Sr. Supply Planner / Sr. Category Owner

HAVI•Chicago, IL

15d•$95,000 - $105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Supply Planner / Sr. Category Owner role is a key internal and client facing partner creating the strategy and executing the process of assuring supply and minimizing obsolescence to support successful promotions in the Quick Service Food Industry. In this highly visible role, you will develop and monitor replenishment plans, make recommendations, conduct root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement. This role will be the face to multiple customers in collaboration with the offshore operations teams. This is a hybrid role based at 345 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607. Candidates must reside in Chicago metropolitan area. Relocation assistance is not offered at this time.

Requirements

Related Supply Chain Management experience (3-5 years preferred)
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, or relevant field required.
Experience with Inventory/Demand/ERP Applications & Reporting Tools (JDA, JDE, OBIEE, Tableau, PowerBI)
Advanced level of Excel and data analysis skills
Experience in a direct client interfacing role preferred
Proficient with Microsoft Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Sharepoint).

Nice To Haves

Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with both internal and external customers.
Ability to manage and prioritize different tasks, effectively balance priorities, and be accepting of ambiguity.
Excellent business communication and presentation skills. appropriate across all levels of the organization, including external customers
Ability to collaborate with others in a cross-functional, cross-geography environment and to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to toggle between strategic and detail-orientated thinking.
Demonstrated ability to solve problems and come up with alternative solutions
Ability to influence across multi-functional teams
Enthusiasm for working through ambiguity.
Strong work ethic, perseverance and flexibility.

Responsibilities

Develop and strengthen strong relationships with external customers. Conducts account management activities with suppliers, DCs and customers, ensuring effective communication.
Develop and maintain collaborative business relationships with cross-functional HAVI departments, offshore teams.
Reviews and approves the production and distribution of forecasts and inventory management plans in support of promotional items and demonstrates competency in these areas.
Review and finalize with the supplier: promotional capacity analyses and financial risk assessments to identify potential constraints and/or exposure and create recommended contingency plans to mitigate or minimize risk.
Present, defend, and influence plans both internal/external to customer and cross- functional stakeholders.
Accountability for ensuring inventory optimization across the supply chain network in accordance with target service levels for the assigned category/promotion while minimizing costs.
Conducts regular customer, supplier, DC level communication meetings. Distribute and discuss program supply status with collaborative reporting to drive system alignment and achievement of program objectives.
Evaluate supply chain risks and implement contingency plans to mitigate consumer impact, including ad-hoc problem solving during unprecedented events.
Identify, develop, & drive new ideas & processes that advance continuous improvement, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
Responsible to manage assigned projects, timelines, & team deliverables to meet customer objectives and milestones.
Performs other duties as required.