Supply Chain Planner

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13819040\ Position Title: Supply Chain Planner\ Department: Supply Chain\ Employment Type Full Time\ Location: Oak Brook, IL\ Workplace Type: Hybrid\ Reporting To: Hybrid\ Compensation: $80,000 - $100,000 / year\ \ \ # Supply Chain Planner \ The Supply Chain Planner is a key role responsible for developing, leading, and executing advanced supply planning strategies to optimize inventory, ensure exceptional customer service levels, and drive significant cost efficiencies across the supply chain. This position provides strategic guidance to cross-functional teams, including purchasing, demand planning, product management, and operations, while mentoring junior planners to align supply plans with organizational goals.\ \ The ideal candidate is a proactive, data-driven leader with exceptional analytical skills, a passion for process innovation, expertise in safety stock analysis and optimization, and a commitment to fostering collaborative, high-performing teams.\ \ \ \ How You Will Help \ Develop and oversee optimal inventory levels for finished goods, balancing demand forecasts, lead times, storage constraints, and carrying costs. Lead pre-build strategies to mitigate capacity constraints or extended supplier lead times Lead safety stock analysis and optimization initiatives, utilizing advanced statistical modeling (e.g., demand variability assessments, and supply risk evaluations) to dynamically adjust levels, minimize stockouts, and achieve targeted inventory turns and service levels. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data-driven insights, continuously refine models based on real-time variability, and drive enterprise-wide improvements in supply reliability. Lead excess inventory management efforts to enhance overall inventory health by improving turns, reducing days-on-hand, and minimizing excess stock. Identify and implement opportunities for improvement, partnering with demand planning, product management, purchasing, and operations to drive continuous improvement initiatives. Lead the at-risk inventory process for assigned product categories, performing root cause analysis and collaborating with suppliers and operations to implement corrective actions. Maintain and update master planning data attributes in the planning system (e.g., Blue Yonder) and ERP to ensure accurate and effective supply planning. Collaborate with the supply chain team to determine and implement optimal supply planning methodologies (e.g., Reorder Point, Min-Max, Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order). Finalize and approve supply plans based on analysis and cross-functional input, ensuring seamless handover to purchasing teams for execution. Drive improvements in key performance indicators (KPIs), including inventory days-on-hand, On-Time In-Full (OTIF), and master data accuracy, aligning with organizational objectives. Partner with Customer Service to ensure order entry in line with fulfillment and network strategy. Develop and execute exception management processes to maintain a healthy backlog. Support the SIOP process with a focus on SIOP Supply by working closely with internal stakeholders to align supply plans with demand forecasts, production and distribution capacity, and procurement strategies to minimize costs and maximize service levels. Support new product development (NPD) and introduction (NPI) by guiding inventory and network strategies and ensuring accurate MRP item setup. \ \ \ \ Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.\ \ PI287225411