Supply Chain Planner / Logistics Planner

This high-visibility role, part of the leadership team, reports directly to senior leadership and offers the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, process improvement, and operational performance across a large and complex supply chain network. Ideal for a naturally curious, data-driven professional who enjoys analyzing business challenges, identifying opportunities for improvement, and partnering with cross-functional teams to drive measurable results.

Supply Chain Analysis

• Identify operational challenges and improvement opportunities through stakeholder interviews, process evaluations, and performance analysis.
• Develop business cases, including ROI and cost-benefit analyses, to support strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate process improvement projects and problem-solving events.
• Gather, cleanse, validate, and analyze large datasets to identify trends, exceptions, and root causes.
• Provide analytical support for supply chain initiatives and business opportunities.
• Perform modeling, optimization, forecasting, and what-if scenario analysis related to transportation, inventory, and network strategy.
• Document current and future-state processes using flowcharts, process maps, and workflow diagrams.

Performance Management

• Design and maintain supply chain KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards.
• Investigate service issues, operational disruptions, and recurring performance challenges.
• Partner with functional leaders to develop recommendations for process and performance improvements.
• Support development of cost-to-serve and operational performance measurement tools.
• Assist with strategic account performance tracking.
• Participate in operational reviews, planning sessions, and continuous improvement meetings.
• Help establish performance standards and success metrics across departments.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional business experience.
• At least 2 years in an analytical, logistics, supply chain, operations, or continuous improvement role.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, IF formulas, and data analysis tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience working with large datasets from multiple sources.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or logistics environments.
• Knowledge of WMS, TMS, MRP, DRP, or other supply chain planning systems.
• Experience with process mapping, value stream mapping, and business process improvement.
• Familiarity with reporting and business intelligence tools.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance.
• Company 401(k) plan enrollment for contract/temporary professionals.