Job Summary:
The Global Service Planning Manager role is responsible for the strategic and tactical elements of Avnet Integrated’s global service parts planning strategy. Avnet is looking for a problem solver who has an excellent data background, understands the intricacies service parts planning, and has experience setting up and configuring planning software. The Global Service Planning Manager will be tasked with having the right part, in the right place, at the right time to support customer’s service needs.
The right candidate must be a go getter with an entrepreneurial mindset who doesn’t mind rolling up their sleeves and continuing to improve the customer experience. At Avnet Integrated, our focus is not only world class design, configuration, and build of technology solutions but also the long-term maintenance and support of physical hardware throughout its lifecycle.
Strategic
Oversee planning data model exercises for prospective customers.
Create inventory cost models based on planning outputs to inform program pricing proposals.
Produce insights surrounding current customer processes to highlight potential improvement areas that tie to the Avnet value proposition.
Inform strategic roadmap initiatives to optimize the technology stack between planning and executional tools.
Executional
Serve as an SME on the planning toolset, Baxter Prophet.
Oversee new customer onboarding from a planning perspective including data loads and network configuration.
Oversee the day-to-day execution of the planning teams managing various customer accounts.
Evaluate the planning KPI performance of the various customer accounts to drive process and/or planning methodology improvements.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, Operations, Engineering or Supply Chain Management or a substantially similar supply chain or operations related field.
Must possess a minimum of five years in supply chain management, forecasting, demand planning, or inventory management experience.
Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to work across functional and organizational lines.
Creative problem solving and technical skills including advanced Excel proficiency. (Pivot Tables, VLookup, etc.)
Baxter Planning or equivalent service parts planning software.
WHAT NEXT?
Please click on the link to Apply, your CV will be reviewed within 7 days and if successful in the shortlisting process, we will contact you directly. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us on [email protected]
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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.