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Grundfos Sr. Demand Planner in Katy, Texas
Sr. Demand Planner
Application deadline:
Workplace: Onsite Position
Job Location (Short): Brookshire, Texas, United States | Fulshear, Texas, United States | Katy, Texas, United States
Contract Type: Full-Time
Employment Type: Regular
Would you like to work in an international, innovative organization, where we produce high-quality solutions and are constantly looking to enhance existing and develop new offerings? Are you eager to join a professional team and work directly with our products? Then we have an interesting position in Grundfos for you.
Grundfos CBS Inc. is seeking an experienced Demand Planner to join its Supply Chain team. The Planner will be responsible for the scheduling of appropriate Production activities, analyzing, evaluating, and calculating optimum inventory control elements, maintaining Stock Transport Orders between the branches, and acting as the primary Sales and branch interface. This position reports directly to the Supply Planning Supervisor and will operate daily out of the Brookshire, Texas facility. Relocation for this position cannot be supported and qualified candidates must have authorization to work in the USA without support.
Your main responsibilities:
Evaluates incoming customer orders and provides lead time, quotes, or commitment dates.
Follows the demand plan and executes relevant activities to achieve daily output targets in production based on MRP requirements and customer’s delivery dates while maximizing the production build plan target daily.
Coordinates with manufacturing, purchasing, quality, engineering, sales, and other support teams to alleviate constraints to on time delivery KPI indicators.
Review stock levels for production components to meet forecasts and demands by supporting the inventory management process, including the implementation of safety stock strategies.
Perform extensive data analysis to identify trends, patterns, correlations, and insights to develop new forecasting models or improve existing ones.
Review and identify gaps and improvements to planning processes and provide recommendations for improvements.
Coordinate changes to routing instructions and bills of materials with relevant stakeholders, when necessary.
General Understanding and ability to utilize continuous improvement tools and techniques such as but not limited to: Kanban, one-piece flow, value stream mapping, integrated product teams, theory of constraints, 6S, RCCA, Lean, and inventory reduction.
Understands planning master data fields in SAP, updates and maintains data accordingly.
Perform the job in a way that meets all applicable laws, regulations and EHS requirements.
Your background:
We imagine that you have:
A bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, or Engineering is required.
A minimum of 5+ years of experience in demand planning or production control in a high mix manufacturing environment.
Experience with ERP Systems, Business Intelligence applications and MS Office, preferably SAP ERP/Power BI. Proven skill set in Excel is required.
Professional Certificate such as APICS/CPIM is desirable.
Lean Six Sigma Belt preferred.
Ability to use analytical skills and statistical techniques to solve complex supply chain issues.
Strong decision making by facts-based decision and following through to completion.
Continuous improvement and process optimization mindset.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills, and ability to interact with associates at all levels of the organization.
What’s in it for you?
Whether it’s developing leadership skills or advancing your expertise even further, we’ll support you with continuous learning and development opportunities, to help discuss and steer your long-term Grundfos career path. You’ll be welcomed from day one into an inclusive, trusting environment guided by six core values. (https://www.grundfos.com/about-us/our-purpose-and-values)
In addition, your day-to-day benefits include:
If you’ll be working from your home office, we’ll make sure you are well equipped with a workstation. However, you are always welcome to our offices where you can engage, learn, and have fun with colleagues.
On top of it, flexible working hours; 5 paid holidays; paid time off for volunteering; up to 20 paid vacation days. Vacation hours are accrued on a prorated basis, based on your hire date within the calendar year.
Competitive medical insurance rates through medical, dental, and vision plans; and a 401(k)-match program.
Annual bonuses, parental support, internal well-being consultants and programs.
Access to the modern Grundfos Academy to pursue further both personal and professional development.
Diverse, inclusive environment with employee-led forums offering colleagues a safe place to connect and share openly.
Do you want to learn more?
If this job sounds interesting, please send your resume and cover letter by clicking “Apply”.
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Grundfos needs and welcomes professional people from all corners and backgrounds by providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Employment decisions at Grundfos are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Learn more about your rights as anapplicant (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights.pdf) and pay transparency. (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
We look forward to hearing from you!
About Grundfos
Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.
An inclusive team
We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.
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