Assistant planner job description

About Grocery Outlet:

Our Mission: Touching lives for the better

Our Vision: Touching lives by being the first choice for bargain-minded consumers in the U.S.

Our Values & Behaviors: Achievement, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Family, Fun, Integrity & Service

About The Team:

Our Planning team's mission is to constantly push the status quo to deliver the best service to our buying team and store operators. Our team is highly intelligent and engaged with the business- allowing us to operate in a fast-paced environment and form cross-functional partnerships. Successful members of our team maximize profitability and productivity within their department and motivate their team and cross functional partners with their energy.

About The Role:

You will be responsible for managing the distribution of merchandise to support company plan. Extremely "hands-on", you will need to be able to make quick decisions, manage key warehouse and planning relationships and provide inventory information for your assigned departments. You will be responsible for assisting the Planning Team in ensuring proper product inventories at all stores to facilitate optimum code life, minimize seasonal markdowns and maximize turns. You will recommend and executes changes as needed to ensure profitability and productivity. You will also maximize sales potential by performing the following duties: The Assistant Planner will report to the Sr. Inventory Planner.

Responsibilities Include:

* Understand and execute appropriate distribution of products to stores to maximize store turns and profitability
* Implement the company's "Treasure Hunt" philosophy and merchandise assortment strategy through effective execution of product allocation to stores
* Analyze store level data to identify chain/region/store level trends and recommend/implement changes and action as appropriate
* Execute category/sub-class trends regionally and identify specific merchandise needs through knowledge of regional and climatic characteristics
* Execute seasonal distributions in accordance with direction provided by planning & purchasing teams
* Responsible for managing those items approaching expiration in the warehouse
* Responsible for managing items on the aged report (slower moving items - identify and collaborate with planner, action as appropriate)
* Responsible for building, in partnership with set crew, an appropriate inventory mix to support new store openings
* Manage store distribution groups based on location, volume, size, demographics and sales trends
* Own cross-functional communication regarding product sales, inventory position, and distributions for all stores.
* Build, develop, and maintain effective and productive working relationships within cross-functional team (District Sales Managers, Planning Department, Purchasing Department, Stores, Distribution Center, etc.)
* Participate in cross-functional meetings, contributing on distribution strategies
* Review MTO items in-stock position with planners/buyers - weekly
* Demonstrate logical analysis and problem-solving skills through organization and prioritization.
* Demonstrate superior listening, written, and oral communication skills.
* Present analytics and reports to various levels of management
* Assists buyers with updates on potential inventory or code date issues on all products
* Execute profitable entrance and exit strategies as determined by planning, with merchandising for new, seasonal and replacement programs
* Visit stores and warehouses as necessary
* Perform other duties as assigned

About You:

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
* Can successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously
* Can make solid decisions quickly based on limited information
* Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
* Intermediate experience with Excel preferred
* Ability to work independently, as well as with a team
* Concern for achieving positive outcomes and growing the business; willing to get involved in all aspects of the process
* Ability to be creative, resourceful and take ownership over your categories

**Freeport-McMoRan** is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. We operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry. Freeport-McMoRan is one of the world's largest publicly traded copper producers, the world's largest producer of molybdenum and a significant gold producer. We have a long and successful history of conducting our business in a safe, highly efficient and socially-responsible manner.

We have the assets, the talent, the drive and the financial strength to provide attractive and rewarding careers of our employees. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity to advance your career at Freeport-McMoRan.
**Description**

Under direct supervision, assist in workload activities with Planners of the assigned department by helping with planning, scheduling and prioritizing activities in collaboration through office and field meetings.

+ Support the area Planners in all facets of job preparation, execution and follow up as prescribed by the Freeport-McMoRan standards, including time spent "in the field" to ensure readiness and availability of materials and equipment resources.

+ Maintain a history for all assigned activities in the management system.

+ Under the guidance of the Equipment Reliability Standards (ERS) closely interacts with the Planners in the assigned area to maintain and monitor planned schedules for assigned activities. Attend daily, weekly and monthly planning meetings with key stakeholders. Review, prioritize and schedule work orders.

+ Assist in maintaining the integrity of data in the maintenance management system (SAP).

+ Assist Planners in the planning and organization for planned major production shutdowns.

+ Assist Planners with generating regular and ad hoc reports

+ Engage with onsite Global Supply Chain to control warehouse minimum/maximum levels and appropriate storage conditions of materials and parts.

+ Upkeep, monitor and adjust schedules for assigned activities. Maintain these schedules in the management system.

+ Organize data to support maintenance management decisions, including departmental budgets and weekly forecasting.

+ Perform other duties as needed.

**Qualifications**

Minimum Requirements:

+ High School diploma or GED and two (2) years related experience in supporting field maintenance or operations department within a mining/mfg environment, OR

+ Associate's Degree in applicable field

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience in SAP and associated applications

+ Experience in MS Office

+ Some knowledge of general maintenance practices

Criteria/Conditions:

+ Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.

+ Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as allowed by applicable state laws

Freeport-McMoRan has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs require employees to perform essential job functions that pose a direct threat to the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safety-sensitive:

+ Site-based positions, or positions which require unescorted access to site-based operational areas, which are held by employees who are required to receive MSHA, OSHA, DOT, HAZWOPER and/or Hazard Recognition Training; or

+ Positions which are held by employees who operate equipment, machinery or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing the essential functions of their job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose "motor vehicles" includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel); or

+ Positions which Freeport-McMoRan has designated as safety sensitive positions in the applicable job or position description and which upon further review continue to be designated as safety-sensitive based on an individualized assessment of the actual duties performed by a specifically identified employee.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability

**Nearest Major Market:** Payson

**Job Segment:** Supply Chain, ERP, SAP, Supply, Operations, Technology

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Open PTO policy and paid sabbaticals at significant milestone anniversaries

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401(k) with company match, student loan relief program and financial counseling support

Generous paid parental leave policy

Life milestone recognition & support

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Student Loan payment plan and tuition reimbursement

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