Supply Planner

Supply Planner

Location: Troy, Ohio (Hybrid) Reports to: Director of Operations

About ARC Abrasives: At ARC, we don't just make abrasives, we engineer solutions that help our customers grind smarter, finish faster, and work better. As a leading U.S. manufacturer of non-woven abrasives, we pride ourselves on our grit: both the product and the attitude.

We're growing fast and looking for a Supply Manager who will play a critical role within the Operations team. This person is focused on maintaining the highest service levels while minimizing inventory levels and supporting overall operational efficiency.

Your Mission:

Cover strategic supply planning and tactical purchasing activities to ensure optimal product availability. You'll own key initiatives in:

• Ensuring Optimal Product Availability: execute stock/non-stock purchase orders, monitor supplier schedules and delivery, and communicate delays to team.
• Maintain Accurate Inventory & Supply/Demand Planning: analyze inventory trends, project raw material, component and resale demand from history and customer forecast, and recommend purchasing/stocking strategies.
• Supplier Relations & Performance: develop/maintain supplier relationships, conduct supplier reviews, manage supplier scorecards, and resolve supply issues.
• Supply Chain Data Integrity & Management: maintain master supply chain data in ERP, update/maintain PO details, ensure data accuracy for raw material, component and resale SKUs, and supply chain ISO 9001 compliance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Process Improvement: communicate with functional teams, contribute to and support S&OP process, identify process and cost improvements in functional responsibilities, and participate in cross-functional projects.

This is a hybrid opportunity based out of ARC's Troy, OH office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute stock, non-stock purchase orders from data analysis, ERP (Acumatica) recommendations, and internal requests, ensuring timely and accurate replenishments and delivery of products.
• Conduct data analysis of inventory trends and demand consumption. Provide forecast recommendations for purchasing and stocking strategies.
• Monitor supplier production schedules and shipping timelines; communicate delays and significant changes to cross-functional teams and operations' leadership.
• Maintain accurate supply chain master data and sourcing rules in Acumatica for assigned SKUs.
• Update purchase order details based on supplier inputs and other change notices.
• Develop new suppliers and maintain relationships with existing suppliers; collaborate with suppliers to resolve issues.
• Assist in supplier selection processes in alignment with business goals and assist with contract negotiations up to final authorization.
• Conduct regular supplier performance reviews; create and manage supplier performance scorecards.
• Execute RFQ process, obtaining quotes from different suppliers.
• Understand bill of material components & customer demand for assigned SKUs.
• Support the S&OP process and contribute to special projects as assigned.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong operations team and cross functional collaborator.
• Attention to detail and time-sensitivity in performing daily work.
• Performs other relation duties as assigned by management.

Who You Are:

• Energetic/Drive: You exhibit energy, strong desire to achieve, high dedication level.
• Analysis Skills: You identify significant problems & opportunities. Analyzes problems and people in depth. Determines root causes.
• Intelligence: Ability to acquire understanding & absorb information rapidly. A quick study.
• Resourceful/Initiative: You passionately find ways over, around, or through barriers to success. Achieves results despite lack of resources. Goes beyond the call of duty. Shows bias for action. A results-oriented "doer."
• Organization/Planning: You plan and organize, schedules & budgets in efficient, organized manner. Focus on key priorities.
• Customer Focus: You monitor client satisfaction (internal or external). Establish partner relationships with clients. Visible and accessible to clients.
• Team Player: You reach out to peers. Overcomes we-they. Approachable. Leads peers to do what is best for company.
• Negotiation Skills: You achieve favorable outcomes in win/win negotiations.
• Tenacity: Consistent reward of passionately striving to achieve results. Conveys strong need to win. Reputation for not giving up.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years' experience in a supply chain discipline
• Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain preferred, or degree combined with work experience in supply planning, demand planning, or S&OP
• Supplier development and management experience
• Knowledge of supply and demand management, customer service, and inventory management best practices
• MS Word, Outlook, and Power Point proficiency
• Strong MS Excel skills with the ability to combine, analyze and summarize large data sets in actional tools
• Experience as leader or contributor in S&OP cycle
• ERP implementation, ability to implement MRP

Any hiring offers are always contingent on background check and drug screen results.