Supply Planner

Smithfield Foods • Smithfield, VA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section. Are you an ambitious problem-solver who thrives on multitasking? If you're ready to make an impact, become part of Smithfield Foods, one of America’s Top 25 Consumer Packaged Goods Companies! Our Supply Chain team is looking for driven professionals to ensure our high-quality products reach customers and consumers seamlessly. Whether it’s analyzing production metrics to align with market demand in Supply & Demand Planning, optimizing transportation through Logistics, or keeping grocery store shelves stocked with Direct Store Delivery, your contributions will be vital. As a Supply Planner, you will play a key role in master production scheduling, overseeing finished goods, work-in-process inventory, excess stock, and obsolete inventory to ensure supply aligns with customer demand. You will drive strategic decisions that minimize distressed product risks while maintaining seamless inventory flow. Your expertise will be critical in maintaining strong partnerships with manufacturing operations and plant schedulers to optimize stock levels. Using data-driven insights, you will establish critical system parameters for Target & Safety Stock settings, ensuring the right inventory is in the right place at the right time. You will manage long-term capacity planning, overseeing data horizons of 26–52 weeks for production and labor resources. Additionally, you will balance available stock across the distribution network, driving operational efficiency while managing base and pre-build business situations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 2+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• Work experience in a team-based environment within manufacturing or supply chain.
• Experience with SAP and its related supply chain applications.
• Proficiency using PC-base Technology (Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word and Access).
• Strong technical skills around data management, analytics, data processing and problem solving.
• Well organized, with strong attention to details.
• Strong mathematical/statistical abilities.
• Hands on experience with modeling, analysis & simulation tools.
• Proven ability to build working business relationships.
• High level of interpersonal skills & hands on experience working with multiple partners to resolve exceptions and negotiate best alternatives in meeting service level goals.
• Able to provide data to support & explain reasoning for decisions.
• Works well under pressure with limited supervision and be able to meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform in a command-and-control role and manage multiple priorities with competing demands.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Nice To Haves

• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification, a plus.
• Experience with Advance Planning Systems (Logility/JDA/APO/Anaplan, etc.) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create finished goods based on the Consensus Demand Plan, ensuring alignment with customer orders, forecasted demand, and inventory stocking requirements.
• Establish critical inventory parameters for Target & Safety Stock settings, factoring in supply lead time, warehouse capacities, and transportation constraints to maintain efficiency.
• Proactively identify potential material shortages against inventory plans and develop action items to mitigate risks, ensuring seamless supply chain operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure inventory management aligns with operational constraints and overall business strategy.
• Actively engage with demand management, manufacturing, quality, warehousing, and transportation teams to resolve finished goods issues and analyze consumption patterns.
• Marshal resources to address supply challenges, proactively following up on material shortage-related concerns to maintain smooth and efficient operations.
• Measure, analyze, and report key process metrics, ensuring adherence to assigned key performance indicators (KPI) to drive operational efficiency.
• Oversee long-term capacity status, manage weekly category KPI updates, track product shortages, and facilitate daily information flow among supply planning partners, maintaining seamless communication and strategic execution.
• Monitor and optimize Case Fill Rate %.
• Track and reduce the Distress to Sales Ratio.
• Manage Working Capital/Days on Hand Inventory (DOH).
• Oversee Stock Transfer Order Utilization.
• Conduct Pre-build Monitoring for production and storage.

Benefits

• Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs.
• Out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers.
• Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life.
• Support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management.
• Comprehensive training and professional development programs.
• LinkedIn Learning access.
• Tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs.
• Leadership development initiatives.
• Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children.
• Education Reimbursement Program for GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or academic degree at an accredited college or university.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level