Strategic Deployment & Inventory Planner

Lindt; Stratham, Northern (NH, KY); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Lindt is seeking a Deployment Planner to orchestrate finished goods inventory deployment across North America. The role involves coordinating movement between plants, co-packers, hubs, and distribution centers to balance service levels with cost efficiency.

You will work with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Transportation, and Customer Service to mitigate risks, analyze variances, and drive network improvement. Hybrid role based in Stratham, NH.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 2+ years of deployment planning, transportation planning, supply planning, inventory management, distribution, or related function.
• Experience in a manufacturing or consumer packaged goods environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute inventory deployment plans across Lindt's North American distribution network.
• Plan and manage movement of finished goods between plants, co-packing facilities, hubs, and distribution centers.
• Create and maintain transfer orders to ensure product availability while optimizing transportation and inventory costs.
• Allocate constrained inventory based on business priorities, customer service requirements, and available supply.
• Execute seasonal inventory builds, replenishment, and wind-down strategies to support key periods.
• Build and evaluate what-if scenarios to improve deployment decisions and mitigate risks.
• Monitor DRP parameters and master data to enable effective replenishment.

Skills

DRP understanding

Inventory deployment

Forecast collaboration

Advanced Excel

Power BI

SAP/IBP/ERP

TMS experience

Lean/Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

TMS

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

Lindt is seeking a Deployment Planner to orchestrate finished goods inventory deployment across North America. The role involves coordinating movement between plants, co-packers, hubs, and distribution centers to balance service levels with cost efficiency.

You will work with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Transportation, and Customer Service to mitigate risks, analyze variances, and drive network improvement. Hybrid role based in Stratham, NH.