Network Planner

Clorox • Alpharetta, GA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Network Planner leads the development and execution of the Business Unit’s long-range supply plan, connecting demand, capacity, inventory, portfolio, and financial assumptions across a 3-to-24-month horizon. The role identifies risks and opportunities, evaluates supply scenarios and trade-offs, and translates complex data into a clear narrative that enables cross-functional alignment and informed leadership decisions.

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of industry experience; consumer packaged goods or fast-moving consumer experience preferred.
• Recent sales and operations planning or supply planning experience.
• Operational supply chain experience, such as manufacturing, logistics, distribution, or inventory planning.
• Experience influencing across functions and leading people.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Supply Chain, Predictive Analytics, or a related field.
• Proficiency with enterprise and supply planning tools; Kinaxis, SAP S/4HANA experience preferred.
• Strategic and forward-looking thinking
• Financial acumen, including working capital and profit-and-loss impacts
• Inventory, capacity, and network planning
• Strong data analysis and trend recognition
• Forecast model and machine-learning awareness
• Executive communication and presence
• Influencing without authority
• Fast prioritization and adaptability
• Curiosity and creative problem-solving

Responsibilities

• Own the 3-24 month demand-to-capacity plan, including inventory policy, working capital requirements, and rough-cut capacity planning.
• Evaluate supply sufficiency, constraints, risks, opportunities, volume trade-offs, and profit-and-loss implications across multiple scenarios.
• Incorporate new products, discontinuations, promotions, and other portfolio decisions into inventory and capacity plans.
• Maintain an accurate single plan by monitoring assumptions, constraints, performance, errors, and deviations throughout the IBP cycle.
• Identify long-term network bottlenecks and recommend solutions across capacity, inventory policy, and network design.
• Translate data and planning insights into a clear supply plan narrative for leadership decision-making.
• Serve as the primary long-term planning contact for the Business Unit Supply Chain team and partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Supply Chain Services.
• Lead supply chain assumptions for financial planning, including sourcing plans, inventory targets, production targets, and warehousing and distribution requirements.
• Connect short-term operational trends with long-range supply assumptions and contribute to the planning community of practice.
• Co-lead the cross-functional portfolio optimization process, evaluating product complexity, network capacity, inventory, cost, and service implications to inform portfolio decisions and ensure alignment with long-range supply plans.
• Co-lead cross-functional innovation projects to ensure successful commercialization and product launches. Partner with key stakeholders to evaluate supply chain readiness, identify risks and constraints, assess trade-offs, and develop mitigation plans that enable successful execution and go-live.

Benefits

• Robust health plans
• Market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
• Flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
• Inclusive fertility/adoption benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree