Job Title: Supply/Tactical Planner APAC
Location: Remote- Taiwan
Employment Type: Independant contractor
Job Summary:
The Supply/Tactical Planner is responsible for generating supply plans for the 5+ week horizon, ensuring alignment with production, distribution, and demand requirements. The role collaborates closely with sites, distribution, and vendors to optimize production schedules, raw material availability, and finished product transfers while meeting customer service and cost objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Utilize supply planning tools (e.g., optimizer or heuristic) to generate supply plans for the planning horizon (5+ weeks).
- Generate production plans that optimize utilization of production machines, materials, and storage capacity.
- Develop raw material plans balancing vendor capacity and storage limits.
- Ensure purchased finished goods projections align with external manufacturers to meet customer service requirements.
- Plan and execute finished product transfers efficiently to meet customer demand cost-effectively.
- Maintain accurate planning information in SAP, updating as needed based on changes in materials/products.
- Lead and contribute to special projects related to supply planning.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain/Operations at site or staff level.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to analyze alternatives and make effective decisions.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with supply planning software and corresponding analytic solvers (e.g., APO, IBP optimizer, Kinaxis heuristic).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with SAP.
