Naperville, IL

Overview:

Good people, working with good people, for our common good.

Sound good?

KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

Primary Responsibilities:

The Demand Replenishment Planner is responsible for purchasing, inventory management, vendor management, and forecasting. This person will operate within the fresh categories of the specialty and natural food industry (meat, seafood, deli, bakery, specialty cheese). 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:

• Achieve established service level, inventory, gross spoils, Forecast Accuracy, and bias KPIs for assigned products and categories.
• Responsible for Purchase Order placement, Demand Forecasting, 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.
• Anticipate total network inventory position impact of sales promotional/seasonal volume projections, new item introductions and obsolete item discontinuation.
• Utilize forecasting tools to quickly recognize changes in item-level sales trends and tune forecasts to drive the fulfillment equation.
• Provide data driven insight and actionable feedback to all internal partners regarding quality/accuracy of event-based sales projections.
• Regularly tuning ERP system parameters to drive optimal purchasing suggestions
• Determining root cause and finding resolution for overstock and inventory at risk of spoiling

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude:

• 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.

Requisition ID: 2022-16799