Strategic Supply Planner - Capacity & Inventory Leader

Marcone Supply; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) plan with company contributions

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Job summary

mSupply is seeking a Supply Planning Manager to translate forecasts into actionable replenishment and distribution plans across a multi-site network in the United States. You will partner with Sales, Demand Forecasting, Operations, and Logistics to optimize service levels, inventory, and working capital.

The role requires extensive experience in supply/demand planning, strong ERP/MRP proficiency, and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of experience in supply planning, demand planning, inventory management, or distribution planning.

Responsibilities

• Translate sales forecasts into replenishment and distribution plans.
• Analyze historical trends, seasonality, promotions to inform supply decisions.
• Develop short- and mid-term supply plans aligned with service levels.
• Align demand with warehouse capacity, labor, dock capacity, inbound receiving schedules.
• Identify gaps between forecasted demand and capacity; propose mitigations.
• Provide forward-looking volume projections for labor planning.
• Support scenario planning for volume spikes and seasonality.
• Monitor replenishment plan adherence and adjust as needed.
• Track KPIs such as forecast accuracy, service level, stockouts, inventory turns, DOH.

Skills

Supply planning experience

Demand planning

Inventory management

Distribution planning

Excel

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

mSupply is seeking a Supply Planning Manager to translate forecasts into actionable replenishment and distribution plans across a multi-site network in the United States. You will partner with Sales, Demand Forecasting, Operations, and Logistics to optimize service levels, inventory, and working capital.

The role requires extensive experience in supply/demand planning, strong ERP/MRP proficiency, and advanced Excel skills.