Strategic Global Supply Planner

Kerry; Town of Jackson (WI); On-site; USD 63,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry is seeking a Supply Planner to develop and maintain achievable supply plans across the network, collaborating with Material Planning, Production Scheduling, Transport, Manufacturing, Procurement and Commercial teams.

A key focus is delivering efficient, balanced plans that support strong customer service performance (OTIF), optimize inventory and working capital, and reduce operational risks while ensuring continuity of supply across the network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field; equivalent practical experience in Supply Planning, Production Planning, Demand Planning, Logistics, or Procurement.
• Experience in Supply Planning, Production Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning, or related operational roles.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Understanding of S&OP, inventory management, and supply planning practices.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP experience is beneficial but not essential).
• Experience with planning tools such as SAP.
• Strong Excel skills are required.
• Familiarity with Power BI or other data visualization tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain short-, medium-, and long-term supply plans to meet customer demand and business needs.
• Balance demand requirements with manufacturing capacity, labour availability, and material constraints.
• Manage planning alerts and exceptions, including projected shortages, capacity constraints, excess inventory, and service risks.
• Monitor inventory levels, weeks of cover, and stock-at-risk positions while contributing to inventory and working capital performance.
• Partner with Material Planning to address component shortages and enable effective execution of production plans.
• Coordinate supply recovery and mitigation activities in response to supply disruptions and operational constraints.
• Promote production plan adherence and identify opportunities to improve schedule stability and manufacturing efficiency.
• Monitor OTIF performance and implement improvement actions to enhance customer service levels.
• Contribute to new product introductions, product transitions, delistings, and lifecycle management activities.
• Review slow-moving, obsolete, blocked, rework, and aged inventory to reduce waste and maximize inventory utilization.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, and Logistics teams to ensure alignment across the end-to-end supply plan.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning master data, parameters, and processes.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

S&OP

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Kerry is seeking a Supply Planner to develop and maintain achievable supply plans across the network, collaborating with Material Planning, Production Scheduling, Transport, Manufacturing, Procurement and Commercial teams.

A key focus is delivering efficient, balanced plans that support strong customer service performance (OTIF), optimize inventory and working capital, and reduce operational risks while ensuring continuity of supply across the network.