The Supply and Inventory Planner is responsible for balancing supply, inventory, capacity, and risk on test-system and options level in a multi-tier external manufacturing environment. Reporting directly to the Demand & Supply Planning Lead, the role translates demand plans, business priorities, and supply constraints into feasible supply plans and inventory positioning recommendations.
The role provides the supply and inventory view required for Supply Review, S&OP, shortage management, and execution handover. It works closely with Supply Specialists, S&OE, Strategic Supplier Management, Product Sourcing, Data & Tools, and external suppliers / contract manufacturers to ensure supply feasibility, inventory health, and timely mitigation of constraints.
The Supply and Inventory Planner supports reliable customer service and business execution by creating transparency on supply gaps, inventory exposure, buffer effectiveness, E&O risk, and service / inventory trade-offs. The role enables data-driven decisions to balance service, cost, cash, and risk.
Supply Planning & Balancing: translate demand plans and business priorities into feasible supply plans on test-system and options level,
