Specialist Sr., Inventory and Supply Planning

Carnival Corporation•Hialeah, FL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Supply Planner serves as the senior technical authority for assigned planning segments and owns the supply response required to support fleet readiness. The role translates demand signals, approved inventory policies, supply conditions, lead times, sourcing constraints, and vessel schedules into feasible, time-phased supply plans that improve material availability, inventory health, service performance, and working capital. Through scenario analysis, exception management, and cross-functional influence, the Senior Supply Planner identifies constraints, evaluates trade-offs, develops decision-ready recommendations, and recommends actions that balance operational risk with business objectives. The role also makes routine supply planning, replenishment, allocation, transfer, and inventory deployment decisions within approved planning policies while escalating strategic trade-offs requiring Leadership direction. The position strengthens planning maturity by advancing planning governance, standardized work, data quality, and the effective use of enterprise planning technologies, analytics, automation, and emerging decision-support capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, Business, or a related quantitative discipline
Advanced knowledge of supply planning, including MRP/DRP, replenishment strategy, supply balancing, constraint management, allocation, and S&OP/S&OE.
Strong analytical capability to interpret large datasets, evaluate supply scenarios, identify material risks, and convert analysis into clear recommendations.
Working knowledge of lead-time variability, sourcing rules, supplier constraints, bills of material, approved inventory policies, and planning master data.
Proficiency with advanced planning or enterprise supply chain platforms and strong Excel, data-modeling, dashboard, and reporting skills.
Ability to evaluate planning parameters and business rules and assess their supply, operational, and financial impacts.
Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in Supply Planning, Materials Planning, Replenishment Planning, or integrated Demand and Supply Planning within a complex, multi-site, global, or asset-intensive environment.
Demonstrated experience independently resolving complex supply constraints, leading scenario analysis, influencing cross-functional decisions, and improving planning processes or capabilities.

Nice To Haves

APICS CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent supply chain planning certification preferred; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent continuous improvement certification a plus
Experience with Kinaxis or another advanced planning system.
Experience with automation, advanced analytics, or AI-enabled decision support within supply planning.
Familiarity with maritime, vessel-based, technical-spares, or other asset-intensive supply chains.
Experience coaching or mentoring planning professionals through subject-matter expertise.
Experience leading continuous improvement, standardized work, or planning transformation initiatives.
Ability to facilitate cross-functional supply discussions and convert disagreement into aligned actions.
Experience in a senior or lead Supply Planning capacity within a complex, multi-brand, multi-site, global, maritime, manufacturing, or asset-intensive organization.

Responsibilities

Own the supply response for assigned planning segments by translating demand signals, approved inventory policies, lead times, sourcing conditions, and vessel schedules into feasible, time-phased supply actions that support fleet readiness, inventory health, and service performance.
Evaluate planning recommendations and exceptions; determine and coordinate mitigation actions such as expedite, substitute, transfer, defer, allocate, or rebalance.
Make routine replenishment, allocation, transfer, and inventory deployment decisions within approved planning policies while escalating strategic trade-offs requiring Leadership direction.
Anticipate material, supplier, capacity, and timing constraints; assess operational impacts and recommend actions that improve supply continuity while balancing inventory investment and working capital.
Provide technical direction and decision support for complex, high-impact, or cross-functional supply planning issues.
Apply and validate approved planning policies, business rules, master data, and parameters to improve the accuracy and reliability of supply planning outputs.
Ensure planning inputs reflect current supply conditions, sourcing strategies, lead-time performance, vessel schedules, and operational requirements.
Identify data, process, or system gaps; lead root-cause analysis and coordinate corrective actions with accountable stakeholders.
Advance adoption and effective use of enterprise planning systems, analytics, automation, and emerging decision-support capabilities.
Represent Supply Planning in S&OP, S&OE, and other planning forums by presenting decision-ready scenarios, trade-offs, risks, impacts, and recommended actions that support Leadership decision-making.
Influence Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, Technical Operations, and Shipboard stakeholders to align decisions and execution to the approved supply plan.
Challenge assumptions and facilitate fact-based decisions when service, cost, inventory, timing, and operational priorities conflict.
Escalate unresolved supply risks and cross-functional constraints to Planning Leadership with clear options, impacts, and a recommended path forward.
Monitor supply-plan adherence, material availability, exception aging, service, and execution performance; identify recurring constraints and systemic gaps.
Lead or support improvements to supply planning methods, business rules, standardized work, governance, and technology enablement.
Develop and share analytical insights, best practices, and lessons learned that improve supply planning consistency, responsiveness, and maturity.
Coach planners and business partners on supply planning methods, tools, and decision logic through technical expertise and influence.

Benefits

Annual cash bonus program
Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
Company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes a company match
Employee Stock Purchase plan
Paid Time Off
Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays
Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year. All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.
Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
On-site Fitness center at our Miami campus