Supply Network Planner

About the role

The Supply Network Planner is responsible for leading end-to-end supply planning activities across designated manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and product categories. This role develops and maintains integrated supply plans that balance customer service, manufacturing efficiency, inventory investment, working capital, and business growth objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain rolling month supply, inventory, and capacity plans for the full planning horizon.
• Evaluate supply-demand imbalances and facilitate resolution through cross-functional collaboration.
• Support scenario planning and recommendation development for supply constraints, growth initiatives, operational changes, and network optimization opportunities.
• Establish and maintain finished good inventory strategies that balance customer service, spoilage reduction, working capital, and inventory turns.
• Partner with Material Buyers and Master Production Schedulers on raw material and work-in-process inventory for spoilage mitigation balancing organization goals.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight to Master Production Schedulers and Material Planners to ensure production schedules align with approved supply plans and inventory strategies.
• Partner with Supply Chain Leadership and Inventory Optimization team to establish planning parameters, inventory policies, safety stock strategies, replenishment parameters and scheduling policies that support service, efficiency, operational stability and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead the monthly supply planning and IBP process for assigned facilities and product portfolios.
• Partner with Fulfillment and Logistics teams to identify opportunities to improve inventory deployment and reduce total delivered supply chain costs.
• Partner with cross functional groups including Operations, Procurement, Inventory Optimization, Manufacturing, Logistics, Demand and Fulfillment Planning, Sales, Speed to Market (STM), Finance, Customer Service, and Category Business Units (CBUs) teams to align supply plans with business objectives.
• Represent Customer Service & Logistics (CS&L) within designated Product Business Teams including STM and CBUs providing support on Inventory Management, Transportation, Warehousing, and Customer Service issues.
• Develop and evaluate long-term capacity outlooks, model production constraints and support business cases for capital investments, expansion opportunities, or network changes.
• Utilize ERP, APS, Power BI, and advanced analytics tools to monitor supply chain performance.
• Leverage AI-enabled planning capabilities and predictive analytics to improve planning efficiency and decision quality.
• Assess supply chain network risks and develop mitigation strategies to support business continuity and facilitate communication of supply risks, service impacts, and inventory strategies to leadership teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Supply Planning, Production Planning, Inventory Management, or Supply Chain Operations.
• Experience with Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), or similar planning processes.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working within ERP and Supply Planning systems.
• Proficiency with Power BI, advanced Excel, and data visualization tools.
• APICS/ASCM Certification (CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent) preferred.
• Experience with SAP, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, OMP, or similar planning platforms preferred.
• Experience with inventory optimization and network planning methodologies preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing operations and production scheduling environments preferred.
• Experience leveraging AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics capabilities within supply chain planning preferred.

Benefits

Rich Products Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Rich's"), are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity, standing up for fairness and maintaining a culture of belonging, to provide an exceptional experience for all. We will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Pay

In accordance with state law, the rate or range provided is Rich Products Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Rich's"), reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, shift differential, and location.

Schedule

Rich Products Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Rich's"), are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity, standing up for fairness and maintaining a culture of belonging, to provide an exceptional experience for all. We will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.