Global Integrated Planner

$87,280 - $162,093/Yr

Aristocrat Gaming - Las Vegas, NV

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Las Vegas, NV

About the position

The Global Integrated Planner at Aristocrat Gaming is responsible for developing and establishing strategic plans to optimize inventory and minimize costs while maintaining professional relationships with internal and external partners. This role involves independent decision-making that impacts demand and supply plans, communicating these decisions to stakeholders, and resolving forecast variances. The planner will analyze performance, identify problems, and develop recommendations to support supply chain planning and operations, participating in S&OP processes and contributing to special projects.

Responsibilities

• Establish broad knowledge and relationships across different parts of the organization including commercial sales, finance, and manufacturing.
• Develop supplier, industry, technology, and manufacturing process understanding to support planning and analysis strategies.
• Maintain a deep knowledge of the total planning process including demand planning, supply planning, new product introduction, material planning, and the S&OP process.
• Work with business unit leadership to generate a consensus demand plan and assist in the development of annual plans.
• Address input gaps identified by forecast error, bias, and volatility.
• Gather and interpret relevant data to determine optimal demand and supply strategies.
• Evaluate buying patterns for key products and predict company reactions to product phase in, phase out, and demand shifts.
• Assess the impact of promotions and events on demand using what-if analysis.
• Define and drive an out-of-cycle demand variance realignment process if required.
• Work with various cross-functional teams on supply and demand impacts such as new product launches and promotions.
• Develop and support regular performance and metric reporting for key stakeholders.
• Direct supply delivery timing and collaborate on inventory expedite requirements.
• Support demand and supply strategies and respond to changing forecasts to maintain inventory targets.
• Independently lead and present S&OP outcomes to the supply chain.
• Develop presentations and lead discussions with internal and external partners.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in demand planning, supply planning, purchasing, or related function.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Analytics, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet variable demands and adapt to frequently changing priorities.
• Proven ability to gather consensus and develop strategic plans that optimize inventory and minimize costs.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into high-level analysis, demand plans, and supply plans.
• Proven ability to make autonomous decisions on planning strategies that balance supply and demand effectively.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate across cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Supply chain/operations certification, such as APICS, CPIM or lean.
• Proficiency using technology tools that enable demand and supply planning and reporting in a global supply chain.
• Global supply chain experience with a technology company.
• Some experience with SQL and relational databases.

Benefits

• Robust benefits package
• Flexible working options through a hybrid work model
• Global career opportunities