Supply Chain Planner

Location: Highland Heights, OH

Specialty Bearings Solution Factory

JOB ID: 13042

Responsibilities Include but are Not Limited to:

• Provide quoting technical information flow and routing/follow-up of Specialty Bearing inquiries & orders.


• Work with internal and external suppliers required to fulfill.


• Daily planning, managing all raw and component material, final variants to satisfy customer demand.


• Manage all transactional activity, creation, and maintenance of work orders.


• Volume and inventory planning based on forecast, orderbook, material, and capacity.


• Review, expedite, cancel, and defer Manufacturing Orders


• Work closely with Purchasing and Suppliers to address supplier performance issues.


• Review, expedite, cancel, and defer Manufacturing Orders based on external and internal customer requirements.


• Responsible for the finished and channel stock levels needed to support the business plan.


• Manage the inventory obsolescence process to minimize non-productive inventory and maximize cash flow contribution.


• Manage contracts, to include cost saving activities and volume forecasting of future requirements.


• Responsible for the procurement of all raw material and components, to ensure a constant flow of production.


• Minimize the manufacturing stock inventory levels.


• Coordinate scheduling, warehousing, and shipping with the respective team members.

Technical Competencies Required:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Material Flow.

• Experience establishing excellent communication and relationships with the different working partners within and outside a company (ie: Purchasing, Suppliers, Customers, and Sales).


• Experience collaborating with production to assist and support continuous process improvement.

Desired Skills:

• Must have keen analytical skills and be a team player that can perform in a high-pressure environment.


• Excellent computer skills.


• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

About SKF:

SKF works to reduce friction, make things run faster, longer, cleaner, and safer. Doing this in the most effective, productive, and sustainable way has made the SKF Group a leading global supplier of products, solutions and services within rolling bearings, seals, mechatronics, services, and lubrication systems.

The SKF Solution Factory in Cleveland provides access to SKF's diverse technical resources for machine productivity solutions. The facility offers an extensive range of services, including bearing application support, customized machined sealing solutions, spindle and ball screw repair, mechanical equipment services, engineering consultancy, remote diagnostics and monitoring, and a full spectrum of training courses and seminars.

The SKF Solution Factory serves a wide range of industries, including machine tool, food and beverage, mining, and metals, among others.

The facility is located at 670 Alpha Drive, Highland Heights, OH 44143.

What You'll Love About SKF:

Rest and Relaxation. Enjoy a robust PTO policy and 13 paid holidays!

Work/Life Balance. A possibility for flexibility and an opportunity for occasional remote work.

Health and Wellness Benefits. SKF cares about the wellbeing of our employees. Many options for best in class medical and dental plans to fit your needs; a wellness plan that includes biometric screening and health risk assessment for you and your spouse and incentives for healthy living!

Invest in your Future. SKF offers amazing retirement options! Participate in our 401K program that boasts a 100% match up to 5% of your elected contribution (100% Vested). And regardless of your participation, SKF automatically contributes 5% into your account per pay period (3 Years Vesting).

Much more! Growth opportunities, tuition reimbursement, voluntary critical illness coverage, voluntary legal plan, employee assistance program, life insurance, vehicle discount programs, mobile phone discounts, and with so many benefits to working for SKF, we could not name them all!

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