Burt's Inventory Planner

** 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
** 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
* ** Attention 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
** Workplace type:
** The ideal candidate will be based out of either Durham, NC or Alpharetta, GA and will be in office 3x per week in accordance with the Hybrid 2.0 Policy.
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* ** Learn more****.**  **[U.S.]Additional Information:
** At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits…