Material Requirements Planning Manager
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Job Summary
This role is responsible for managing material requirements planning (MRP) and reorder points in SAP to achieve optimal inventory stocking levels, inventory turns, and reduction of backorders. Responsible for supply / demand management, analytics, and support to Charter initiatives. Develop and improve key metrics and processes to ensure supply continuity for Charters customers.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
- Provide weekly / monthly demand forecast based on received inputs from other organizations for key Charter products including monthly actuals and future forecasted items that come from other departments.
- Escalate or challenge the data that is received as part of the overall demand planning process.
- Prepare a weekly / monthly purchase forecast that supports the forecasted demand including all activities while ensuring the forecasted purchases covers the necessary targeted supply levels at the individual product level.
- Provide necessary weekly / daily / monthly reporting to external customers to ensure company alignment across the organization for key product items.
- Produce weekly / monthly vendor forecast files to the vendor community.
- Hold meetings to ensure supply continuity and escalate shortages to management timely.
- Work with Procurement in the creation of daily / weekly / monthly purchase orders.
- Ensure proper delivery dates are on all POs and the vendors have accepted the purchase orders.
- Take on additional duties as assigned to support the enterprise including any ad hoc analysis that may arise throughout the month.
Required Qualifications
Required Skills / Abilities and KnowledgeAnalytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to gather comprehensive requirements and delivery results expedientlyDemonstrated personal computer skills in all Office applications with emphasis on ExcelDemonstrated verbal, written and inter-personal communications skillsAbility to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, working efficiently and effectively under deadlinesAbility to work collaboratively with multi-disciplined teamsAbility to multi-task and adapt to a fast paced and rapidly changing environmentKnowledge of supply chain fundamentals and conceptsDirect planning knowledgeRequired EducationBachelors degree in Business or Supply ChainRequired Related Work Experience and Number of YearsPlanning and reporting experience 1 - 2Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Skills / Abilities and KnowledgeKnowledge of cable systems and operationsPreferred Related Work Experience and Number of YearsSAP Systems - 1Planning Tool experience - 1Ariba systems - 1Working Conditions
Office environmentSome travelGet to Know Us
Charter Communications provides superior communication and entertainment products for residential and business customers through the Spectrum brand. Our offerings include Spectrum Internet, TV, Mobile and Voice. Beyond our connectivity solutions, we also provide local news, programming and regional sports via Spectrum Networks and multiscreen advertising solutions via Spectrum Reach. When you join our team, youll be keeping our customers connected to what matters most in 41 states across the U.S.
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