Inventory Planner

Your role

As Inventory Planner, you will report directly to our Inventory Planning Supervisor and work with a team of 7 other Inventory Planners. You will be working in a Hybrid role #LI-Hybrid working from home 2 days a week and working in office 3 days per week. You will work in our South Charlotte location (about 3-4 miles from Carowinds).

• Prepare purchase orders to obtain sufficient stock levels of spare parts
• Process order acknowledgements, maintain vendor due dates in system, and update purchase order pricing
• Daily follow up with suppliers to gain delivery commitments on open purchase orders through phone calls and e-mails
• Proactively identify potential shortages and initiate actions to ensure availability of stocked parts
• Expedites and devises alternative solutions to resolve back orders and schedule delivery of critical parts in a timely manner.
• Build relationships with an assigned range of vendors to maintain a strong network of suppliers
• Monitor and analyze vendor performance to ensure an on-time supply chain
• Work cross functionally with all departments of the service center to solve purchase order and inventory discrepancies
• Perform other duties as assigned

• 2-3 years practical experience in inventory control, purchasing experience, supply chain, or logistics
• Experience with SAP
• Inventory control or purchasing experience
• Understanding and skill set with Microsoft Office products, especially Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
• Familiarity with network and mainframe production control software systems
• Identify problems and use root cause analysis
• Demonstrated ownership and resulted achievements of goals
• You are fluent in English, as this is our internal language.
• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Keep commitment to customers (both internal and external)
• Experience with analytics and associated tools (ie excel and pivot tables, power bi, etc)

• Excellent compensation package, including a flexible benefits plan, and generous 401(k) retirement plan
• Health insurance / Dental insurance / Vision insurance
• Excellent paid time off (4 weeks!)
• Life & Disability insurance
• Salary based on knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional technical training provided for the most qualified candidate.
• We believe in and foster a learning culture where global mobility is an important enabler for growth.
• Our learning culture supports you on your journey: benefit from our individual learning opportunities (Linked In Learning  e.g.), our feedback culture, the internal job portal, global project assignments, or on site training from our academy.
• You will experience an onboarding program, including guidance by a personal buddy.

Atlas Copco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or status within any other group that is protected by anti-discrimination laws.

Hybrid This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our facility in South Charlotte

Talent Acquisition Team:
Chelsea Yates