Service Repair Replenishment Planner
Kelly Services is currently seeking a Service Repair Replenishment Planner for one of our top clients in either Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 
Job Description:
Contractor for Service & Repair Replenishment Planner – Orthopedics, located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 
As a Service & Repair Material Replenishment Planner Contractor you will manage and optimize the flow of inventory for our global Service & Repair (S&R) business. This role is pivotal to the repairs of our medical devices and is critical for ensuring timely replenishment of inventory to support service and repair operations for the VELYS Enabling Tech portfolio. You will be responsible for procuring and planning goods and services for S&R and production to meet and maintain service levels, quality, cost/project budget, and targeted inventory levels. By driving disciplined planning processes and leveraging Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools, you will help maintain service continuity while balancing inventory investment and operational efficiency. This role also includes establishing and fostering relationships with suppliers, communicating and negotiating to ensure delivery schedules are met, securing competitive pricing, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and quality standards.
Essential Job Functions

• Sources, purchases, plans, and schedules the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, and services including indirect consumables, tooling, finished goods, and related materials through the production and inventory process.
  

• Develop and maintain dashboards, OTIF, PSI and reports that provide clear visibility into inventory status, replenishment actions, and potential gaps in supply impacting our service centers.
  

• Reviews purchase requisitions for completeness; reviews support documentation, currency, payment terms, alignment of backup documentation to requisition, and clarity of description.
  

• Create purchase orders and provide monthly forecasts to suppliers based on production planning requirements.
  

• Identifies raw material, components, and related requirements from engineering and production specifications and schedules. Coordinates quality matters and engineering/changes or developments to suppliers.
  

• Apply various costing and pricing techniques to effectively negotiate the best pricing with suppliers and meet quality, reliability, and delivery objectives. Examples of techniques include competitive bidding, BOM cost, etc.
  

• Coordinates and follows up with production, warehouse, engineering personnel, material replenishment planners and finished good planners to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services.
  

• Monitors status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential issues. Expedite material delivery or explore other possible options with suppliers to avoid parts stock out.
  

• Resolves issues regarding PO to invoice discrepancies, returns, quality issues, and non-conformances with suppliers.
  

• Supports R&D group for early supplier selection and cost negotiation; initiates new supplier set-up process.
  

• Produces and develops relevant inventory and procurement reports on a regular basis to track and monitor various areas of performance.
  

• Collaborate with vendors to conduct physical inventory, report, and resolve potential issues on inventory discrepancy.
  

• Attends weekly production meeting, tracks inventory, and production status; resolves and escalates issues that can potentially impact supply to our Global Service Depots.
  

• Conducts bi-weekly meetings with key vendors to ensure that delivery schedules are on-track and resolve supplier-related issues.
  

• Performs purchase order returns for parts that need to be returned to the vendor.
  

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, or related field; 2+ years of experience in material planning or replenishment roles preferred.  Prior experience in a regulated environment (i.e. medical device, pharmaceutical) preferred.
  

• Experience with production planning, material requirements planning, BOM management, NPI / EOL, re-order point, and other replenishment planning methodologies.
  

• Ability to work with a diversified global supplier base and high-mix production environment.
  

• Self-driven individual capable of working independently as well as a strong team player collaborating with cross-functional teams; build relationships at all levels within the internal organization and external suppliers/vendors.
  

• Strong capabilities to develop and balance immediate/long-term priorities with appropriate urgency to meet deadlines and exceptional multi-tasking skills.
  

• Experience working with, managing, and implementing ERP/MRP systems, SAP & JDE XE strongly preferred.
  

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
  

• Experience with advanced planning tools, demand forecasting, or supply chain analytics (Power BI, SQL, Tableau preferred)

Important information: This position is recruited by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch.  Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
 

Why Kelly^®?

The Managed Solutions practice within Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group (KellyOCG^®) is one focus within the full array of Kelly Services® workforce solutions.
Kelly Services has transformed from the staffing industry pioneer to a leading workforce solutions provider. KellyOCG is the distinguished outsourcing and consulting segment of Kelly Services, known for applying a forward-looking approach that enables companies to make strategic workforce planning decisions that impact their business and competitive advantage.
The Managed Solutions practice area of KellyOCG is dedicated to partnering with clients to architect and implement solutions that put them in a position to meet their operational obligation to their organization and freedom to focus on their more strategic business needs.
As a Kelly Services employee, you will have access to numerous perks, including:

• Vacation and sick pay
  

• Paid holidays
  

• 401(k) plan
  

• Group medical, vision, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance options
  

• Kelly Discounts on goods and services, auto and home insurance, and tuition at Kelly partner schools
  

• Kelly Learning Center offers free courses and trainings
  

• Weekly pay

About Kelly Services^®

As a workforce advocate for over 70 years, we are proud to have a role in managing employment opportunities for more than one million workers around the globe. We employ 550,000 of these individuals directly with the remaining workers engaged through our talent supply chain network of supplier partners. Revenue in 2015 was $5.5 billion. Visit kellyservices.com and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Kelly Services is an equal opportunity employer including, but not limited to, Minorities, Females, Individuals with Disabilities, Protected Veterans, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law.

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