Supply Planner

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.; Kennewick (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Benefits - Medical,  

Flexible Spending Accounts for Health

Well-being programs

Paid Time Off

Financial Wellness – 401(k) and more

Life and Accident insurance

Family-Friendly Employee events

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The Supply Planner at Lamb Weston develops and maintains feasible supply and production plans across plants, aligning with demand priorities and constraints to ensure reliable execution. This role balances capacity, material availability, labor, changeovers, sanitation windows, and inventory targets to optimize service and cost.

You will use Kinaxis Maestro and other planning tools to model scenarios, validate plans, and support cross-functional decisions with Manufacturing, Procurement, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• Experience with supply planning, production scheduling, and MPS is preferred.
• Certification in APICS CPIM or CSCP is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain supply and production plans across plants and lines.
• Align plans with demand, capacity, material availability, and inventory targets.
• Evaluate risks and scenarios, and communicate tradeoffs clearly.
• Use Kinaxis Maestro and other tools to support exception-based planning.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, and Finance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional influence

Communication

Problem-solving

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, or related field

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP IBP

Kinaxis Maestro

Oracle

Blue Yonder

o9

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

SQL

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Supply Planner develops and maintains feasible, stable supply and production plans that translate approved demand and supply priorities into executable schedules across assigned plants, lines, or product categories. The role balances capacity, material availability, labor, changeovers, sanitation and maintenance windows, inventory targets, manufacturing efficiency, and customer service requirements. The Supply Planner serves as the execution bridge between supply planning and manufacturing by proactively identifying constraints, evaluating scenarios, recommending tradeoffs, and maintaining disciplined planning parameters and master data to improve plan reliability, execution readiness, and decision quality.

Job Description

Supply Planning & Production Scheduling

Develop and maintain supply and production plans across assigned plants, lines, or categories, translating approved supply requirements into executable schedules. Align plans with demand priorities, capacity, material availability, labor, production rates, changeovers, sanitation and maintenance windows, and inventory objectives. Manage plan and schedule stability while responding to demand shifts, supply constraints, and operational disruptions in a timely, fact-based manner.

Execution Risk & Scenario Planning

Evaluate supply and schedule risks related to capacity, material shortages, labor constraints, downtime, yield, quality holds, changeovers, sanitation windows, and production sequencing. Build scenarios for production timing, recovery plans, inventory builds, constraint mitigation, and customer impact. Quantify tradeoffs across service, inventory, capacity utilization, manufacturing efficiency, cost, waste, and working capital; escalation of material risks with clear options and recommended actions.

Digital Planning & System-Based Decision-Making

Use Kinaxis Maestro and other planning tools, dashboards, alerts, scenarios, optimization outputs, and digital workflows to support exception-based supply planning and scheduling. Apply a trust-but-verify mindset to system-generated plans and recommendations by validating assumptions, parameters, constraints, data quality, and operational feasibility. Document override rationale, identify automation opportunities, and partner with the Planning COE, Manufacturing, and technology teams to improve workflows, master data, and adoption.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Decision Support

Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Capacity Planning, Materials Planning, Deployment, Procurement, Logistics, Quality, Maintenance, Customer Service, Finance, and Commercial teams. Facilitate alignment on production priorities, schedule feasibility, constraint resolution, recovery actions, and inventory build strategies. Communicate what changed, why it matters, the service and financial implications, and the decision needed while promoting enterprise-first outcomes rather than local optimization.

Planning Parameters, Performance & Continuous Improvement

Maintain planning and scheduling parameters, including production rates, calendars, frozen windows, changeover rules, sanitation windows, sequencing logic, material constraints, and plant master data. Monitor supply plan and MPS adherence, schedule attainment and stability, production plan adherence, capacity utilization, changeover performance, service risk, and inventory impact. Conduct root cause analysis on recurring misses and exceptions; recommend improvements to planning routines, governance, data quality, handoffs, and constraint ownership.

Scope:

Owns supply and production plans, planning parameters, constraint visibility, and execution readiness for assigned plants, lines, categories, or products. Supports cross-functional decisions affecting customer service, inventory, capacity, manufacturing efficiency, cost, waste, and working capital across short- and mid-term planning horizons. Operates independently within E2E Planning governance, standardized processes, decision rights, and escalation paths.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, or a related field required. Prior experience may also be considered.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred; Lean, Six Sigma, or project management certification is a plus.
• 5-8 years of experience in supply planning, production planning, master production scheduling, materials planning, manufacturing operations, or inventory planning.
• Strong understanding of supply planning, production scheduling, capacity planning, inventory management, constraint management, production sequencing, changeovers, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience using ERP and advanced planning systems such as SAP ECC, SAP IBP, Kinaxis Maestro, Oracle, Blue Yonder, o9, or equivalent.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Excel, SQL, or other analytical tools preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to model scenarios, identify root causes, validate constraints, and recommend practical actions.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and communicate supply risks, tradeoffs, business implications, and recommendations clearly.
• Strong business acumen with understanding of customer service, inventory, cost, capacity utilization, manufacturing efficiency, waste, and working-capital tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated digital fluency, change agility, data stewardship, planning parameter discipline, and a trust-but-verify mindset toward system-generated plans and recommendations.

Some travel may be required (% of time if significant)

Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment. Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts
• Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Anticipated Close Date

Anticipated Close Date: 12/14/2026

Pay Transparency

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role is listed below.

Pay Rate or Range: $64,900.00 - $97,360.00

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

Started in 1950 on a small farm in the Northwest region of the U.S., Lamb Weston has grown to be one of the world’s largest frozen potato companies, happily delivering the delicious goodness of fries to more than 100 countries. Lamb Weston has created inventive products and processes that are standards in the industry. When we look at a potato, we see possibilities. Our people are a valuable and integral part of our business and play a vital role in our success as an organization. At Lamb Weston we offer the financial stability and career potential of a true industry leader. Lamb Weston will offer you the opportunity to put your education and skills to work as part of a great team, contributing to the achievement of the organization’s goals and objectives. You will be challenged to take responsibility, drive results, show creativity, and display initiative - and you will be rewarded for your contributions and impact. Let’s explore the possibilities together.