Associate Planning Analyst, Supply Chain

VTG is seeking an Associate Planning Analyst, Supply Chain.

The Associate Planning Analyst will support the Supply Chain Management for defining and developing material strategy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Defines and develops material strategy.
• Responsible for the assessment of supply chain resources; aggregates and prioritizes demand requirements.
• Develops, coordinates, and executes material forecasting and delivery schedule.
• Participates in make/buy process, long-term capacity and resource planning; product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up, end-of-life management and product-line management.
• Lead affordability, cost savings, and/or process improvement strategies.
• Analyzes purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools.
• Monitors inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements.
• Creates/reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments.
• Participates in long-term capacity and resource planning to ensure proper scheduling of new product line phase-ins as well as existing product line phase-outs.
• Interfaces with Source process area regarding inventory levels, working capital and other areas as needed.
• Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts.
• Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.
• Supports manufacturing production line, providing planned and unplanned requirements in an expedited manner.
• Collaborate cross functionally with supplier quality, engineering, quality, production and other support functions.
• Prioritize and communicate impacts of current and potential material shortages.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

• Bachelor's degree (B.A. / B.S.) from a fully accredited four-year college or university

Other Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 0 years of experience, or 4 years of experience with a HS diploma in lieu of a degree. Experience must be in supply chain, procurement, logistics or another relevant field.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite with an emphasis on Excel and Power Point.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must have developed organizational skills and the ability to handle multi-tasking.
• Self-motivated and able to work as a teammate and independently.
• Must be a US Citizen