Planning Supervisor: Demand Forecasting & Logistics Lead

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Locust Grove (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Planning Supervisor in Georgia to oversee demand planning, forecasting, and customer care for select clients. You will lead the distribution center's planning teams, ensure service levels, and drive improvements to support client goals.

The role requires analytical rigor, strong leadership, and experience in 3PL or warehousing, with extensive use of MS Office tools and forecasting methods. A rewarding career path and competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience with complex demand planning activities.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio).
• Working knowledge of statistical methods, mathematical techniques and related analytical tools, including forecasting and projections.
• Bachelor's degree in Logistics or a related field.
• APICS certification.
• 2 years of managerial/supervisory experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Experience in Lean manufacturing principles.
• Warehousing or Third-Party Logistics (3PL) experience.
• Experience in quality, inventory, data mining and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead/direct all support functions of the distribution center, quality/continuous improvement, inventory management, data research and operational planning.
• Support Operations teams to ensure service level standards are met; adhere to all contractual obligations and ensure client compliance.
• Research and plan inbound and/or outbound loads.
• Identify growth opportunities with current customers by promoting enhanced services and/or cost savings to the customer; partner with site leadership in all customer visits, conference calls and problem-solving efforts.
• Handle costs, mitigate risks and create value for the customer to achieve net revenue and operating income goals.
• Track, record and maintain quality data; monitor operations and quality processes, and troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain cycle count program, meet SLA standards and provide results to customer.
• Identify and deploy cost-saving initiatives through standardized improvement processes for the facility.
• Handle all direct reports, including interviewing, hiring, onboarding, setting expectations, training and development, conducting performance reviews, etc.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Customer care

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics

APICS certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Visio

Job description

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Planning Supervisor in Georgia to oversee demand planning, forecasting, and customer care for select clients. You will lead the distribution center's planning teams, ensure service levels, and drive improvements to support client goals.

The role requires analytical rigor, strong leadership, and experience in 3PL or warehousing, with extensive use of MS Office tools and forecasting methods. A rewarding career path and competitive benefits are offered.