Outbound Supply Chain Planner

WHY PRODRIVEN BRANDS? BECAUSE WE ARE THE PRO'S CHOICE! You will find our market leading products and brands on trucks and job sites all over the world. Focusing on end users' needs drives our success. Our entire product development process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user. On jobsites across America and the world, WernerCo brands are most preferred.

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for achieving the on-time shipping and other service goals for customer orders at all ProDriven Global Brands locations within assigned customer(s), trade channel(s), and location(s).

Presently this position is in a hybrid status with a minimum of 1 day a month in the office for collaboration, teamwork, and business needs.  The status and minimum in-office requirements are subject to change based on evolving business needs.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions):

• Point of contact for outbound planning.  Key liaison between 3^rd party transportation, warehouses, and customer care.
• Sales order “owner” for ProDriven Brands within customer(s), trade channel(s), and location(s) assignment.
• Utilize the necessary portals to acquire routing for collect and 3^rd party customers, including but not limited to Home Depot, Lowe’s, Grainger, and Tractor Supply.
• Troubleshoot transaction errors between ProDriven Brands and Redwood (3^rd party transportation provider) and correct as needed, or request order admin corrections on pricing, etc. to process properly.
• Cubing full truckloads with full bundle quantities for customers utilizing max load program, excel, or other tools.
• Measure and drive ProDriven Brands’ inventories and customer order fulfillment performance including but not limited to service level (on-time and fill rate, inventory accuracy, and transportation costs).  Coordinates with IT, Customer Care, Production Planning, Supply Planners, Warehouses, and Customers as needed.
• Use ProDriven Brands’ Systems (JDE E1 and BI) to review related information for inventory and orders at ProDriven Brands’ Distribution Centers. 
• Coordinate order and item updates for assigned customers, utilizing DRP in JD Edwards and supply planning.
• Plan collect / 3^rd party shipments for assigned customers in JD Edwards to generate shipping dispatch sheets for the warehouses.
• Update various customer excel trackers in Microsoft teams and provide data to the sales teams and other internal customers when required.
• Utilize and create BI tools to gain efficiencies and audits to improve the inventory journey for our customers.
• Participates in various project teams as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience & Education:

• One to three years minimum of supply chain focused experience in distribution planning, inventory control, transportation environment or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in technical or business discipline, or equivalent experience in distribution planning, inventory control, or data analysis.

Key Competencies:

• Strong computer skills with working knowledge of Excel and Word. Knowledge of JD Edwards or SAP a plus. 
• Must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills as well as solid oral and written communication skills.
• Quick response times to instant messages and emails utilizing our operating system and knowledge of this system for timely and accurate responses.
• Must have demonstrated indirect leadership abilities and be able to adjust to changing priorities.
• Preferred background in a consumer durable product line with experience servicing a multi-channel environment, specifically with bulky and difficult to handle product.

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ProDriven Brandsis committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. WernerCo is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants to WernerCo are considered for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. WernerCo will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on these characteristics.