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Sr. Inventory Planner in Winchester, VA at Advance Auto Parts **Location:**

**Career Description**

****Job Description****

* Individual contributor representing the most common entry point for this career stream; works under direct supervision.

* Identifies, evaluates and develops customer inventories through analysis and operations of the replenishment system.

* Maintains replenishment model information, including monitoring the accuracy of weekly data, history, network changes, lead-times, past and future promotional events, new product information, pricing, and customer service performance goals.

* Ensures availability of product through the monitoring and oversight of inventory systems.

* Maximizes the efficiencies of shipments.

* Resolves unacceptable situations with customers, as well as problems between shipping locations, carriers, receiving departments, inventory analysts, and buyers to ensure planned arrival of product.

* Acts as liaison between customer, sales, customer service and carriers.

* Advises on trends and/or shifts in demand that could impact company's service levels.

Education: Bachelor's degree (Business, Supply Chain Management, preferred)

Experience: 3 or more years of experience.