Regional Product Planner
1530 Bushy Park Road, Goose Creek, Sc 29445
• Evaluated various forecasts, orders and historical requirements by executing production and inventory plans that were consistent with business objectives and manufacturing capabilities (domestic & import forecasts).• Responsible for all strategic inventory planning at all N. American locations, determining product storage to optimize quantities to maximize customer service and minimize inventory investment costs. • Managed all inventory levels at strategic warehouses by planning, entering, monitoring and maintaining orders in SAP ensuring accurate, timely delivery of products to all major tire accounts (Bridgestone, Cooper, Michelin, Goodyear, etc.).• Coordinated all routine communications with vendors/suppliers, Pittsburgh home office materials management (imports, warehousing and traffic), and customs brokers to ensure accurate timely delivery of all orders.• Determined and maintain all divisional inventory SAP management: status code changes, shelf life changes, replenishment, container codes and customer label ordering.• Made recommendations to business management on cost savings for improved logistics management opportunities.• Continuously improved the supply chain processes through problem identification, recommendations and implementation of SAP system improvements. Calculated and supplied all adequate raw materials for plant production runs.• Leadership role in the regional product planning group by providing training on procedures, improving processes and creating tools to more effectively perform inventory planning and management activities.• Major role in customer service responsibilities with product inquiries and specs.• Created monthly production plans for the Bushy Park plant domestic products.• Maintained and set up all new materials and article numbers in PAW database for implementation into SAP.