Strategic Planner

**Job Purpose**:
To build excellent trading relationships with all vendors and internal stakeholders, to obtain competitive advantage for TD SYNNEX, through professional inventory management.

**Responsibilities**:

- ** To ensure that maximum stock availability is achieved**, **through weekly purchasing**, to support customer demand, while keeping within inventory budgets;
- ** To provide management & internal stakeholders with weekly forecasts, to include month**-end closing views on inventory & associated costs;
- ** Monitor sales against forecasts **and take appropriate action to **maintain stock holding/profile within set budgets**;
- ** Maintain vendor purchase price lists within SAP **and ensure inventory held is accurately valued;
- To provide accurate **weekly financial reconciliations** (e.g. price changes, inventory depreciation);
- To understand and **work within all stock related clauses of vendor contracts**;
- ** Develop and review quarterly business plans by vendor with the Business Manager** (BM) initiating vendor support as necessary to maintain optimum stock profiles;
- To **work closely with BM's and vendors towards agreed goals and objectives**, through proactive inventory management, whilst limiting stock risk through extended negotiated terms and conditions;
- ** To identify problem stock areas, to review, monitor and implement corrective and preventative actions to conclusion**. The key driver is to resolve with mínimal cost or lost opportunity to TD SYNNEX;
- ** To supervise and develop IPP Coordinators**;
- ** To consistently achieve set targets and objectives;**:

- ** To own and manage through until completion, any ad hoc projects as defined by IPP Management** and escalate as necessary;
- ** Represent TD SYNNEX at all times** in an efficient and professional manner.

**Knowledge Skills and Experience**
- ** Strong relationship management**;
- ** Effective communication skills **with ability to deliver at all levels;
- ** Strong negotiation skills**;
- Proven **experience in inventory forecasting and business planning**;
- Must be **proactive and self-motivated**;
- Must have **strong organisation skills** with ability to plan, prioritise and maintain focus;
- An enthusiastic **team player** with a strong drive to create a positive work environment;
- Strong **attention to detail**;
- ** Able to work and achieve deadlines under pressure** in fast changing environment
- Good working knowledge of MS Office tools (Outlook, **Excel**) and inventory replenishment systems (**SAP R3**) would be advantageous;
- ** Knowledge of Purchasing, inventory principles and practices** (CIPS qualified desirable).

**What's In It For You?**
- ** Elective Benefits**: Our programs are tailored to your country to best accommodate your lifestyle.
- ** Grow Your Career**:Accelerate your path to success (and keep up with the future) with formal programs on leadership and professional development, and many more on-demand courses.
- ** Elevate Your Personal Well-Being**: Boost your financial, physical, and mental well-being through seminars, events, and our global Life Empowerment Assistance Program.
- ** Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**:It's not just a phrase to us; valuing every voice is how we succeed. Join us in celebrating our global diversity through inclusive education, meaningful peer-to-peer conversations, and equitable growth and development opportunities.
- ** Make the Most of our Global Organization**: Network with other new co-workers within your first 30 days through our onboarding program.
- ** Connect with Your Community**: Participate in internal, peer-led inclusive communities and activities, including business resource groups, local volunteering events, and more environmental and social initiatives.

At TD SYNNEX, we're proud to be recognized as a great place to work and a leader in the promotion and practice of diversity, equity and inclusion. If you're excited about working for our company and believe you're a good fit for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be exactly the person we're looking for