Supply Chain Planner (Hybrid)
Danbury, CT, US, 06810
Belimo is the global market leader in the development, production, and marketing of field devices for the energy-efficient control of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Damper actuators, control valves, sensors, meters, and gas monitors make up the company's core business. Founded in 1975, Belimo employs approximately 2,000 people in over 80 countries and is listed on the Swiss Exchange (SIX) since 1995.
JOB SUMMARY
The Supply Chain Planner will be responsible for planning products required by Belimo America’s manufacturing facilities. The objective of the position is to support product availability and sales goal at optimal costs through accurate planning.
COMPANY'S MISSION AND VALUES
REPORTING STRUCTURE
The Supply Chain Planner is part of the Belimo Americas planning team and reports to the Planning Manager, Americas. This individual bears full responsibility for agreed upon goals and objectives set with the Planning Manager, Vice President of Production, and the Head of Global Planning & Master Data Management.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and maintain 18 month rolling plan for America’s manufacturing facilities based on statistics and enriched with all relevant input from Sales, Product Management and Supply Chain.
- Partner with Product Management and Sales to understand changes in demand, collaborate on demand opportunities, determine demand forecast and manage supply plan with agility to support.
- Identify potential supply risks, alert any supply-demand misalignments, coordinate with the appropriate stakeholders to propose solutions and drive closure.
- Partner with Product Management/Engineering/Procurement on product life cycle management, product specific inventory strategies, develop robust plans to enable new product launch and product phase-out ensuring continuity of supply minimizing E&O exposure.
- Use data-guided analytical rigor to identify trends, patterns, issues that lead to sub-optimal output, recommend process improvement opportunities and action plans.
- Drive sustainable improvement in planning accuracy, service level and related KPI’s through root-cause analysis by leveraging planning tool, cross-functional collaboration and change management skills.
- Develop working relationships with planners globally and build a “virtual” team through regular work sessions and exchanges.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or related discipline required
- 3 years+ of experience in demand/supply planning, material planning, or inventory management
- High attention to detail and follow through
- Strong analytical and communication skills required
- Self-starter, results-oriented with good organizational skills
- Collaborative and effective team player
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, a continuous improvement mindset
- Experience using SAP or other ERP systems and forecasting software tools
- Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- APICS (CPIM/CSCP) certification preferred
- Experience in manufacturing environment preferred
Why employees choose Belimo?
- Health - Top of the line medical, dental and vision options for employees and their families
- Fantastic employee culture – Belimo employees bleed orange and truly live our company mantra “Together to the top!”
- Financials – On top of a competitive salary, employees at every level of the organization are eligible for an annual bonus and regular performance reviews. We also encourage all employees to participate in our employee stock plan, offering a 30% discount.
- Save for retirement – Belimo offers a competitive 6% company match on 401K contributions, which is immediately vested.
- Flexibility – Belimo offers a hybrid schedule for professional-office positions, allowing you more flexibility to spend time with your loved ones.
- Time Off – Belimo provides all employees vacation time, personal/sick time, and generous holiday offerings.
- Continuous Learning – Belimo pushes our employees to never stop learning. We offer tuition reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate courses.
- Diversity – Work with colleagues around the globe from Switzerland to Brazil to Shanghai.
- Professional Development – Belimo offers trainings throughout the year to further develop yourself personally and professionally, including a Trainee Program specifically geared towards recent graduates.
- Growth – Belimo is experiencing record growth! Many of our employees grow their careers with Belimo through internal advancement and choose to retire with us.
- Wellness – We offer all Danbury employees free access to our on-site fitness center effective their first day. We also offer a $300 annual incentive for meeting wellness-based goals.
- Give back – Belimo cares about local and global issues! We fundraise annually with an employer-match and coordinate paid volunteer days to support our local community.
- More Perks include quarterly employee-focused events, transparency with leadership, a newly constructed state-of-the-art facility which offers a full cafeteria, sit/stand desks, and all the free cappuccinos you can want!
Nearest Major Market: Bridgeport
Nearest Secondary Market: Danbury