Supply Chain Planner

KeHE Distributors, LLC; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

FSA/HSA

Supplemental life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

STD/LTD

ESOP

Holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors, LLC in Naperville, IL is seeking a Supply Planner who will manage purchasing, inventory, and vendor relationships within a cross-functional team. This role requires strong collaboration with sales, category management, transportation, and warehouse operations to ensure optimal stock levels and service.

The position emphasizes achieving KPIs, minimizing spoil and obsolescence, and driving best-cost decisions while supporting continuous improvement across the network.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of related Supply Chain experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Purchasing, Inventory Management, and supply concepts.
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Purchase Order placement, Order Management, and Inventory Health responsibilities.
• End-to-end track and trace of purchase orders.
• Collaborate with sales, transportation, warehousing, and brokers.

Skills

Supply Chain experience

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field

Tools

Manhattan

Power BI

JDA Fulfillment

JDA Demand Planning

E3

Job description

Why Work for KeHE?

• Full-time
• Pay Range: $65,120.00/Yr. - $95,348.00/Yr.
• Shift Days: , Shift Time:
• Benefits on Day 1
  • Health/Rx
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Overview

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The Supply Planner is responsible for purchasing, inventory management, and vendor management. This role will work cooperatively and cross-functionally with other team members in sales, category management, transportation, warehouse operations, account management, brokers, and manufacturers. As with all positions at KeHE, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

Essential Functions

• Essential Functions:

  • Achieve established KPIs: service level, inventory turns, and gross spoils for assigned products and categories.
  • Utilize reporting to identify and mitigate risks to target fill rate.
  • Responsible for Purchase Order placement, Order Management, and Inventory Health.
  • Ensure that the lowest cost-to-deliver decisions are made during the purchasing process by working cross-functionally with transportation, and warehouse operations.
  • Regularly tuning replenishment system parameters to drive optimal purchasing suggestions.
  • Primary point of contact for assigned vendors and brokers.
  • Responsible for end-to-end track and trace of purchase orders.
  • Analyze root cause and find resolutions for overstock and inventory at risk of spoiling

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• Minimum Requirements:

  • 2-4 years of related Supply Chain experience preferred.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field preferred.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain concepts, Purchasing, Inventory Management, and their application

  Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude:

  • Experience with Advanced Planning Software packages like Manhattan, Power BI, JDA Fulfillment, JDA Demand Planning, or E3 is strongly preferred.
  • Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to apply cost-benefit analysis in their decision making.
  • A team player with a roll up your sleeves attitude and high sense of urgency.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office with focus on advanced Excel skills and analysis. Ability to manipulate and manage large volumes of data.
  • Food industry experience in a similar Supply Chain role is preferred.

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.