What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Planner position at LaSalle Network?
LaSalle Network is looking for a Supply Planner for one of our clients who is a leader in the confectionary CPG industry. This role will focus on managing supply and production planning across multiple plants, ensuring optimal inventory levels and seamless coordination with cross-functional teams. The Supply Planner will play a pivotal role in supporting everyday and seasonal product portfolios while contributing to the company's operational success. This hybrid role is based in downtown Chicago, requiring three days on-site and occasional travel to other production locations.
Supply Planner Responsibilities :
- Collaborate with plant schedulers to ensure proper service levels and inventory build quantities
- Track and execute SKU builds, providing status updates to management on adherence to plans, delays, risks and recommendations to mitigate impact
- Partner with Brand Managers, Operations Business Managers and Production Planners on product changes, rollouts and issue resolution, minimizing obsolescence
- Lead issue resolution across supply chain functions to address surfaced challenges and ensure smooth operations
- Ensure adherence to company policies, procedures and core values in all supply planning activities
- Maintain regular updates in weekly meetings, focusing on root cause analysis and trade-off recommendations
- Travel to other plants as needed to support cross-site collaboration and supply chain optimization
Supply Planner Requirements :
This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a leading CPG organization by ensuring supply chain efficiency, optimizing inventory strategies and supporting seamless production planning operations. If you are interested in this exciting Supply Planner opportunity and feel you meet these qualifications, please apply today!
Thank you,
Grace Pope
Project Manager - Supply Chain & Logistics
LaSalle Network
LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m / f / d / v.
LaSalle Network is the leading provider of direct hire and temporary staffing services. For over two decades, LaSalle has helped organizations hire faster and connect top talent with opportunities, from entry-level positions to the C-suite. With units specializing in Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Marketing, Technology, Supply chain, Healthcare Revenue Cycle, Call Center, Human Resources and Executive Search. LaSalle offers staffing and recruiting solutions to companies of all sizes and across all industries.
LaSalle Network is the premier staffing and recruiting firm, earning over 100 culture, revenue and industry-based awards from major publications and having its company experts regularly contribute insights on retention strategies, hiring trends and hiring challenges, and more to national news outlets. LaSalle Network offers temporary Field Employees benefit plans including medical, dental and vision coverage. Family Medical Leave, Worker's compensation, Paid Leave and Sick Leave are also provided. View a full list of our benefits here :
