Planner II

Description

Summary: The Finished Goods Planner optimizes inventory, manages demand, and ensures product availability to meet customer commitments and drive operational excellence. Highlights: 1. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters. 2. Opportunity to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions. 3. Drive continuous improvement initiatives through process enhancements. Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities. The Finished Goods Planner is responsible for strategic demand planning and procurement of Donaldson’s finished products across regional distribution centers. Utilizing tools like Oracle, BI, and ASCP the Planner optimizes inventory levels to meet customer demand and service commitments while maximizing inventory turnover. This role ensures forecast accuracy, proactively manages shipment schedules by expediting or delaying deliveries as needed, and maintains data integrity within planning systems. With a strong analytical and collaborative approach, the Planner II supports continuous supply chain improvements, driving operational excellence and customer satisfaction throughout the region. **Role Responsibilities:** * Manage purchase orders and interplant replenishment to ensure product availability and customer service levels. * Monitor inventory health through ITOs, DIOs, excess \& obsolete analysis, and planning parameter maintenance. * Coordinate supplier reschedules, pull\-ins, push\-outs, and cancellations based on demand changes. * Track and resolve past due orders and non\-available late shipments while maintaining accurate system updates. * Partner with Sales, Customer Service, suppliers, and manufacturing plants to align priorities and improve service performance. * Support phase in / phase out transitions and sourcing changes to ensure smooth execution. * Validate import invoices and resolve invoice holds in Oracle. * Drive continuous improvement initiatives through process enhancements. **Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field preferred. * 3\+ years of experience in inventory planning, supply planning, procurement, or related supply chain roles. * Experience with Oracle R12 and planning systems such as ASCP preferred. * Advanced English communication skills (written and verbal). * Strong analytical, problem\-solving, and organizational skills. * Ability to manage multiple priorities and work cross\-functionally. Employment opportunities for positions in the United States may require use of information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States. Donaldson Company has been made aware that there are several recruiting scams that are targeting job seekers. These scams have attempted to solicit money for job applications and/or collect confidential information, Donaldson will never solicit money during the application or recruiting process. Donaldson only accepts online applications through our Careers \| Donaldson Company, Inc. website and any communication from a Donaldson recruiter would be sent using a donaldson.com email address. If you have any questions about the legitimacy of an employment opportunity, please reach out to talentacquisition@donaldson.com to verify that the communication is from Donaldson. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.