Strategic Supply Chain Planner — SAP & Inventory

LALA U.S., Inc; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401k with Company match

Job summary

LALA U.S., Inc in Omaha, NE is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to coordinate production schedules, manage inventory accuracy, and reconcile variances in SAP/MRP. You will collaborate with production, warehouse, procurement, quality and finance teams to ensure material availability and accurate records.

The role requires 2+ years in production planning or inventory control, experience with SAP, strong Excel skills, and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations management, business, manufacturing, accounting or related field preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in production coordination, production planning, inventory control, or related role preferred.
• Experience using SAP or MRP systems.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and report preparation.
• Understanding of inventory transactions, bills of materials, production work orders, and reconciliation processes.
• Strong analytical, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail, accountability, and discretion when handling operational and financial data

Responsibilities

• Production Planning: Create, update, and communicate daily and weekly production schedules based on customer demand, inventory targets, capacity, labor availability, and material supply.
• Release and monitor production orders in the SAP/MRP system.
• Coordinate with production supervisors to track schedule adherence, downtime, changeovers, constraints, and completion status.
• Identify potential materials shortages, capacity conflicts, or delays and elevate with recommended solutions.
• Maintain planning parameters such as lead times, safety stock levels, reorder points, bills of materials, and production rates.
• Inventory Control: Maintain accurate inventory records for raw materials, work in process, packaging, spare parts and finished goods.
• Coordinate cycle counts, physical inventories, location audits, and inventory adjustments.
• Ensure inventory transactions including receipts, transfers, issues, returns, scrap, and finished goods reporting are completed accurately and promptly.
• Monitor inventory levels against min/max targets and communicate replenishment needs to procurement or material teams.
• Investigate negative inventory, aged inventory, obsolete materials, damaged goods, and inventory discrepancies.
• Reconciliation and Variance Analysis: Reconcile planned vs actual material consumption, yields, labor, scrap, and inventory movements.
• Prepare documentation for inventory adjustments and obtain required approvals.
• Partner with finance, quality, warehouse, and production teams to resolve recurring root causes of variances.
• Purchase order Management: Receive, review, and enter customer purchase orders in SAP.
• Verify order accuracy, pricing, delivery requirements, and product availability.
• Coordinate with customer service, sales, and production teams to prioritize and fulfill orders.
• Maintain accurate records of customer orders and scheduling commitments.
• Communication, Coordination and Team leadership: Act as the primary contact between warehouse, clerical staff, and management.
• Communicate priorities, changes, and performance expectations clearly.
• Escalate issues related to labor, equipment, safety, or service levels promptly.
• Conduct daily meetings and communicate expectations.
• Reporting & Administration: Prepare and maintain reports related to production schedules, inventory levels, inventory accuracy, and customer service metrics.
• Track KPIs including schedule attainment, inventory turns, and on-time deliveries.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory control, production planning, and supply chain efficiency.
• Support audits, compliance checks, and customer inquiries.

Skills

Production planning

Inventory control

SAP experience

MRP systems

Excel/Sheets

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

SAP

MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

LALA U.S., Inc in Omaha, NE is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to coordinate production schedules, manage inventory accuracy, and reconcile variances in SAP/MRP. You will collaborate with production, warehouse, procurement, quality and finance teams to ensure material availability and accurate records.

The role requires 2+ years in production planning or inventory control, experience with SAP, strong Excel skills, and attention to detail.