Supply and Inventory Planner (m/f/d)
Core
Balancing supply, inventory, capacity, and risk on test-system and options level in a multi-tier external manufacturing environment to support reliable customer service and business execution.
Role type
Supply and Inventory Planner
Builds
Feasible supply plans, inventory positioning recommendations, and mitigation actions for external manufacturing partners.
Domain
Manufacturing / Supply Chain Planning
Required skills
Supply planning, Inventory planning, S&OP support, Risk scenario planning, Inventory health monitoring, Data analysis, Stakeholder coordination, Shortage management, KPI reporting, Continuous improvement
Responsibilities
Translate demand plans and business priorities into feasible supply plans balancing capacity, material availability, lead times, inventory, and logistics constraints. Define, maintain, and review inventory targets, safety stock levels, buffer concepts, and inventory positioning in alignment with demand, supply, service, and cost objectives. Provide supply and inventory inputs for Supply Review and S&OP, including supply gaps, inventory coverage, shortage risk, E&O exposure, buffer status, trade-offs, and mitigation actions. Act as the planning interface between Demand & Supply Planning Lead, Supply Operations, S&OE, Logistics, Strategic Supplier Management, Product Sourcing, Data & Tools, and external manufacturing partners. Run scenarios to evaluate the impact of demand changes, supply constraints, lead-time changes, allocation, ramp-up, and recovery actions on service, inventory, cost, and risk. Monitor inventory across internal and external locations and prevent excess and obsolescence through early identification, parameter review, phase-in / phase-out planning, and coordinated mitigation actions. Align with Supply Operations and S&OE on constraints, shortages, recovery plans, expediting needs, and allocation proposals, ensuring a clear handover from planning into execution. Maintain dashboards and reports covering KPIs such as supply feasibility, inventory health, coverage, turns, E&O risk, shortage exposure, and buffer effectiveness, and improve planning parameters, data quality, and planning methods.