Inventory Planner

Employee Type:
Full time

Location:
IL Oak Brook

Job Type:
Supply Chain Planning

Job Posting

Title:


Inventory Planner
About Us:
Tree House Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At Tree House Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families.

We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values
- Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period - you're eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform - DevelopU - with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:
About the Role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an Inventory Planner to join our team. The Inventory Planner is responsible for driving inventory optimization through data analysis and proactive management of inventory planning tools (Blue Yonder, ESP, and Power BI). This role analyzes inventory trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement and optimizes safety stock to balance high service levels with efficient use of working capital.

The position leverages advanced planning and analytics tools to support data-driven decision-making, ensures accurate master data and planning parameters, collaborates cross-functionally to align inventory strategy with business objectives, and serves as a primary point of contact for supply planners regarding system and process capabilities.

You'll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Analyze inventory data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for optimization.
• Own and optimize safety stock levels across the supply chain to balance service levels and working capital while supporting strong KPI performance, including MEIO, inventory reviews, safety stock usage, and excess and obsolete inventory.
• Leverage analytical expertise and MEIO knowledge using planning and analytics tools to perform modeling, scenario analysis, and data-driven decision-making.
• Maintain and continuously improve master data accuracy, including lead times, batch sizes, and planning parameters, in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align inventory strategies with business objectives and clearly communicate risks, opportunities, and recommendations with confidence and accuracy.
• Demonstrate proactive ownership by preparing thoroughly, sharing progress updates, resolving issues, and driving actions to closure.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives by identifying root causes, enhancing processes, developing best practices, and supporting team training and knowledge sharing.
• Support S&OP processes with inventory insights and recommendations.
• Partner with IT and analytics teams to enhance inventory visibility and reporting capabilities.
• Function as the first line of authority to field inquiries from planners on system and process functionality.
• Exercise critical thinking and deductive reasoning to develop and present solutions for supply planners.
• Track and improve key inventory performance indicators, including customer service, safety stock performance, inventory value and working capital, excess and obsolete inventory, stability of inventory parameters, and reduction in manual overrides.

Important Details:

• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $76,200. USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in…