Supply Planner

Job Title : Supply Planner

Job Type : Contract (W2)

Start Date : 11 / 10 / 2025

End Date : 1 / 9 / 2026 (with potential for extension)

Location : Port Washington, NY (HYBRID position; in-office 2 to 3 days per week)

Schedule : Monday-Friday, 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week (standard day shift hours)

Pay Range : $28 to $32 per hour

GENERAL FUNCTION : The Supply Planner is responsible for contributing to profit and growth of all channels of trade of our global eyewear leader's Wholesale Division by supporting the planning, purchasing, and maintenance of effective inventory levels. The Supply Planner mines data and produces accurate reports, metrics, and analysis to maximize return on investment for assigned channel of trade's sales & inventory. This position will plan purchases and manage inventory to achieve financial objectives (maximizing sales potential, minimizing loss from phase-outs and stock-outs) and work closely with Sales, Logistics, Distribution, Allocation, & Corporate Planning teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Projects inventory based on forecasted sales, planned purchases and other adjustments to provide Sales with data for capital analysis and budgeting
• Prepares daily, weekly, and monthly analysis and reports as required
• Conducts and provides analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs) among level of stock and in-transit quantities
• Monitors product flows from sources and provides visibility of future product availability.
• Promotes and activates special actions to reduce obsolescence and excess inventory
• Monitors fulfillment activities and proactively manages exceptions for inventory shortages and delays, including aging of inventory, which may occur.
• Supports the Supply Chain by continuously updating existing reporting to improve overall efficiency of tasks
• Identifies issues that impact Operations / Allocation productivity and effectiveness. Identifies solutions
• Supports and assists project teams with data collection, analysis and presentation / reporting.
• Researches backorder and out of stock issues, works with local and global supply chain teams on solutions
• Makes recommendations to maximize profitability and productivity
• Able to direct allocation of inventory based upon the most urgent demand source
• Able to update Data tables and maintain supply chain databases
• Able to identify root data issues and provide solutions

QUALIFICATIONS :