Inventory Planning Manager; Dallas, TX

Responsibilities

• Work with account implementation on inventory plans to support new and existing customers.
• Monitors and manages inventory service levels and fill rates for branches and key customers.
• Works with SIOP and Purchasing to ensure product flows through the network as planned.
• Works with SIOP, Inventory, Purchasing, and Transportation teams to ensure orders arrive at the right place at the right time.
• Promotes a safety and LEAN culture.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Reviews inventory on a scheduled basis for the purpose of conducting inventory smoothing and rebalancing activity.
• Trains personnel on mastered job processes and techniques.
• Ensures in‑stock rate at assigned locations meets company targets for inventory.
• Ensures inventory at assigned locations achieves company targets for annual inventory turns.
• Ensures customer order fill rate at assigned locations achieves company targets.

• Prior leadership in an inventory planning capacity is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of exceptional work within purchasing/inventory planning in wholesale distribution.
• Minimum 2 years of experience using inventory management/planning software (GAINS software experience preferred).
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel applications (tables, charts and …).
• General knowledge of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) applications (Net Suite preferred) within the accounting functionality, cross‑functional transactional data flow, daily transactions, and extraction, reporting, and uploading data.
• Basic knowledge of battery industry and automotive field concepts, practices, and procedures (language, technology, maintenance, etc.).

This position offers a competitive base salary.