Supply Chain Strategic Planner

About the role

Based in our Shakopee, MN or Boulder, CO location, you'll support strategic decision-making and lead data analysis for Supply Chain Leadership. This role is ideal for someone who is analytically strong, a clear communicator, and eager to develop deep expertise across global supply chain strategy.

Responsibilities

• Supply Chain Risk Management: Identify, document, and track supply chain risks across global operations, including supplier, logistics, geopolitical, and market-driven exposures. Maintain risk registers, dashboards, and mitigation trackers, and coordinate cross-functional alignment on risk response actions. Research emerging supply chain risk trends and synthesize findings into briefings and recommendations for leadership.
• Strategic Planning & Executive Communications: Assist in developing executive presentations, strategic briefings, and initiative updates for the VP and senior leadership team. Gather and organize data from global supply chain teams to support storytelling and decision-making materials. Maintain the supply chain strategic roadmap, initiative trackers, and performance scorecards.
• Global Supply Chain Collaboration: Coordinate with regional supply chain teams (Americas, EMEA, APAC) to collect updates, align on deliverables, and facilitate cross-functional working sessions. Support scheduling, preparation, and follow-through for steering committee meetings, project team check-ins, and leadership reviews. Build relationships across functions — Procurement, Operations, Finance, and Sustainability — to support integrated project execution.
• Enterprise Supply Chain Initiatives: Indirect Materials: Support the Enterprise Supply Chain team with analysis, benchmarking, and project coordination related to indirect spend strategies and supplier consolidation efforts. Responsible Sourcing: Assist in tracking supplier sustainability assessments, researching ESG sourcing standards, and maintaining responsible sourcing program documentation. Total Best Cost Sourcing: Help develop and maintain total cost models and sourcing analysis tools that account for landed cost, risk, quality, and sustainability factors.

Qualifications

• You use knowledge of business drivers and how strategies and tactics play out in the market to guide actions. You adjust communication to fit the audience and the message. You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. You ask the right questions to accurately analyze situations. You create competitive and breakthrough strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA
• Knowledge of industry best practices
• Exposure to supply chain risk, sourcing strategy, or sustainability through coursework or work experience
• APICS CSCP or CPSM coursework or certification (or intent to pursue)

Benefits

This is an onsite position in Boulder, CO OR Shakopee, MN. Candidates who currently reside in these areas are preferred. Experience within an automation or manufacturing organization is a plus.

Pay

The starting salary for this role is $68,000-90,000 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities and experience each candidate brings to a role.

Schedule

This position will be open for a minimum of 7 days from the day of posting. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to receive optimal consideration.