Strategic Order Planner - Warehouse & Logistics

McLane Global; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLane Global in Henderson, Colorado seeks an Order Planner to coordinate daily and near-term orders for our USDA Warehouse Operation. You will review demand, inventory availability, labor and dock capacity, carrier schedules, and service commitments to build a practical daily order plan.

You will work closely with warehouse operations, inventory control, customer service, and transportation to identify constraints early, maintain accurate system records, and help deliver complete and on-time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in warehouse operations, planning, logistics, inventory control, or supply chain operations.
• Experience with ERP/WMS/warehouse execution systems.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced distribution environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain daily and near-term order plans based on customer requirements, inventory availability, labor and dock capacity, carrier schedules, and service commitments.
• Review open orders for completeness, allocation, holds, due dates, special handling, and fulfillment readiness; resolve exceptions with the appropriate teams before release.
• Prioritize and release orders or waves in the ERP/WMS in coordination with warehouse leadership, balancing throughput, cutoffs, and customer priorities.
• Monitor order progress from release through picking, packing, staging, and shipment; adjust plans and communicate changes when conditions shift.
• Partner with inventory control to investigate shortages, lot or date restrictions, location issues, and discrepancies that may affect fulfillment.
• Coordinate with transportation and customer service on shipping windows, appointment requirements, order changes, and at-risk deliveries.
• Maintain accurate planning data, order status, and exception notes in applicable systems; prepare clear daily work queues and handoff reports.
• Analyze backlog, release timing, order aging, fulfillment exceptions, and capacity trends; recommend process improvements supported by data.
• Follow customer contracts, food safety requirements, inventory handling rules, and applicable standard operating procedures.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

ERP/WMS system

Microsoft Excel

Warehouse Execution System

Job description

McLane Global in Henderson, Colorado seeks an Order Planner to coordinate daily and near-term orders for our USDA Warehouse Operation. You will review demand, inventory availability, labor and dock capacity, carrier schedules, and service commitments to build a practical daily order plan.

You will work closely with warehouse operations, inventory control, customer service, and transportation to identify constraints early, maintain accurate system records, and help deliver complete and on-time