Lead Inventory & Supply Chain Planner

La-Z-Boy; Dayton (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

La‑Z‑Boy Incorporated is seeking an Inventory Planner to coordinate and plan data and BOM integrity for purchased and manufactured parts across Dayton branch plants. You will lead auditing, reporting, and problem‑solving to ensure inventory accuracy within tracking systems.

Ideal candidates have 4–6 years in inventory systems management with supervisory experience, knowledge of MRP/Lean/JD Edwards, and strong communication to partner with Purchasing and production teams.

Qualifications

• Associate degree and 4–6 years in inventory systems management or equivalent preferred.
• 1–3 years of supervisory/leadership experience in inventory system management.
• Experience with Windows OS, Microsoft Office and JD Edwards or similar.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain planning data for manufactured and purchased materials across supply and profit centers.
• Oversee materials team using e1 reports to input data, run transactions, plan and place orders.
• Update style forecasts and coordinate orders to support engineering changes between production, R&D and purchasing.
• Report discrepancies in BOM and coordinate investigations and corrections.
• Maintain cooperation with Purchasing to meet vendor and plant requirements.
• Establish inventory levels for Dayton Service Center through forecasting and transactions.
• Investigate shortages and reconcile negative on-hand balances of active/obsolete parts.
• Execute e1 transactions including cycle counts, transfers, material issues and month‑end processing.
• Ensure accuracy of inventory levels via auditing, reporting and problem solving.

Skills

Inventory management

Leadership

MRP

Lean manufacturing

Just‑in‑Time

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JD Edwards

Windows

Microsoft Office

Job description

La‑Z‑Boy Incorporated is seeking an Inventory Planner to coordinate and plan data and BOM integrity for purchased and manufactured parts across Dayton branch plants. You will lead auditing, reporting, and problem‑solving to ensure inventory accuracy within tracking systems.

Ideal candidates have 4–6 years in inventory systems management with supervisory experience, knowledge of MRP/Lean/JD Edwards, and strong communication to partner with Purchasing and production teams.