JOB SUMMARY
The Supplier P&IC Planner utilizes acquired knowledge of their assigned suppliers, analytical skills, and critical thinking to guide the suppliers’ production schedule, inventory strategy, and material procurement plans. The Supplier P&IC Planner monitors the production schedules and delivery performance of their suppliers, working cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to achieve strong on-time delivery performance, mitigate the risk of inventory issues in Ashley’s warehouses, and to achieve successful new product launches and promotions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Warehousing capacity & Factory production capacity reservation:
- Understand Factory facility & Product category.
- Monthly update Supplier capacity on Ashley system.
- Monitoring Supplier’s Inventory, stock-in and stock-out q’ty change for overall inventory management.
- Build & Maintain the Safety Stock levels of finished goods for priority SKUs.
- Competitor analysis: be aware of all competitor’s product category, Strategy, production conflict.
Monitor Supplier’s production schedule, Materials delivery, coordinate with Supplier on expedite / defer request to meet Ashley’s demand:
- Holding Weekly Production Schedule Meeting with Suppliers to find out the risk of production cutting delay and work out the solution.
- Ensure the Supplier’s production schedule is up to date on Ashley system.
- Understand the material lead-time from order date to receiver, Track the Supplier’s material stock vs Future forecast consumption.
- Adjust Production schedule to align with actual Customer demand (expedite / defer)
- Tracking Supplier’s worker number and working hours.
- Follow up third party subcontract production schedule (Whitewood, Fabric, PU…)
- Tracking closely Replacement part (RP) firmed order and pushing hard Supplier to ship as deadline given by Ashley, review RP weekly penalty and airfreight follow up.
- Review & analyst Supplier’s shipment performance metric.
- Escalate the issue to direct manager to get involved in time.
Documentation & Booking:
- Weekly review / remind Supplier shipping documents, regulatory compliance documents submission, track and solve payment issue.
- Follow up with Logistic team to release booking to Supplier in right time (ETD) & right place (Warehouse destination).
- Defer & cancel or swap booking as needed.
Set up training sessions for new Supplier and provide training for current Supplier periodically.