• Supply Chain Planning Manager

    Dorman (Colmar, PA)


    Supply Chain Planning Manager

     

    Date: Jul 2, 2025

     

    Company: Dorman Products

    Job Summary

    The Supply Chain Planning Manager for Dorman Products will report directly to the Senior Supply Chain Planning Manager and will be responsible for driving improvements in the procurement process and ordering strategies with-in the supply chain organization. Through an optimized supply planning and inventory approach, this leader helps advance the company’s strategic imperatives to enhance ordering strategies deliver margin expansion, improve inventory turns, and ensure service levels exceed customer expectations.

    Primary Duties

    + Manage team of 4-6 Material Planners

    + Manage supply chain performance KPI’s like fill rate supplier on time delivery, and inventory turns and perform deep dives if targets are not achieved and create plans to mitigate gaps

    + Drive improvements and efficiencies in the supply planning process and order management release strategies

    + Create and deploy inventory strategies to improve overall inventory turns while maintaining 95% service levels to customers

    + Provide visibility to projected service levels at a category level to the business

    + Develop and implement a planning parameter review process and work with all material planners across the organization to ensure acceptance and efficiency of the process

    + Monitor the demonstrated end to end supply chain delivery performance vs the system planned lead times and create actions plans to address gaps and implement changes when not achieving planned levels

    + Actively drives and champions the adoption of newly implemented system, procedures, and tools which drive process improvement

    Qualifications

    + Strong written and oral communications skills - including executive presentation skills

    + Strong ERP and MRP system experience

    + Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret large amounts of data is required

    + Solid understanding of inventory planning theory, methods and techniques

    + Demonstrated competency with cross-functional engagement and collaboration

    + Proven analytical, problem solving, and decision- making skills

    + Excellent computer skills – particularly Microsoft Office applications

    + Physical Requirement : Capability to lift 20 pounds.

    + Working Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach, swivel, carry items from one building to another, and speak and actively listen. Noise level is usually moderate.

     

    Education / Experience

     

    + Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with concentration in one or more of the following disciplines: Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Business.

    + MBA is preferred

    + APICS certification is preferred

    + 5+ years’ experience as a supply chain planning professiona

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