Supply Chain Planning Analyst

HAVI België; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

HAVI is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Analyst in the Chicago area to drive continuous improvement across planning systems and analytics. You will partner with planners, data engineers, and stakeholders to translate pain points into scalable solutions using Kinaxis Maestro and Power BI, with SQL and Python for large data sets.

The role emphasizes capability over tenure, focusing on analytical rigor, technical fluency, and delivering durable fixes rather than workarounds.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as Supply Chain, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, or Analytics.
• APICS CPIM/CSCP, Six Sigma, or Kinaxis certification is a plus, not required.
• Hands-on experience turning data analysis into scalable process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own a prioritized improvement backlog for supply chain planning, quantify impact, build the business case, and drive changes to production.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes rather than recurring workarounds.
• Document current-state processes and design future-state workflows for standardized practices.
• Build impact simulations to quantify effects of logic or process changes before deployment.
• Automate planning tasks to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency.
• Configure and enhance Kinaxis Maestro resources (workbooks, dashboards, alerts) to support planning.
• Translate requirements into Maestro designs and validate results through SIT/UAT.
• Support inventory policy, safety stock, and replenishment logic with scenario analysis.
• Collaborate with technology teams for data integration and data flow issue resolution.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Technical fluency

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Education

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

APICS CPIM/CSCP or Six Sigma certification (nice to have)

Tools

Kinaxis Maestro

Power BI

SQL

Python

JIRA

Job description

HAVIis a global, privately owned company focused on innovating, optimizing and managing the supply chains of leading brands. Offering services in marketing analytics, packaging, supply chain management and logistics, HAVI partners with companies to address challenges big and small across the supply chain, from commodity to customer. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit HAVI.com .

The Supply Chain Planning Analyst is the engine behind continuous improvement across our planning systems and processes. This is a builder's role: the person in this seat finds where planning is not working the way it should, gets to the root cause, and delivers a durable fix — whether that means reconfiguring logic in Kinaxis Maestro, rewriting a process, automating a manual workflow, or standing up the reporting that makes the problem visible in the first place.

This role sits at the intersection of supply chain operations, planning technology, and analytics. It partners directly with planners, product owners, data engineering, and business stakeholders to translate operational pain points into scalable solutions. Kinaxis Maestro and Power BI are the primary platforms; SQL and Python are the primary tools. What ties them together is a bias toward improvement — this person should be visibly uncomfortable with a workaround that has become permanent.

We are deliberately weighting this search toward capability over tenure. Demonstrated analytical rigor, technical fluency, and a track record of improving something — at any scale — matter more here than years of experience. This role will be part of the GPA Analytics & Insights organization.

This is a hybrid role based at 345 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607. Candidates must reside in the Chicago metropolitan area. Relocation assistance is not offered at this time.

Responsibilities:

Continuous Improvement of Planning Systems & Processes

• Own a prioritized improvement backlog for supply chain planning: identify opportunities, quantify impact, build the business case, and drive changes from concept through production.
• Diagnose gaps between how planning systems are designed to behave and how they actually behave; lead root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes rather than recurring workarounds.
• Document current-state processes, design future-state workflows, and drive standardization of planning practices across markets and teams.
• Build impact simulations that quantify the effect of a proposed logic or process change before it is deployed.
• Reduce manual effort through automation, eliminating recurring low-value work from the planning cycle.
• Configure and enhance Maestro resources — workbooks, worksheets, dashboards, scorecards, alerts, filters, and automation chains — to support planning processes.
• Translate planner requirements into Maestro solution designs; validate results and resolve configuration defects through SIT and UAT.
• Support planning parameter maintenance and scenario analysis, including inventory policy, safety stock, and replenishment logic.
• Partner with technology teams on data integration between Maestro and upstream/downstream systems; troubleshoot data flow issues that compromise plan integrity.

Analytics, Reporting & Decision Support

• Design, build, and maintain Power BI dashboards that give planners and leadership real visibility into planning performance, exceptions, and risk.
• Develop and maintain the KPI set that measures planning health — forecast accuracy, days of supply, inventory position, stockout risk, service performance, and process cycle time.
• Use SQL and Python to extract, transform, and analyze large planning data sets; build reusable analytical assets rather than one-off files.
• Monitor and improve data quality across planning inputs; identify and resolve upstream issues at the source.
• Present findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, up to and including senior leadership.
• Respond to time-sensitive planning escalations with fast, well-reasoned root cause analysis and clear recommendations.
• Support planners with ad-hoc analysis, scenario evaluation, and interpretation of planning system output.
• Contribute to testing, validation, deployment, and adoption of planning system enhancements, including user training and documentation.
• Work in partnership with Data Management, Data Science & Engineering, and Product Management to keep improvements scalable and aligned with the broader analytics roadmap.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field.
• Advanced degree or professional certification (APICS CPIM/CSCP, Six Sigma, Kinaxis certification) is a plus, not a requirement.
• Experience level is intentionally flexible. We will consider candidates ranging from early-career analysts with strong technical foundations through experienced planning professionals. What we are screening for is demonstrated capability, not years served.
• Hands-on experience analyzing operational or supply chain data and turning that analysis into a change that stuck — a new report, an automated process, a corrected calculation, a retired manual step.
• Exposure to supply chain planning concepts: demand planning, forecasting, safety stock and inventory policy, replenishment, DC/store-level supply, or S&OP / S&OE processes.
• Experience working in an agile or sprint-based delivery environment (JIRA or equivalent) is preferred

*Starting Salary is $90,000-$105,000 with a 5% targeted bonus

Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:

• Our commitment to rewarding results
• Opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers’—and our company’s—success

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Inclusive employee resource groups

Generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits

Paid parental and medical leave programs

401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing

15 days of paid time off plus company holidays

Hybrid work model with flexibility

Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance

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