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Supply Chain Planner

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Dish Network

Littleton, CO, US

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Job description

DISH is a Fortune 200 company with more than $15 billion in annual revenue that continues to redefine the communications industry. Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves. We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider. We are doing it again with the launch of the first live, internet-delivered TV Service – Sling TV, that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television.

Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers.

Come to DISH with your high energy and desire to achieve at our state-of-the-art Manufacturing faciltites. Here you have the opportunity to become a part of an exciting organization that has the vision to be the leader in changing the way the world communicates by providing innovative technology, quality products, and dynamic services.

The Supply Chain Planner will serve as a key contributor on the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) team and will manage receiver parts inventories for Dish Network products at manufacturing facilities. This is a mid-level position with opportunity for both vertical and lateral growth within DISH. The position will interact with many different levels including managers within Manufacturing, QA, Engineering, Procurement and Inventory control.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor degree required with a focus in supply chain management, business management, industrial engineering, math, statistics, or operations
• MS/MBA preferred but not required
• 2+ years supply chain operations experience. This can include roles in planning, procurement, demand-forecasting and inventory management
• Anaplan and Oracle ERP/MRP experience preferred
• Experience with SAP, JDA or other systems also desirable
• APICS/ ISM/CPIM/Lean Six Sigma Certification a plus 

Skills

• Ability to translate business goals and metrics into business process outcomes and related business cases for specific projects
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Data gathering, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including business process metrics and measures linking to business KPIs
• Proficiency using PC-based applications (such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and/or Access)
• Well-organized and high level of attention to detail
• Ability to clearly communicate results of analysis verbally and in written form

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not a comprehensive list of all duties that may be assigned to this position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, read and interpret documents and instructions; frequent identification of letters, numbers, and symbols in a warehouse or office environment. This position may require sitting for long periods of time at a workstation. The employee must have the ability to use a keyboard and equipment typically found in a warehouse or office work setting. Individuals must have the ability to lift 45 lbs. and stand for long periods of time.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position works in/near moving mechanical parts and may be in a non-temperature controlled work environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Manufacturing/warehouse environment and/or standard office environment.

Reports to
Business Operations Manager or above

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Work with business unit peers and leadership to incorporate process improvement strategies and influence change
• Continuously seek out new and innovative ways of thinking and work towards advancements that drive process improvement and create efficiencies
• Plan demand and manage desired inventory levels of parts to support production and metric goals
• Manage the production site inventory levels, balancing when necessary
• Initiate purchase orders (POs) and blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) to replenish inventories
• Track inventory orders to guarantee on time delivery and minimize risk
• Partners with the Forecasting/Sales teams to assess the impact of market changes or significant variances in the forecast, and recommend appropriate revisions and tactics
• Develop strong ties with internal customers, suppliers, planners, buyers and all Dish Network departments involved with material planning (QA, Engineering, Marketing, Logistics, In-Home Services (IHS), Call Center (CSC) and Manufacturing sites)
• Measure, analyze and report key process metrics and monitor adherence to key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Make recommendations to enhance business processes and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies
• Develop, monitor and communicate reports on inventory concerns to business units and supply chain organizations, while driving continuous improvement
• Leverage the Anaplan MRP system to make smart inventory decisions that eliminates risk and obsolescence
• Manage forecast, replacement rate and PO exceptions by utilizing Anaplan MRP exception tables to identify and fix potential issues
• Provide direction to Inventory Control Analysts at our production facilities

This list is not meant to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities assigned to this position and other duties may be assigned.