Supply Planner - Distributed Brands

At Horizon Hobby, we inspire dreams and help build memories! Our company is the leader in the global Radio Control industry, celebrating 40 years in 2025! We offer tremendous opportunities for growth and development and a full array of benefits including discounts on our products! We are currently hiring a Supply Planner for our Distributed Brands! This is a full-time, on-site position at our Champaign, IL location. Working hours are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Typical pay for this position is $50,000-$60,000 annually. The final offer for this position will be based on the unique experience and qualifications of the candidate selected. This position may also be eligible for a bonus not included in the base pay range. The Supply Planner - Distributed Brands is responsible for closely monitoring the lifecycle of inventory across a subset of nonproprietary product. This role is responsible for the day-to-day relationship of suppliers which could include facilitating key meetings, item management, and supplier performance tracking. This collaborative role will work closely with our distribution centers, logistics, sales and marketing teams to maximize the brands success. Key Responsibilities Define, monitor and manage clear expectations for service quality, product availability, and performance through pre-defined targets and metrics. Utilize reporting and analytics to identify needed corrective actions and continuous process improvement. Weekly review of category/items and brands fill rate and review of products in stock rate Identify reasons for out of stock, ETA for back to stock and deep dive in recurring shortages Monthly review of excess inventory - Identify items and suggest disposition. Create, track, and manage purchase orders from initial need identification to final payment. Identify need: utilize available planning tools to identify the need for goods Create Purchase Requisition or Purchase Order according to stablished parameters (MOQ, lead-time, MPQ, frequency, ordering restrictions, etc.). Order Placement and Fulfillment: communicate PO to the vendors and follow up according to expected shipment dates. PO Status monitoring: weekly follow up Past Due orders (update promised ship date, cancel old orders, etc.). Receiving Goods and Three-Way Matching. Assist with shortages: identify reasons for shortage and resolve the discrepancy (credit memo, manual adjustment, late delivery, etc.). Assist with overages: increase PO quantity, reject excess units, adjust ASN/shipment Assist with defectives: damaged products upon receiving will need disposition: return to vendor, scratch and dent (eBay). Invoice Approval and Payment: approve invoice in Oracle, resolve holds, monitor due dates Monitor list of customer backorders weekly and follow-up on open orders to support backorders Create PO for items without supply and identify items that won't be available. Review and distribute monthly supplier scorecards and facilitate monthly review meeting with the vendor to develop action plan to improve weighted and non-weighted metrics. Keep close contact with vendors, maintaining professional and efficient communication channels and facilitate negotiations (new items, price increases, market insights, product life cycle, inventory management). Facilitate negotiations for new items, price increases, market insights, product life cycle and inventory management. Manage relationship expectations by being the facilitator of key supplier meetings for regular business reviews, performance tracking, reporting, and monitoring. Monitor product life cycle - new items to add to the portfolio, maintenance of current items and item level carrying in Oracle. Collaborate with the team in ongoing or new process improvement projects. Provide feedback and insights to make processes more efficient. Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of the position. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree is preferred in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, …

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