Avalon’s team of supply chain consultants has a long and successful track record of helping clients drive significant performance improvements in these key areas of Supply Chain Planning. We are looking for motivated, self-driven leaders who are energized by team success and interested in joining a firm that values its culture and people as its biggest strengths.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Supply Chain Planning projects, operations assessments and/or transformations.
• Assist in managing forecasting, planning and inventory optimization activities for raw materials, MRO and finished goods inventories.
• Implement forecasting, planning and inventory optimizations tools
• Participate in the development of best-in-class assessments and process implementations from spend analyses to total cost analyses.
• Identify client opportunities, author client deliverables and present findings at the senior client level. 
• Work collaboratively with client personnel leveraging their resources and knowledge to achieve project goals and complete deliverables on time. 
• Provide clear and concise status updates and assist the leadership team with managing project risks.
• Continuously improve professional skills through a variety of Avalon and external training courses. 

Qualifications

• At least 2 to 5 years of work experience in production planning and inventory management*
• At least 2 to 5 years of work experience in demand planning
• Must demonstrate knowledge and skills in the following areas:
• Inventory Management. Demonstrated expertise in detailed analysis of inventory data, establishing inventory targets, and achieving inventory reduction
• Demand Planning. Hands-on experience with statistical forecasting, forecasting metrics, and working with sales and marketing organizations to create a consensus forecasting processes
• S&OP. Hands-on experience with data analysis, data evaluation and consensus-based decision-making through a collaborative system and process
• ERP/MRP Remediation. Buyer, demand planner and production planner process understanding, shop floor and master data management
• Master Scheduling, Capacity Planning. Experience with ERP based modules and system set up
• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, logistics or industrial engineering
• APICS certification such as CPIM is a nice to have
• Must have experience with ERP advanced planning modules such as SAP APO or equivalent
• Must have experience with ERP forecasting modules or forecasting software