Materials Planner

*Company Overview
• Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform.
The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet.
Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform.
Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.

As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices.
We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans.
Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

The Materials Planner is responsible for overseeing all aspects of global materials planning; forecast communication, monitoring material commitments, and tracking material liabilities.
They will work closely with internal and external partners, to provide material forecasts required to support on time and efficient flow of finished goods production.
• Responsibilities
• :
• Communicate material requirements forecast and material purchase commitments to supply chain teams.
• Manage the aged material process, including maintaining, analyzing the aged material tracker in coordination, and communicating the final liability disposition.
• Manage the material min/max stock program at vendors through meetings with Fanatics U.S.
Planning team to analyze and adjust levels monthly; communicate levels to suppliers; manage material stock files in coordination with buy timing; maintain capacity for stock program and communicate constraints; track buy schedule with planning; manage chase business in season.
• Track and provide visibility to all excess material liabilities and work with the cross-functional teams to develop plans utilization strategies.
• Comprehend key forecast inputs and trends and the downstream impact on material requirements.
• Utilize Bill of Material systems, processes, and general disciplines to support material analysis.
• Participate in weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews supplier meetings.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and suppliers to implement strategic solutions to continually improve our materials management processes.
• Schedule and host meetings with suppliers in US and/or globally to proactively manage material and eliminate shortages as required.
• Identify and implement process & business improvement strategies with vendor, manufacturing, and planning partners.
• Requirements
• Years of Related Professional Experience:
3-4+
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management /Business Management or equivalent field
• Must have experience working with the supply chain end to end.
• Strong knowledge of vertical manufacturing methodology with basic têxtile and construction knowledge
• Open to collaborating and sharing ideas with the team to isolate problems quickly, offer solutions and create operational efficiencies that support on time production.
• Strong understanding of supply chain processes from design concept through factory shipment.
• Detail oriented, excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills.
• Strong Computer skills in Excel, Word and querying systems required.
Familiarity with V-lookups, H-lookups, and pivot tables required
• Proven communication and prioritization skills are a must.
• Ability to work cross functionally in a fast paced, rapidly changing, and flexible environment.
• Flexible to work outside normal business hours to collaborate with global teams.
• Travel may be required.
• Proficient in English and Thai (please submit English version of CV)
• Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow.
The ball is in your court now._

Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting