Supply Chain Planner

You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most.

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.

At Bose, we are constantly learning and constantly curious. We never stop imagining what better sound sounds like. The Product team leads the transformation of ideas through research, design, development, marketing, and sales, unleashing the transformative power of sound and delivering the best products on the market.

Job Description

The Manufacturing and Supply Chain team brings the visions of our colleagues to life. Once our teams have landed on a product, we identify what they need to build the product. We’re passionate about every product we build because it reinforces our commitment to sound.

The Supply Chain Planner's main focus areas are monitoring and understanding customer demand for their respective accounts, which includes demand planning by managing customer orders and forecasting based on Bose's business forecast in SAP. They will manage procurement of products from suppliers and optimization of product inventory to achieve Bose inventory targets. They are responsible for material movement management by monitoring in-bound deliveries to ensure timely arrival and shipment of products to customers per customer expectations via communication with Bose or 3PL warehouse until EOL. Lastly, they will communicate/escalate any non-conformance to any of these expectations to management and especially their respective customers.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain Material Master in Bose ERP system, making sure to drive demand accurately.
• Manage material phase in/phase out of part numbers that might be undergoing a change led by Change Management or an EOP (end of production).
• Manage customer forecast, orders, and delivery in ERP system to ensure on time delivery to customer.
• Work with Bose warehouse or 3PL to coordinate inbound and outbound transportation.
• Manage overseas and domestic vendors through daily purchasing operation to achieve optimized inventory level and on-time delivery.
• Service parts management with customers and suppliers.
• Execute established supply chain operation processes to meet CSR (customer specific requirements) and expectations, along with leading the efforts when new CSRs are communicated.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or similar field.
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience and knowledge in supply planning, inbound/outbound deliveries, and purchasing operations in the automotive industry.
• Minimum 3 years of customer service experience (automotive preferred).
• Strong working experience and knowledge of ERP system operation (SAP is preferred).
• Experience in a warehouse / 3PL operation.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining an individual workload.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize needs of the operation based on customer needs and expectations.
• Key skills: leadership, self-starter, problem solver, detail-oriented, organized, data-driven, and strong cross-functional communication.
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Written and spoken English (written and spoken Spanish is a plus)

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