Material Planner

The primary responsibilities of the Materials Planner will be to manage all aspects of Import Purchase Orders (POs) from pre-PO issuance planning, receipt of POs, production through to handing over goods at the Port/Carrier.

Responsibility

• Communicate material requirements forecast and material purchase commitments to supply chain teams.
• Confirm ship dates with Vendors & Suppliers based on griege commitments and communicate to the supply chain teams.
• Manage the aged material process, including maintaining, analyzing the aged material tracker in coordination, and communicating the final liability disposition.
• Manage the material min/max stock program at vendors through meetings with Fanatics U.S. Planning team to analyze and adjust levels monthly; communicate levels to suppliers; manage material stock files in coordination with buy timing; maintain capacity for stock program and communicate constraints; track buy schedule with planning; manage chase business in season.
• Track and provide visibility to all excess material liabilities and work with the cross-functional teams to develop plans utilization strategies.
• Create, maintain and publish capacity reports to track metrics, forecast to actual analysis and deliveries to drive the optimal delivery dates.
• Comprehend key forecast inputs and trends and the downstream impact on material requirements.
• Utilize Bill of Material systems, processes, and general disciplines to support material analysis.
• Participate in weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews supplier meetings.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and suppliers to implement strategic solutions to continually improve our materials management processes.
• Schedule and host meetings with suppliers in US and/or globally to proactively manage material and eliminate shortages as required.
• Identify and implement process & business improvement strategies with vendor, manufacturing, and planning partners.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of related experience in fabric / apparel manufacturing preferred
• College / University degree in Industrial / Textile Engineering (preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• Experience on Mills/Textile Industry or material planner background is highly recommended
• Excellent understanding of the entire apparel supply chain process from design concept to receipt of goods
• Detail oriented with excellent analytical, communication, customer services, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication skills (Thai and English)
• Excellent PC skills (Micro Strategy, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Basic textile and construction knowledge
• Ability to work across teams and departments - must be comfortable in working in a team environment.
• Thrive in a fast paced, rapidly changing, and flexible work environment.
• Ability to Negotiate and have the social skills to interact with all levels of people of our Vendor network.
• Multi country travel up to 15%.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).