HPE Aruba Supply Planner for Americas Region

Job description

Job ID 1032925 Date posted 9/14/2018 Primary Location Aguadilla, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Job Category Supply Chain and Operations Schedule Full time Shift No shift premium (Puerto Rico)

At Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), we live by three core values that drive our business: Partner. Innovate. Act. These values combine to help us create important work all over the world to advance how people live and work.

Aruba is redefining the “IT EDGE”. Creating new customer experiences by building intelligent spaces and digital workspaces. We are focused on campus, branch, mobility and the IoT to transform business models with the combined power of compute, context, control and secure connectivity.

Responsible for planning, scheduling and coordinating supply management, business processes and delivery of products and services to the company policy and country regulatory requirements. Partners with stakeholders to identify/implement opportunities for business process improvement to effectively manage costs, integrate new and existing businesses, and adapt to changes in the business and regulatory environment. Time horizon is typically focused on less than six months for planning. Leading and working with cross-functional teams, creates and implements plans that enable the execution of business strategies. Participates in the process by which demand signals are developed, validated for alignment with transition plans, supply constraints identified, and an executable plan defined that meets financial and market share goals. Scope includes business execution processes related to lifecycle planning; order management (including allocation management, Available to Promise (ATP) / commit processes, business attainment tracking); logistics management (including inbound/outbound coordination and consolidation of domestic and international systems to support shipments); and inventory management (including analysis, optimization and velocity). Partners cross-functionally to develop, track and manage business metrics for the organization (may include customer availability, service levels, on-time delivery, supplier response time (SRTs), supply chain costs and inventory.

Responsibilities:

·  Responsible for supply chain processes, such as inventory analysis, order fulfillment, import/export operations and shipping, for a regional unit.
·  Produces reports using IT systems and analyzes data to develop trends for supply and demand activities; articulates findings to management.
·  Analysis of backlog management.
·  Collaborates with regional and global business unit planning teams to maintain and enhance current business processes.
·  Reviews performance metrics on a regular basis, identifying opportunities for improvement.
·  May provide training or general direction for junior staff members.

Education and Experience Required:

·  First level university degree or equivalent experience
·  Typically 2-4 years of experience in a supply chain function.

Knowledge and Skills:

·  Demonstrated understanding of supply chain processes (plan, source, make deliver).
·  Strong analytical and data modeling skills.
·  Strong written and verbal communication skills; Proficient in English and local language.
·  Strong interpersonal skills.
· 
Medium skills in Microsoft Excel like data analysis, pivot tables, basic formulas and other analytical aids to help manage the operation.

·  Developing Project Management Skills.
·  Demonstrated business acumen and technical knowledge withinsupply chain planning.
·  Proficient understanding of the company's overall supply chain strategy.
·  Developed understanding of import/export regulatory requirements and compliance.
·  Moderate level of knowledge of inventory analysis.
·  Demonstrated leadership skills.