Best Practices, Capacity Allocations, Capacity Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Furniture, Industry Standards, Inventory Costs, Logistics, Metrics, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Process Capability, Process Improvement, Product Strategy, Risk Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Sales & Operations Process (S&OP), Shipping/Receiving, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain, Transportation and Logistics, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Warehousing
Location: Onsite, four days per week - Kohler, WI
Opportunity
Responsible for developing and executing supply plans to ensure optimal customer delivery performance and implementation of product supply strategies for assigned categories. Monitors key metrics-including service levels, open orders, lead times, inventory health, and shipping targets-to identify risks and drive corrective actions. Provides strategic recommendations by balancing business objectives with supply chain performance trade-offs and builds strong relationships with key decision-makers and influencers.
Specific Responsibilities
- Function as supply leader for Shower Doors, Bathroom Furniture, and Housewares, monitoring key delivery KPIs, resolving performance issues, and driving root-cause analysis with corrective actions. Report results and actions in S&OE and other forums. Assigned scope may change over time.
- Develop and execute supply plans for assigned categories, aligning with demand forecasts and business objectives.
- Serve as primary liaison between supply chain and demand teams to validate demand plans and assess medium- and long-term strategies.
- Maintain integrated supply plans to achieve service, cost, and inventory targets, supporting monthly S&OP processes.
- Analyze and recommend capacity adjustments across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons to ensure plan feasibility.
- Incorporate product transitions, new launches, discontinuations, and strategy changes into supply planning.
- Prepare for and participate in key S&OP and S&OE meetings, ensuring alignment on supply strategies and actions.
- Facilitate supply reviews with internal and external sources.
- Collaborate with logistics and transportation teams to align warehouse capacity and container planning with supply plans.
- Lead recovery efforts for supply gaps or extended lead times.
- Convert supply plans into shipments and revenue, ensuring logistics capacity supports execution.
- Evaluate supply trade-offs, communicate customer impact, and document agreed commercial actions with channel and category leaders.
- Maintain accurate product lead times for reliable customer commitments.
- Support strategic initiatives related to demand, supply, capacity, and inventory analysis.
- Represent supply chain in process improvement and capability deployment projects.
- Drive continuous improvement through application of KBA and Industry standards, best practices, analytics, and technology.
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Kohler Co
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