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What you’ll be doing...
As a Supply Chain Planning Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in the success of the Planning team. Your responsibilities will include supply replenishment planning, interpreting forecasts, managing stock transfer orders, and cross-functional team coordination. The ability to interpret data, leverage analytics to make decisions, and drive change will be essential to your success in this role. Key responsibilities will include the following:
Define, develop, and manage daily supply planning and inventory optimization needs for a vast assortment of Verizon products and services.
Manage the replenishment planning/forecasting process and meet deadlines effectively.
Implement solutions that drive benefits to Verizon and identify areas of process improvement.
Ensure consistent and adequate supply to maintain established service level targets for the entire product portfolio while maximizing working capital.
Perform detailed analysis of data from various sources to make informed decisions.
Collaborate in cross-functional project teams to meet deliverables and strategic objectives.
Drive continuous improvement in day-to-day operations and implement inventory optimization strategies.
Strategically adjust inventory levels based on market conditions, promotions, and demand fluctuations.
Communicate launch readiness supply plans to senior leadership and address supply health concerns during S&OP processes.
Utilize the IBP planning system to generate daily replenishment plans and maintain SKU setup information and system settings in master data.
Perform weekly inventory valuation and projection using system tools and templates.
What we’re looking for…
You'll need to have:
Bachelor's degree or applicable work experience.
Strong business acumen and understanding of relationship management.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to create and deliver executive presentations.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
Supply Chain or Planning Experience, preferably in a telecom or high-tech environment.
Experience with planning, replenishment, S&OP processes, IBP, and SAP.
Data Analysis Experience: Apply analytic techniques such as optimization, simulation, data mining, and statistics to validate and refine models and algorithms to optimize the supply chain.
Proficiency in standard Microsoft Office and Google applications, coupled with strong attention to detail and excellent administrative skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage inventory improvement initiatives with a focus on Supply Planning, Inventory Optimization, CPFR processes, and S&OP processes.
Vendor management experience and ability to manage a subset of suppliers effectively.
Why Verizon?
Verizon is committed to maintaining a Total Rewards package which is competitive, valued by our employees, and differentiates us as an Employer of Choice.
We are a ‘pay for performance’ company and your contribution is rewarded through competitive salaries and performance-based incentives. We create an opportunity for us all to share in the success of Verizon and the value we help to create through this broad-based discretionary equity award program.
Your benefits are market competitive and delivered by some of the best providers.
You are provided with a full spectrum of health and wellbeing resources, including a first in-class Employee Assistance Program, to empower you to make positive health decisions.
We offer generous paid time off benefits to help you manage your work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements*.
Verizon provides training and development for all levels, to help you enhance your skills and develop your career, from funding towards education assistance, award-winning training, online development tools and access to industry research.
You will be able to take part in volunteering opportunities as part of our environmental, community and sustainability commitment.
Benefit packages are tailored to the specific country where a position is based.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.
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Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.
