Inventory Planning Specialist

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

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YOUR ROLE

• The Inventory Analyst is responsible for Development, implementation, and maintenance of the Cycle Count Program for all inventoried items including the coordination, data entry, documentation and reporting of effective metrics per established procedures.
  
• Assist Operations to Investigate and correct inventory discrepancies and resolve variances with root cause analysis
  
• Work cross functionally to develop and implement effective, systematic, and sustainable methods for reduction of variance discrepancies
  
• Monitor/Oversight of Blocked Stock Process. Conduct routinely scheduled block stock inventory review meetings
  
• Submit scrap requests into AO directed tools for final approval for disposal
  
• Manage movements within SAP for electronic removal of inventories approved as scrap
  
• Analyze and aid in the reduction of material cost variances on process orders
  
• Work cross-functionally to investigate COGI errors and resolve variances with root cause analysis
  
• Ensure accurate reporting of stock issues from plant stock to cost centers or other non-production related storage location

YOUR SKILLS

• 2+ yrs experience inventory control & planning structures (MRP)
• Supply chain management
• Project management
• Digital strategy
• Production planning
• Integrated Business Planning
• Process improvement
• Supply planning S&OP / IBP

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The salary range for this role is $30.28 to $42.05. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

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