Network Planner

The Clorox Company; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clorox Company is seeking a Network Planner to lead the 3-24 month demand-to-capacity plan, linking demand, capacity, inventory, and financials across the horizon. You will identify risks, analyze scenarios, and translate findings into a leadership-ready narrative.

Responsibilities include maintaining a single IBP plan, coordinating with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Manufacturing, and driving portfolio and innovation projects to ensure successful go-lives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Supply Chain, Predictive Analytics, or a related field.
• Proficiency with enterprise and supply planning tools; Kinaxis, SAP S/4HANA experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the 3-24 month demand-to-capacity plan, including inventory policy, working capital requirements, and rough-cut capacity planning.
• Evaluate supply sufficiency, constraints, risks, opportunities, volume trade-offs, and P&L implications across scenarios.
• Incorporate new products, discontinuations, promotions, and other portfolio decisions into inventory and capacity plans.
• Maintain an accurate single IBP plan by monitoring assumptions, constraints, performance, errors, and deviations.
• Identify long-term bottlenecks and recommend solutions across capacity, inventory policy, and network design.
• Translate data and planning insights into a clear supply plan narrative for leadership decisions.
• Serve as the primary long-term planning contact for the Business Unit Supply Chain team and partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Supply Chain Services.
• Lead supply chain budgeting assumptions including sourcing plans, inventory targets, production targets, and warehousing/distribution requirements.
• Connect short-term operational trends with long-range supply assumptions and contribute to planning community of practice.
• Co-lead cross-functional portfolio optimization considering product complexity, capacity, inventory, cost, and service.
• Co-lead cross-functional innovation projects to evaluate readiness, risks, constraints, and mitigations for go-live.

Skills

Network planning

Scenario analysis

Portfolio integration

Planning management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Data analysis

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Predictive Analytics

Tools

Kinaxis

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Clorox is the place that's committed to growth - for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace

Your role at Clorox

The Network Planner leads the development and execution of the Business Unit's long-range supply plan, connecting demand, capacity, inventory, portfolio, and financial assumptions across a 3-to-24-month horizon. The role identifies risks and opportunities, evaluates supply scenarios and trade-offs, and translates complex data into a clear narrative that enables cross-functional alignment and informed leadership decisions.

In this role, you will:

• Network planning: Own the 3-24 month demand-to-capacity plan, including inventory policy, working capital requirements, and rough-cut capacity planning.
• Scenario analysis: Evaluate supply sufficiency, constraints, risks, opportunities, volume trade-offs, and profit-and-loss implications across multiple scenarios.
• Portfolio integration: Incorporate new products, discontinuations, promotions, and other portfolio decisions into inventory and capacity plans.
• Plan management: Maintain an accurate single plan by monitoring assumptions, constraints, performance, errors, and deviations throughout the IBP cycle.
• Constraint resolution: Identify long-term network bottlenecks and recommend solutions across capacity, inventory policy, and network design.
• Business narrative: Translate data and planning insights into a clear supply plan narrative for leadership decision-making.
• Cross-functional leadership: Serve as the primary long-term planning contact for the Business Unit Supply Chain team and partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Supply Chain Services.
• Business budgeting: Lead supply chain assumptions for financial planning, including sourcing plans, inventory targets, production targets, and warehousing and distribution requirements.
• Planning integration: Connect short-term operational trends with long-range supply assumptions and contribute to the planning community of practice.
• Portfolio optimization co-lead: Co-lead the cross-functional portfolio optimization process, evaluating product complexity, network capacity, inventory, cost, and service implications to inform portfolio decisions and ensure alignment with long-range supply plans.
• Innovation project co-lead: Co-lead cross-functional innovation projects to ensure successful commercialization and product launches. Partner with key stakeholders to evaluate supply chain readiness, identify risks and constraints, assess trade-offs, and develop mitigation plans that enable successful execution and go-live.

What we look for:

• 7-10+ years of industry experience; consumer packaged goods or fast-moving consumer experience preferred.
• Recent sales and operations planning or supply planning experience.
• Operational supply chain experience, such as manufacturing, logistics, distribution, or inventory planning.
• Experience influencing across functions and leading people.

EDUCATION & TOOLS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Supply Chain, Predictive Analytics, or a related field.
• Proficiency with enterprise and supply planning tools; Kinaxis, SAP S/4HANA experience preferred.

Core Capabilities

• Strategic and forward-looking thinking
• Financial acumen, including working capital and profit-and-loss impacts
• Inventory, capacity, and network planning
• Strong data analysis and trend recognition
• Forecast model and machine-learning awareness
• Executive communication and presence
• Influencing without authority
• Fast prioritization and adaptability
• Curiosity and creative problem-solving

Workplace type

Hybrid role - 3 days in the office, 2 working from home. Alpharetta, GA or Durham, NC office preferred.

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive.

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[U.S.]Additional Information

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

-Zone A: $109,400 - $210,000

-Zone B: $100,300 - $192,500

-Zone C: $91,200 - $175,000

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.