost per gallon and support shared inventory and fulfillment goals.
• Assist in report generation and tool development to provide meaningful business insights to key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal and external facing colleagues to support the strategic pillars as a representative of Benjamin Moore with the ability to go beyond an individual supply chain function.
• Understand KPIs and key data elements to benchmark company/Group/Team performance and ability to strategize and recommend solutions to senior management. Automate and Improve legacy processes and data tools.
• Ability to pull/manipulate large data sets.
• Applies good judgment and critical thinking within business-defined parameters, ability to be detail orientated and promote data accuracy.
• Support change management effort in preparation for Advanced Planning Software implementation, help define requirements and perform user attribute testing.
• Takes ownership in their respective book of business and demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on building business acumen around BMC’s product, customers, and business model.
• Ability to coach and mentor junior team members
• Provides deliverables on time while adhering to budget and quality parameters.
• Performs other duties as required.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance/Accounting, Business, Logistics, Information Systems, or relevant field
• 5-7 years of analytical experience within a supply chain, logistics, operations, retail, or manufacturing environment
• Experience working with ERP/MRP/WMS systems
• SAP experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Access, and Power Point
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to influence and negotiate
• Strong presentation skills and ability to work tactfully with all levels of employees.
• Travel 10%