Item Deployment Planner - Advanced Drainage Systems

Overview

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.  For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials.  Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers. 

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.

Responsibilities

The Item Deployment Planner is responsible for developing and optimizing short-term supply inventory transfer plans. This role ensures that inventory targets are met at each plant and distribution center, while also meeting or exceeding customer service expectations.

Job Responsibilities included but not limited to:

• Assist in planning, implementing, and monitoring transfer supply plans, including interplant transfers, to achieve inventory targets.
• Support efforts to improve Customer Service metrics (OTIFNE) to enhance customer experience.
• Help review and assess inventory and supply trends to identify potential risks and execution gaps and assist in communicating necessary action plans.
• Assist in analyzing and refining Oracle Cloud supply recommendations based on business needs,inventory levels, and customer demand.
• Help monitor and ensure optimum inventory levels of Finished Goods by plant and distributioncenter to meet or exceed customer order fill rates and identify supply gaps or opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with assigned plants, distribution centers, and key stakeholders.
• Support the maintenance and optimization of master data inputs for the Oracle planning system,including Make/Buy Flags and Min/Max values, and help identify and report inaccurate recommendations to ensure future improvements.
• Assist in monitoring and canceling unnecessary interplants (IPs) to prevent wasted freight and aged inventory.
• Understand, demonstrate, and contribute to developing Standard Work procedures related to inventory deployment and interplant positions (IPs).
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of required reports.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Job Skills:

This position will require the following:

• Willingness to learn and use Oracle Cloud Supply Planning.
• Proactive and action oriented.
• Good organizational skills.
• Shares and applies learnings within the team.
• Takes pride in their work and its impact on the company’s success.
• Basic critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Effective time-management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Collaborative and works well across functions.
• Team player and supportive of team goals.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with software packages including Windows and Microsoft Office.
• Basic knowledge of Power BI or Tableau is a plus.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, or equivalent years of experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• The employee will be typing, answering the phone, and using their hands in various ways throughout the day, requiring full use of their hands.
• The employee will be sitting at a desk for extended periods, so they must be able to sit in a chair for up to 8 hours at a time

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EEO Statement

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.