Inventory Planner

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** Your role at Clorox:
** In this role, this position will be responsible for short-term inventory management and execution to ensure product availability and optimal service across a multi-location distribution network. The role involves monitoring inventory health, resolving time-sensitive issues, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to maintain alignment with supply and demand plans.
** In this role, you will:**
* ** Inventory policy mgmt:
** Ensure availability of finished goods within 0-2month time horizon by managing inventory at the item level, including select customization items, across mixed RDC network with the focus to maximize shipments at optimal service
* ** Inventory policy gaps:
** Proactively leverage alert system in Rapid to manage inventory gaps
* ** Inventory rebuilding:
** Recast near-term inventory rebuild plans for finished goods as needed due to fluctuations on supply or demand vs. S&OE plan, in alignment with the S&OE Mgr.
* ** Time-sensitive Issue resolution:
** Monitors forecast consumption, case fill, and inventory health metrics at an item / customer level to identify time-sensitive gaps and develop a solution to address
* ** Item transitions:
** Execute item transitions and new item introductions, managing pipe fill of distribution network, end-of-life inventory run-out plans, and customer inventory resets
* ** Inventory data:
** Stewards item location level inventory settings / master data to enable systemic management of inventory
* ** Inventory risk escalation:
** Identifies and escalates risks in meeting anticipated inventory needs at an item / customer level to S&OE Manager and helps identify specific mitigation tactics for consideration
* ** Production plan adherence:
** Works closely with Manufacturing to ensure timely execution of production plans
* ** Customer ops:
** Primary POC for the Customer Ops team in managing customer / item level issues associated with customer orders and in managing systemic transitions of items through lifecycle
* ** Deployment coordination:
** Works with Deployment / Logistics team to monitor and sense check whether inventory is being distributed properly across the network
* ** Capacity input provider:
** Acts as main interface with Manufacturing Mgrs., Network Planning Mgr, Distribution, and Transportation teams on required short-term capacity
* ** Allocation:
Collaboration
** with Sales team as needed on customer allocation
* ** Community of practice:
** Actively foster and contribute to a community of like practitioners
** What we look for:**
* ** Critical thinking:
** Ability to manage across multiple different inventory mgmt. variables to maximize service levels
* ** Strong problem solving:
** Ability to proactively recognize gaps and develop and implement creative solutions to address
* ** Analytics / data proficiency:
** Ability to analyze data and trends and the relationship among different variables and to understand their implications on inventory policy management
* ** Customer operations :
** Exposure to customer operations with capacity to be able to understand and respond to changes in demand drivers and order patterns
* ** Supply chain operations:
** Strong understanding of E2E supply chain, potential tradeoffs, and impact on short term execution
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* * ttention to detail:
** Strong attention to detail
* Ability to act fast paced environment
* Ability to rapidly prioritize and adapt to change
* Strong communication skills
* Ability to network cross-functionally
* Ability to influence without authority
* Intellectual curiosity / tenacity
* Creativity in problem solving
** Workplace type:
** Hybrid - 3 days a week in office, 2 days from home
** Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive…