CPFR Specialist

Lancesoft

Hoboken, NJ

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$1
SKILLS
APICS (Association for Operations Management), Analysis Skills, Automation, Best Practices, Communication Skills, Computer Networks, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Sets, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Establish Priorities, Event Management, Feasibility Analysis, Financial Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Logistics, Options Analysis, Power BI, Project/Program Management, Risk, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI), SQL (Structured Query Language), Sales, Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), Storytelling, Supply Chain, Team Player, Technical Analysis
LOCATION
Hoboken, NJ
POSTED
30 days ago

Title: CPFR Specialist
Duration: 12 months 
Location: Hoboken, NJ

Background and Purpose of the Job:

The Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) Analyst position leads customer inventory optimization activities at the SKU level using various system & tools including Excel based tools, Power BI, SAP. The ideal candidate will have proficiency in managing large data sets & building complex data queries using various methods and automation tools ie. SQL, Databricks, etc. This role will drive Supply Chain activities;help meet customer in-stock goals, inventory targets, overall sales goals, and maintain fill rates. The CPFR work optimizes the customer’s replenishment process and ultimately benefits ***’s Supply Chain by generating a more accurate customer forecast that can be used for internal planning. These activities require tight internal business linkages and communication is critical for success. This role additionally supports promotional forecasting recommendations and management of key events to ensure linkages to performance and incremental sales through influencing inventory lift recommendations through data and storytelling.
 
This position manages the tactical demand forecast and data at the customer level. Successfully managing forecast and relationships required to effectively do so will involve good judgement, strong communication, relationship building skills, and end to end supply chain process understanding.
 
Who You are and What You’ll Do:
 
·You are a strategy guru and dot connector: You will optimize the customer’s replenishment process to meet In-stock, Inventory and Sales objectives while maintaining fill rates. You will prioritize work load by using internal and external reports effectively. Ability to define/design solution options, evaluate technical feasibility, and provide estimates on effort and risk.

·You’re a born leader: Lead CPFR best practices, recurring meetings with internal & external counterparts to identify in-stock opportunities and provide actionable recommendations.

·You’re a data native and storyteller: You will use data to communicate relevant changes in inventory, in-stocks, or POS Trends for forecasts to internal Supply Chain/sales teams and the customer

·You’re a paradox navigator: You will manage projects that are within the scope of driving Supply Chain or Customer Replenishment efficiencies and contribute to strategic design and build data solutions.
 
What You’ll Need to Succeed:

·Undergraduate degree in Logistics or Business-related fields.

·1-3 years relevant analyst, forecasting, or planning experience

·Excel in data management and analytical skills are required

·Certification in Supply Chain Academy or APICS is a plus

·Technical acumen on data integration

·Data analytics and ability to understand what the data is telling you and apply

About the Company

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Lancesoft

We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc). 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

COMPANY SIZE
2,000 to 2,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
2000
WEBSITE
http://www.lancesoft.com/