Supply Planner

Smithfield Foods; Smithfield (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Smithfield Foods is seeking a Supply Planner to manage master production scheduling, inventory control, and capacity planning across the distribution network. You’ll drive data-driven decisions to align supply with demand, maintain optimal stock, and partner with manufacturing and logistics to sustain high service levels.

You will analyze production metrics, set target stock levels, and support strategic decisions for seasonal and market variations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in manufacturing or supply chain settings.
• Experience with SAP and related supply chain applications.
• Proficiency with PC-based tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access).
• Strong data management, analytics, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong mathematical/statistical abilities and modeling experience.
• Ability to build working relationships with cross-functional partners.
• Capable of working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Develop finished goods plans based on Consensus Demand Plan and inventory targets.
• Collaborate with demand planning, manufacturing, quality, warehousing and transportation teams to resolve issues.
• Measure and report KPI performance, monitor capacity, and provide timely updates to partners.
• Optimize stock levels and distribution processes, monitor distress and balance supply with demand.

Skills

SAP

Excel

Data analytics

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Travel up to 10%

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Logility

JDA

APO

Anaplan

Job description

Have a seat at our table. When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special - a company that’s sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact.

The Value You’ll Bring

The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.

Are you an ambitious problem-solver who thrives on multitasking? If you’re ready to make an impact, become part of Smithfield Foods, one of America’s Top 25 Consumer Packaged Goods Companies!

Our Supply Chain team is looking for driven professionals to ensure our high-quality products reach customers and consumers seamlessly. Whether it’s analyzing production metrics to align with market demand in Supply & Demand Planning, optimizing transportation through Logistics, or keeping grocery store shelves stocked with Direct Store Delivery, your contributions will be vital.

As a Supply Planner, you will play a key role in master production scheduling, overseeing finished goods, work-in-process inventory, excess stock, and obsolete inventory to ensure supply aligns with customer demand. You will drive strategic decisions that minimize distressed product risks while maintaining seamless inventory flow.

Your expertise will be critical in maintaining strong partnerships with manufacturing operations and plant schedulers to optimize stock levels. Using data-driven insights, you will establish critical system parameters for Target & Safety Stock settings, ensuring the right inventory is in the right place at the right time.

You will manage long-term capacity planning, overseeing data horizons of 26-52 weeks for production and labor resources. Additionally, you will balance available stock across the distribution network, driving operational efficiency while managing base and pre-build business situations.

What You’ll Do

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Demand and Inventory Planning: You will create finished goods based on the Consensus Demand Plan, ensuring alignment with customer orders, forecasted demand, and inventory stocking requirements. You will establish critical inventory parameters for Target & Safety Stock settings, factoring in supply lead time, warehouse capacities, and transportation constraints to maintain efficiency. Additionally, you will proactively identify potential material shortages against inventory plans and develop action items to mitigate risks, ensuring seamless supply chain operations.
• Collaboration and Process Optimization: You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure inventory management aligns with operational constraints and overall business strategy. You will actively engage with demand management, manufacturing, quality, warehousing, and transportation teams to resolve finished goods issues and analyze consumption patterns. Additionally, you will marshal resources to address supply challenges, proactively following up on material shortage-related concerns to maintain smooth and efficient operations.
• Performance Measurement and Reporting: You will measure, analyze, and report key process metrics, ensuring adherence to assigned key performance indicators (KPI) to drive operational efficiency. You will also oversee long-term capacity status, manage weekly category KPI updates, track product shortages, and facilitate daily information flow among supply planning partners, maintaining seamless communication and strategic execution.
• Key Metrics Accountability: You will monitor and optimize Case Fill Rate %, ensuring high product availability and customer satisfaction. You will track and reduce the Distress to Sales Ratio, minimizing excess inventory and waste. You will manage Working Capital/Days on Hand Inventory (DOH) to maintain efficient stock levels and cash flow. You will oversee Stock Transfer Order Utilization, optimizing weights and cube efficiency across the distribution network. Additionally, you will conduct Pre-build Monitoring for production and storage, ensuring strategic inventory positioning to meet seasonal and fluctuating demand.

What We’re Seeking

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 2+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• Work experience in a team-based environment within manufacturing or supply chain.
• Experience with SAP and its related supply chain applications.
• Proficiency using PC-base Technology (Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word and Access).
• Strong technical skills around data management, analytics, data processing and problem solving.
• Well organized, with strong attention to details.
• Strong mathematical/statistical abilities.
• Hands on experience with modeling, analysis & simulation tools.
• Proven ability to build working business relationships.
• High level of interpersonal skills & hands on experience working with multiple partners to resolve exceptions and negotiate best alternatives in meeting service level goals.
• Able to provide data to support & explain reasoning for decisions.
• Works well under pressure with limited supervision and be able to meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform in a command-and-control role and manage multiple priorities with competing demands.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Up to 10% travel is required.

Other Skills That Make You Stand Out

• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification, a plus.
• Experience with Advance Planning Systems (Logility/JDA/APO/Anaplan, etc.) preferred.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Capable of sitting for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Frequently required to sit; stand; walk; reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Able to travel as needed.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The expected pay range for this position is $60,000 - $87,500 annually.

Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the company reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate’s qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations. At Smithfield Foods, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive total rewards package.

Learn more about our benefits package here.

Relocation Package Available No

EEO Information

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.