Supply Planner

Smurfit Westrock•Atlanta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Planner develops and executes inventory planning strategies to optimize stock levels across a subset of Corrugated Packaging plants and supports short-term ITP planning over a 0–13-week horizon. The role sets inventory strategies and targets and applies planning logic to balance demand and supply in alignment with strategic objectives and the IBP plan. Its primary focus is proactive inventory planning and optimization in support of operational and financial goals, while also learning master planner responsibilities. The Supply Planner works with Master Planners, Line Schedulers, Customer Service, Inventory Management, Supply Planning, Area Operations, Finance, and Commercial teams to maximize OTIF, minimize working capital, and balance costs such as $/MSF, freight, and inventory. The position is based at the Atlanta headquarters and includes moderate business travel of 10–15%.

Requirements

Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with attention to detail.
Understanding of Corrugated Box Plant operations, including order management, design specifications, production planning, corrugator, converting, and shipping.
Ability to process information logically, produce usable insights, and aggregate, cleanse, and disseminate structured data to support business decisions and performance.
Process-oriented approach, including planning, designing, and managing processes and understanding their inputs, activities, outputs, roles, and sequencing.
Understanding of current market conditions and seasonality, with the ability to anticipate changes.
Ability to prioritize, multitask, and handle multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
Minimum 5 years of supply chain or related experience.
Bachelor of Science in engineering, supply chain management, general business administration, operations, or a similar field, or equivalent experience.
Moderate business travel, 10–15%.

Nice To Haves

Experience with advanced planning software such as SAP, Blue Yonder, or o9, preferably through implementation of new tools.
Experience with Kiwiplan.
Master of Business Administration or relevant master's degree.

Responsibilities

Develop inventory strategies and set seasonal, pre-build, contractual, and Days of Supply targets for converting facilities.
Direct planning efforts and partner with stakeholders to keep warehouse inventory aligned with demand and maintain visibility of KPIs, risks, tradeoffs, and escalation needs.
Review demand forecasts against orders, capacity, and inventory; identify gaps and recommend solutions aligned with strategic and financial commitments.
Work with Supply Planning and Operations to identify node bottlenecks or excess capacity and propose inventory-driven solutions to reduce supply and cost risks.
Support master planning by balancing forecasts across plants, routing orders to maximize OTIF, and rebalancing demand or orders across nodes with other planners when exceptions arise.
Connect inventory and ITP decisions and align execution with Operations, Commercial, and Pricing teams.
Drive continuous improvement in system utilization, process efficiency, and throughput to optimize capacity and minimize costs while meeting customer requirements.
Support adoption of new technology and ensure inventory and planning processes use relevant advancements.
Maintain accurate, current system data reflecting capacity and inventory outlook for planning and decision-making.