Inventory Planner

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

As an Inventory Planner you will perform inventory planning and inventory control abilities to achieve team goals.

You will report to the Inventory Operations Manager and be located at New Stanton, PA. This is a 100% remote position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build value-adding relationships with internal customers and important working organizations including Customer Service, Project Engineering, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, and Finance by communicating openly and respectfully to create dialogue.

• Prioritize based on a clear understanding of the process and work scope.

• Review, validate, and accomplish MRP generated requisitions to meet business and customer demand.

• Develop material usage forecasts and inventory strategies to ensure that on-time delivery and inventory goals are met. This includes maintaining forecasted demand, as well as re-order points/safety stock into SAP ERP for all important products.

• Work with Purchasing to ensure material support of the production and inventory plan.

• Work with product engineering to review and disposition excess and obsolete inventory, and identify uses across the market for this inventory to minimize losses.

• Identify cost reduction and process improvement plans consistent with customer, company, department, and site goals.

• Participate on process improvement teams and implement recommendations to improve functional efficiency through use of SAP and related modules.

• Help establish and implement processes that are consistent with Company Guidelines and department Policies and Procedures, and inventory and supply management best practices.

• Support inventory management performance metrics per site, and for Business Unit to attain financial metrics.

• Participate in delivery of training programs on process and associated software tools. Coach personnel in using software tools to implement Westinghouse inventory management processes.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree/60 College Credits and related work experience.

• Must have 2 years of related experience.

• APICS/CPIM certification.

• Knowledge of discrete and manufacturing processes.

• Can exercise sound planning in a multi-tasking environment.

• SAP or other ERP experience is required, with specific knowledge of MRP, inventory management, forecasting, and purchasing.

• Knowledge of system-based Material Master creation, Bill Of Materials creation, and Workflow.

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Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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