Supply Planner and Analytics

Job Summary

We are looking for a Worldwide Supply Planner to drive end‑to‑end global supply planning across a complex, multi‑regional supply network. This role plays a critical part in ensuring product availability while optimizing inventory, cost, and service levels across regions, manufacturing sites, and suppliers.

The successful candidate will partner closely with Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, and other stakeholders to translate demand signals into executable, optimized global supply plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain global supply plans aligned with the approved demand forecast.
• Convert unconstrained demand into realistic, constrained supply plans considering capacity, lead time, and material availability.
• Ensure alignment between global plans and regional execution.
• Optimize inventory positioning across regions to meet service level targets.
• Balance safety stock, inventory investment, and aging risk.
• Identify and mitigate excess, obsolete, and slow‑moving inventory risks.
• Evaluate manufacturing, supplier capacity against demand.
• Identify constraints early and develop mitigation scenarios (reallocation, prioritization, capacity ramp‑ups).
• Support mid‑ and long‑term capacity planning initiatives.
• Act as a central integrator across demand planning, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and regional teams.
• Facilitate alignment across global and regional stakeholders.
• Lead or support Supply Review discussions within S&OP / IBP.
• Present supply risks, trade‑offs, scenarios, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Translate executive decisions into executable supply plans.
• Proactively identify global supply risks including supplier, capacity, logistics, and geopolitical disruptions.
• Build and evaluate what‑if scenarios to support decision‑making.
• Monitor and analyze supply planning KPIs (service level, inventory turns, OTIF, plan adherence).
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and data accuracy.
• Support planning system enhancements and automation.
  
  

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year Degree in Supply Chain, Data Analytics, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 0-2 years of work experience, preferably in marketing, data analytics, or a related field.
• Proficiency in planning systems such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
  
  

Preferred Certifications

• Analytics Certification
  
  

Knowledge & Skills

NA

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity
  
  

Impact & Scope

• Impacts own work and acts as a team member by providing information, analysis, and recommendations in support of team efforts.
  
  

Complexity

• Learns to apply basic theories and concepts to work tasks.
  
  

Disclaimer

• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.