Supply Chain Planner

New Era Cap, LLC. is an international lifestyle brand headquartered in Buffalo, NY with an authentic sports heritage that dates back over 100 years. Best known for being the official on-field cap for MLB, official sideline cap for NFL, and official on-court cap for NBA, New Era Cap is the brand of choice not only for its headwear collection, but also for its accessories and apparel lines for men, women and youth.

The brand is worn as a symbol of self-expression by athletes, artists and some of the most interesting people around the globe. New Era Cap encourages people to truly express their personal style and individuality through its products.

Since 1920, this family-owned business has hired employees who are masters of their craft. We are innovators, architects of culture, experts, and forward thinkers. We demand excellence because we pride ourselves on the quality of our products and the authenticity of our brand.

The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for overseeing demand and supply planning to ensure inventory is delivered on time and aligned with business needs. The Supply Chain Planner will manage and execute assigned category planning responsibilities, including S&OP, forecasting, stock buys, inventory management, and Hot Market activities. The Supply Chain Planner will partner with internal and external stakeholders to provide excellent service, maintain optimal inventory levels, and drive cost efficiency across the category.

The Supply Chain Management Team encompasses five key responsibilities;
Sales and Operations Planning, Demand and Supply Planning, Raw Material Planning, Scheduling and Inventory Management and Control. Demand Management collaborates with all aspects of the company to meet customer service goals while managing the goals of the business including maintaining the right inventory, decreasing lead-times, stabilizing production rates, and reducing unnecessary costs.

• Facilitate Demand Planning activities
  • Manage Sales & Operations Planning process for assigned business area
    • Analyze sales data, POS data and trends to develop S&OP plan
    • Understand calendars for all product types to determine upsides or gaps to plans
    • Present key drivers to S&OP plan vs financial plans and make recommendations for any gaps to category leaders, finance, & executive team
  • Utilize the Forecasting tools to align to the S&OP plans, review these plans with category and sales; upload into SAP at the SKU level for stock
  • Review impact of forecast on capacity (globally and domestically)
  • Highlight challenges/changes to planning and global production team
  • Work closely with Category managers, Global Sourcing, Global Production, Customer Service, Sales, and Purchasing to ensure proper inventory levels are maintained for all stocked finished goods
  • Manage inventory for assigned business area
    • Utilize inventory metrics including months of supply, Gross Margin Return on Investment (GMROI), Inventory quality ratio and others to manage inventory in all product types
    • Manage Safety stock levels for stock products to ensure New Era has the accurate inventory to support stock products
    • Work with internal teams including category leaders, sales, finance, & B2B team to recommend opportunities for slow moving, obsolete and discontinued inventory
• Work closely with the Category managers, Global Sourcing, Global Production, Customer Service, and Sales to ensure accurate demand roll ups of global programs
  • Analyze the demand for global programs and prepare reports to take action
  • Work with Category teams to adjust supply plans to meet supplier minimum requirements
  • Guide category and product teams to making decisions to cancel orders for goods that do not meet minimum requirements
  • Provide direction to Planning team and Global Production team to secure fabric and factory capacities
  • Oversee Planned Independent Requirement (PIR) management, ensuring any PIRs have approvals, are entered properly to increase demand, and reported out to management
  • Confirm supply plans and pass requisitions to Global Production
• Supply Planning activities for globally sourced stock product
  • Utilize and refine tools for Supply Planning activities
  • Determine…