Location: Brooklyn,NY, USA
Location:
Location:
Supply Planner, Inventory in Newton, NJ at Advance Auto Parts **Location:**
**Career Description**
****Job Description****
**SUMMARY**
Individual contributor representing the most prevalent entry point for this career stream;reports directly to the Inventory Manager.
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
* Identifies, evaluates and develops customer inventories through analysis and operations of the replenishment system.
* Maintains replenishment model information, including monitoring the accuracy of weekly data, history, network changes, lead-times, past and future promotional events, new product information, pricing, and customer service performance goals.
* Ensures availability of product through the monitoring and oversight of inventory systems.
* Maximizes the efficiencies of shipments. Resolves unacceptable situations with customers, as well as problems between shipping locations, carriers, receiving departments, inventory analysts, and buyers to ensure planned arrival of product.
* Acts as liaison between customer, sales, customer service and carriers.
* Advises on trends and/or shifts in demand that could impact company's service levels.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
* Understanding customer demands and sales trends
* Knowledge and experience in Merchandising
* Strong Excel skills (Pivots and V look-ups
* Excellent communication (written and verbal)
**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE**
Bachelors degree (Business, Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Mgmt., or related field); and
minimum 3 years of relevant work experience.