["Responsive Material Planner","Responsive Material Planner"]

Location: Beaverton, ORContract length: ~6 monthsSchedule: Onsite Monday-Thursday, WFH FridayPay: $29-$31.69/hr, DOEThe Planet Group is looking for a Responsive Material Planner to join our well‑known retail brand on a roughly 6‑month contract. This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working onsite Monday-Thursday and working from home on Friday. This person will report into the Apparel Materials Planning Director and will work closely with the Global Materials Planning & Sourcing team and will support the Footwear and Apparel business.Responsive Material Planner Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or trainingA minimum of 2 years directly relevant work experience, preferably 3-5 years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning (Supply, Demand, Materials, etc.), Manufacturing and/or Logistics functionsUnderstanding of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) basics, Demand, Production and Capacity Management, including key metricsAbility to interpret driving factors and implement corrective actionsUnderstanding of Manufacturing best practices and key metricsUnderstanding of manufacturing processes (not necessarily Footwear or Apparel)Experience aligning cross-cultural, virtual teamsAbility to evaluate and recommend improvements in manufacturing strategies to meet inventory and service objectivesExperience in creating tools to support analytics of key business performance metricsExperience working in a diverse, cross-functional environment and fostering a culture of belonging throughoutEffective communication skills, including in-person, written and via phoneResults‑oriented mentality for prioritizing work, managing upward and downward as necessaryProficiency with Microsoft office suiteProactive, thoughtful self‑starter who embraces and leads change through strategic, innovative solutions while driving clarity and accountability to manage a dynamic materials supply chain environmentInstill trust and act with courageEmbrace and lead changeFoster effective teamwork and value differencesCommunicate vision and purpose and drive clarityStrategic thinker that cultivates innovationResponsive Material Planner Description:Lead the apparel excess management and footwear lead time exception processes and the communication of recommendations to mitigate excess materialsEnsure tactical support and partner with the Global Materials Planning team and cross‑functional stakeholders to develop and implement new strategies for a responsive, flexible materials supply chainAct as an important part of the Global Material Planning & Sourcing team by working with the Materials Supply Chain (MatSC) partner groups, as well as functions external to MatSCPartner within the Materials Planning & Sourcing ecosystem to develop and implement capabilities across the functions to meet goals across our key pillars of responsiveness, resiliency, and sustainabilityLead, facilitate, and coordinate cross‑functionally to execute the businessCollaborate with key business partners to provide clear and timely, material availabilityAnalyze materials demand, executing mitigation processes to ensure on‑time production of materials from key vendorsAbility to drive data‑driven decision‑makingRepresent Materials Planning as a subject matter expert (SME)Partner with Materials Responsive and Inventory Planning Manager, Global Material Planning & Sourcing Leadership team to create future capabilitiesDevelop and implement new strategies for responsive, flexible materials supply chain to drive on‑time delivery of materialsIdentify, scope, and partner with Tech & Analytics teams to develop new analytics and/or systems capabilities#J-18808-Ljbffr