What’s the Job?

The Retail Planner will be primarily responsible for inventory management and replenishment for CertainTeed Siding Products Group’s (CT SPG) retail customers. This work entails the planning and inventory management for finished goods sold to retail / Big Box customers by maintaining MRP parameters, monitoring inventory and demand, and creating purchase recommendations / purchase orders in order to achieve desired consigned inventory levels at customer locations. A high level of coordination with customers will be required. The Planner will review and maintain relevant Min-Max levels of inventory of each SKU under consignment to generate relevant replenishment recommendations and to ensure inventory remains within warehouse space allotment. The Planner will also obtain inventory reports and create orders in order to replenish consigned inventory to agreed upon levels, and ensure follow-up of these orders with SPG plants. This role is also expected to work on continuous improvement and automation of ordering process with customers. Part of the management of the consigned inventory will include traveling to customers’ Distribution Centers to monitor or perform physical inventory counts and reconcile differences with inventory in SPG’s system under consignment and ensure the accuracy of the inventory in SPG’s system. Finally, the Planner will create, manage, update and publish key metrics related to Retail Customers, including but not limited to Fill Rates, Backorders, Perfect Order, Lead Times or Inventory Turns.

In addition, this position will act as a support and backup for SPG’s Demand Planning process. The monthly Process includes generating forecasts, reviewing them with various stakeholders for adjustments (Sales, Product Management and Supply Chain Director), leading demand review meetings with customers, and leading monthly consensus forecast meetings. The Retail Planner will help drive the monthly Demand Planning process for SPG in support of the Sr Demand Planner. On a monthly basis, responsibilities will entail supporting the process with analyses related to customer Demand across all products all Lines of Business, organizing cross-functional calls and having discussions with Sales and Customers to align on forecasts. On occasion, responsibilities will include stepping in to cover the entirety of the process when the Sr Demand Planner is unavailable for any period of time.

The candidate needs to be a self-starter with a solid background in Inventory and Demand Planning and a continuous improvement mindset. They will need to be able to represent the company when interacting with customers on a regular basis and help drive key processes that will determine SPG’s success in the marketplace.