Senior Raw Material Planner

Overview

As a Senior Raw Material Planner, you will work with the Production/Operations Manager on manufacturing strategies and set seasonal execution targets for the vendors in your region, ensuring on-time delivery of purchase orders and transparent delivery status to the customer.

What you'll do

• Manage the delivery of goods, data and documents from multiple vendors on a seasonal capacity basis.
• Find solutions to meet customer expected delivery as demand fluctuates.
• Work with vendors to establish a process flow that best suits Columbia order execution.
• Conduct internal reviews, trainings and re-enforcement meetings to ensure the process stands the test of time.
• Work extensively with Global and Regional Raw Material Planning and Regional Raw Material Development to understand customer requirements and continuously update them on order progress.
• Use global tools and reporting systems to maintain a transparent, seamless flow of information.
• Work on global or regional projects that exemplify best practices or integrate or enhance Columbia systems, and lead their rollout in the country or region when called upon.
• Blueprint, test and roll out supply chain projects in the region.
• Maintain customer service focus for both internal and external customers.
• Understand the raw material strategy for the region.
• Manage salesman sample execution.
• Track testing samples.
• Perform season execution risk analysis.
• Collaborate with regional Merchandising, Material and Quality teams to troubleshoot issues.
• Liaise with Finish Good Vendors to troubleshoot.
• Work with global and regional project groups to roll out new initiatives in the region.
• Work on continuous improvement projects with vendors to build them as sustainable partners in the region.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing or textiles, or a minimum of 7 years of work experience in manufacturing.
• MS Excel.
• Ability to communicate extensively with global teams.
• Analytical skills.
• Deep knowledge of the raw material manufacturing industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, and presentation skills.
• Capability to troubleshoot and solve problems of moderate complexity or difficulty.
• Ability to negotiate and influence others.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with internal and external contacts, both domestically and internationally.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in project management or process management.

Details

• Job involves a moderate degree of complexity, dealing with new and sometimes unique situations as well as recurring situations.
• Operates from established procedures and implements new ones depending on the situation and regions being worked with.
• Job tasks are performed under a minimal degree of supervision.
• Decisions are made within prescribed company policy guidelines and constraints.