Senior Supply & Inventory Planner
About The Position
The Senior Supply and Inventory Planner plays a critical role within Cargill's Food Enterprise, specifically within the Manufacturing and Supply Chain organization. This role acts as a key connector between demand, capacity, and execution. The primary responsibility is to convert the long-term demand plan into a monthly supply plan that supports high service levels and customer demand, while effectively balancing cost, capacity, and operational constraints. Beyond technical planning, this role requires strong leadership and influence to guide cross-functional teams through complex planning processes and translate plans into actionable solutions. The Senior Supply and Inventory Planner is expected to lead through ambiguity, disruption, and change, serving as a primary problem solver during supply chain or operational disruptions. Success hinges on operating effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and building trusted relationships across plant leadership, commercial teams, and supply chain partners. This role will own the long-term supply and inventory plan for multiple product lines within the CSST NA business, managing a monthly supply and inventory plan that aligns with the business's C-IBP process. Key activities include monitoring integrated business planning performance indicators, managing stock health, and coordinating across functions to identify and address risks and opportunities within the supply and inventory plans.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum of four years of related work experience
Nice To Haves
- Six years of experience with at least three in supply and inventory planning.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex planning environments with multiple variables, competing priorities, and tight timelines.
- Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams through complex or disruptive situations.
- Analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear recommendations.
- Ability to use data visualization and analytics tools such as Tableau and/or Power BI to analyze trends, communicate insights, and support leadership decision-making.
- Familiarity with using advanced digital tools, including AI-enabled or language-based tools, to support analysis, scenario evaluation, or communication in a professional setting.
- Experience working effectively with multiple functions including transportation, operations, FSQR, production scheduling, warehouse/terminal, finance, demand planning, etc.
- Experience with supply planning technologies (SAP IBP, APO, etc.)
- Continuous improvement experience.
- Experience with critical thinking and challenge the status quo when appropriate.
- Experience with Excel.
Responsibilities
- Serve as core contributor and leader within the Cargill Integrated Business Planning (CIBP) process, providing insight into 0-36 month supply plan versus capacity constraints, identifying risks and opportunities, and developing actionable recommendations
- Lead monthly Supply Review for assigned product lines to reach consensus on the forward supply and inventory plan, risk and opportunities, and actions needed
- Engage closely with plant, commercial, and supply chain teams at both a tactical and strategic level, translating plans into clear, actionable direction and ensuring understanding and alignment
- Create long term supply and inventory plan for assigned product lines as input for the integrated business planning cycle
- Generate and execute safety stock and inventory plans/targets for the assigned product lines, using the approved supply plan inputs
- Develop gap coverage plans during inventory shortages
- Maintain data relevant to network distribution planning activities including capacity, constraints, costs, etc.
- Lead identifying and evaluating what-if scenario plans
- Manage stock health management for assigned product lines with consistent monitoring of aging and non-performing inventory, holding cross-functional partners accountable to identified actions
- Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Paid time off
- paid holidays
- medical, vision and dental coverage
- flexible spending accounts
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- retirement savings
- employee and family assistance program (EAP)
- Access to discounted daycare tuition and priority access at local childcare center
- discretionary incentive award
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
