Associate Planner

Now Hiring: Associate Planner – Finished Goods

Location: Onsite -  New Bedford, MA
Pay: Starting at $131,000
Employment Type: Temporary (potential conversion to perm)

About the Role

Manpower is partnering with Acushnet | Titleist to identify a detail-oriented Associate Planner to support finished goods planning operations. In this role, you will contribute to ensuring Titleist products are available to meet customer demand worldwide.

You will collaborate closely with planning, operations, and inventory teams while supporting MRP execution, maintaining product lifecycle data, and enhancing inventory accuracy and visibility. This is a hands-on role that plays a key part in daily planning activities.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Inventory Support

• Execute and support Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes
• Help balance inventory across multiple warehouses
• Assist with order creation to support product availability
• Work to minimize shortages while aligning with forecasted demand

Product Lifecycle Management

• Maintain finished goods item data from product launch through end-of-life
• Ensure planning systems and item settings remain accurate and current

Inventory Monitoring & Analysis

• Review inventory targets, lead times, and planning parameters
• Provide insights and recommendations to improve inventory utilization

Issue Resolution

• Investigate discrepancies in finished goods inventory
• Identify root causes and support corrective actions

Reporting & Visibility

• Assist with monthly reporting on slow-moving and excess inventory
• Support weekly fill-rate reporting for leadership review

Additional Support

• Contribute to planning-related projects and continuous improvement efforts as needed

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with at least one (1) year of relevant experience, or
• High school diploma (or equivalent) with four (4) years of directly related experience

Preferred Experience

• Background in supply chain, planning, inventory control, or related functions

Skills & Competencies

• Working knowledge of inventory control and MRP systems
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data
• Intermediate Excel proficiency (formulas, reporting, data analysis)
• Effective organizational and time management skills
• Clear written and verbal communication abilities
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work cross-functionally

Work Environment

This is a fully onsite, office-based position located in New Bedford, MA.

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About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:  Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.