CPFR Walmart at Mars

Job Description:CPFR Analyst Supply Planner T1-IIRogers ARKThe CPFR Analyst plays a key role responsible for utilizing advanced planning forecasting and replenishment techniques to drive sales maintain high instocks fine-tune forecast accuracy and optimizing inventory levels for Mars Petcare items at Walmart. Critical activities include monitoring forecast store instocks case fill network inventory position and order patterns to provide recommendations on replenishment and forecast strategies. The role is responsible for building plans and executing key business activities such as new item launches expanded distribution promotional activity transitions and everyday replenishment needs.What are we looking forMinimumBachelors Degree in Supply Chain business or other related fields1-3 years of prior supply chain experienceRequires thorough understanding of CPFR processes and supply chain product flowAbility to combine large data sets from various sources for analyzing and simplify output for respective stakeholdersStrong technical proficiency (Retail Link MS Excel SAP Scintilla Tableau Power BI)Excellent analytical problem solving and communication skillsStrong interpersonal skills and the ability to work cross functionally with stakeholders to solve business challengesPreferredWork experience at CPG organization working directly with Walmart in CPFR capacityMastery utilizing Walmart systems (i.e. Retail Link Scintilla)What will be your key responsibilitiesPrimary point of contact for Walmart Replenishment Team regarding Inventory Planning Forecast and Replenishment functions.Develops strong collaborative relationships with Walmart Replenishment team and Mars Sales Operations Demand and Supply Planning teams.Lead the investigation and understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain processes with Walmart and identify continuous improvement and value creation opportunities.Leverage Walmarts Retail Link(Scintilla)/Luminate data and Mars internal data to prepare and present recommendations that improve Instock drive sales forecast accuracy and right-size inventory.Use POS history POS forecast Inventory DOS targets and Store/DC Inventory position to anticipate Mars monthly shipment volume. Collaborate with Sales and Planning to integrate these insights into the business plan.Owns and reports customer specific service metrics and provides proactive communication and action plans to mitigate service risk.Develops analysis and scorecards for communication to the customer and key cross-functional teams to improve overall supply chain compliance and effectiveness.Embraces and lives the Mars culture by leading with The Five Principles.What can you expect from MarsWork with over 130000 like-minded and talented Associates all guided by The Five Principles.Join a purpose driven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.Best-in-class learning and development support from day one including access to our in-house Mars University.An industry competitive salary and benefits package including company bonus.Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site.#LI-AS2#LI-Hybrid Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1