Integrated Business Planning Analyst

About Ashley Furniture

At Ashley, we're driven by a Massively Transformative

Purpose:

to inspire the love of home and enrich the lives of those around us by being the most innovative and competitive furniture company on the planet. Our vision is to be the best home furnishings company. Our mission is to improve quality, reduce costs, do more business, be profitable, and stay in business. Our core values are Honesty & Integrity, Passion, Drive & Discipline, Continuous Improvement, and our Dirty Fingernail philosophy—you get what you inspect, not what you expect.

The Opportunity

We're seeking an Integrated Business Planning Analyst who embodies our commitment to Continuous Improvement and operates with a Customer-Centric mindset. This role is essential to maintaining Ashley's #1 position in the furniture industry by developing business planning improvements that align with our vision of being the best furniture company. As our IBP Analyst, you'll work boundarylessly across the organization—partnering with senior leadership, Business Intelligence, Sales, Customer Service, Demand Planning, Procurement, Production, Logistics, Warehousing, Finance, customers, suppliers, and industry specialists to exceed our short and long-term objectives.

This is an opportunity to lead integrated business planning projects that deliver significant value to both our external customers and internal business partners, demonstrating our Culture of Leadership at every level.

What You'll Do

Drive Strategic Planning Excellence

• Contribute to long-term and short-term business planning objectives that support our mission to improve quality, reduce costs, and do more business
• Actively participate in IBP meetings to enhance processes, train team members, and advance supporting technical tools
• Develop planning improvement processes for defined product families to exceed company KPIs
• Apply professional judgment and managerial principles to perform advanced troubleshooting and analysis

Champion Continuous Improvement

• Embrace collaborative Kaizen behaviors to continuously improve Ashley's service delivery
• Generate datasets to identify outliers and trend conditions, determining improvement recommendations with business partners
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for analytical queries, analysis, and process improvement projects
• Assist in developing, monitoring, and maintaining standard operating procedures
• Test new supply chain applications and procedures to ensure operational excellence

Deliver Customer-Centric Solutions

• Communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers to negotiate and make recommendations
• Fulfill customer demands while ensuring reasonable inventory level plans
• Deliver on what is promised to the customer—our core commitment to being customer-centric
• Balance customer needs with efficient resource utilization across all Ashley locations

Lead with Data & Insights

• Update, oversee, and follow up on KPIs for critical business discussions
• Ensure metrics align with Ashley's resources and strategic objectives
• Provide detailed procedural explanations and technical responses to stakeholders
• Make data-driven recommendations that support company-wide decision-making

Foster Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Work boundarylessly for the greater good of the organization
• Interface directly with customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams
• Positively engage in departmental meetings, training, and education
• Assist with training other employees and provide backup support
• Demonstrate A Culture of Leadership by leading IBP projects with minimal supervision

What You Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Entry-level to early career professionals welcome—we value potential and Passion, Drive & Discipline

Preferred Certifications

• IBF - CPF
• ASCM/APICS – CPIM, CSCP, or CFPIM
• PMI – PMO
• Six Sigma certifications

Core Competencies & Skills

• Continuous Improvement Mindset:
  Strong knowledge of Kaizen methodologies and continuous improvement tools
• Analytical Excellence:
  Advanced troubleshooting and analytical capabilities with ability to identify trends and outliers
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