Senior Supply Chain Planner

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Senior Supply Chain Planner Department: Operations & Supply Chain: Employment Type: Full Time: Location: Oak Brook, IL: Compensation: $100,000 - $120,000 / year Description: The Senior Supply Chain Planner is a key leadership role responsible for developing, leading, and executing advanced supply planning strategies to optimize inventory, ensure exceptional customer service levels, and drive significant cost efficiencies across the supply chain. This position provides strategic guidance to cross-functional teams, including purchasing, demand planning, product management, and operations, while mentoring junior planners to align supply plans with organizational goals. The ideal candidate is a proactive, data-driven leader with exceptional analytical skills, a passion for process innovation, expertise in safety stock analysis and optimization, and a commitment to fostering collaborative, high-performing teams. How You Will Help: - Develop and oversee optimal inventory levels for finished goods, balancing demand forecasts, lead times, storage constraints, and carrying costs. Lead pre-build strategies to mitigate capacity constraints or extended supplier lead times - Lead safety stock a...