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Atlas Roofing Corporation · 16 hours ago

Inventory and Forecasting Manager

Meridian, MS

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Atlas Roofing Corporation is an industry leader that develops, sells, and manufactures high-performance residential roofing products. They are seeking an Inventory and Forecasting Manager to oversee demand planning, inventory management, and collaboration across various departments to ensure optimal production and supply chain processes.

Building MaterialConsumer GoodsManufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly recap for the VP of Sales & Marketing and VP of Operations on production, inventory, and sales history, along with 1-3 month forecast updates for the demand planning worksheet

Manage ongoing demand planning process with the Director of Supply Chain and Director of Business Development to maintain appropriate product mix, service area, color needs, and inventory across plants while understanding capacity constraints for all shingle and manufactured accessories. To include building and maintaining inventory floor plans on accessory items for each plant and reloading facility

Work with the Director of Supply Chain to evolve the Sales-Inventory-Operations Planning (SIOP) process over time to meet the needs of the organization

Work with the Director of Supply Chain on efforts to forecast opportunities and concerns across the operations and supply chain functions

Manage monthly and annual forecasting efforts for finished goods products in conjunction with the Director of Supply Chain

Manage existing product inventory and ordering needs based on market demand and be responsive to sales needs and trends in demand

Work will all plant facilities on eliminating discontinued products in a fiscally responsible manner while actively working on making sure that inventories reflected in PS/Qlik are accurate and up to date for all facilities

Work to manage, consolidate, and prioritize shipment of inventory to minimize loss and maximize profits through sales and avoid fines

Work with the Director of Procurement on maintaining and communicating margin/cost/price controls for all vendor accessory products through monthly reviews and profitability analysis. Assist sales and business development teams in addressing inventory available for large volume opportunities as well as daily needs

Work with all plant schedulers to train best practices and continuity of practices. To include making sure production schedules are always kept up to date on People Soft

Work with plant schedulers and Director of Procurement to make sure that raw materials are kept at optimal levels at each plant facility

Work with IT to make needed reporting and process updates to aid all plants in being able to see and upload production and inventory

Work with the plant managers and schedulers to achieve uniform processes when PIDS are updated across the division with the goal of uniformity for best practices and visibility

Set and maintain safety stock targets in PeopleSoft

Build inventory floor plans for all accessory items across plants and reload facilities

Proactively eliminate discontinued SKUs and manage reallocation to minimize write-offs

Work closely with plant schedulers to align production plans with master schedules using Shingle Tech

Ensure safety stock levels and report on monthly deviations to plans

Collaborate with plants to ensure proper inventory and production planning

Collaborate with manufacturing teams to adjust plans as needed due to changes in demand, equipment downtime, or material delays

Monitor production KPIs (e.g., on-time completion, schedule adherence) and drive improvements

Coordinate with the Purchasing and planning coordinator

Provide backup support during vacations and other absences for finished good / raw material issues

Other duties as required by the Director of supply chain

Collaborate with Director of supply chain on ADHOC projects and forecasting

Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Account Executives, and Plant Operations to ensure smooth material flow and on-time delivery

Work with third party Sr Director of Strategy and innovation to develop third party products' demand and supply plan

Coordinate with Sr, Director of strategy and innovation on product planning, availability and reduce obsolescence

Work closely with IT and Supply Chain leadership on automation and tool development to improve planning processes

Provide backup and support to purchasing and logistics team members as needed

Assist leadership team with long term forecasting and capacity planning

Qualification

Demand PlanningInventory ManagementForecastingPeopleSoftQlik SenseMicrosoft ExcelAnalytical SkillsEnglish FluencyOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementCommunication Skills