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A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now!

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 multi-tasker who excels at problem-solving? If you're ready to make an impact, come grow your career with Smithfield Foods, one of America’s Top 25 Consumer Packaged Goods Companies!

Our Supply Chain team is searching for motivated professionals to ensure the seamless distribution of our high-quality products to customers and consumers nationwide. 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 Senior Supply Planner, you will play a crucial role in master production scheduling, managing finished goods, work-in-process inventory, excess, and obsolete stock across large and complex production networks. You will drive strategic planning and coordination with production schedulers to balance customer service levels, capacity constraints, and distressed product risks.

Your expertise will be key in maintaining strong partnerships with manufacturing operations and plant schedulers to manage stock levels effectively. Leveraging data insights, you will establish critical system parameters for Target & Safety Stock settings,

ensuring operational efficiency. You will oversee long-term capacity planning, managing data horizons of 26–52 weeks for production and labor resources. Additionally, you will balance available stock within the distribution network for optimized operational performance across base and pre-build business situations.

Beyond strategic execution, you will serve as a mentor, supporting and guiding other supply planners while shaping best practices within the organization.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

• 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 monitor demand forecasts and inventory levels, identify shifts and assess their impact on production plans. 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 review and analyze line capacity to determine when alternate sourcing may be necessary, optimizing production flow and resource allocation.

• Collaboration and Process Optimization: You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure inventory is effectively managed within constraints and aligned with overall business strategy. You will identify potential future capacity constraints and bottlenecks, proactively addressing them with the appropriate organizational resources to maintain efficiency. 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 oversee the escalation process, developing and monitoring contingency planning protocols to mitigate risks and ensure operational stability.

• Performance Measurement and Reporting: You will measure, analyze, and report key process metrics while ensuring adherence to assigned key performance indicators (KPI). You will oversee long-term capacity status, manage weekly category KPI updates, track product shortages, and facilitate daily information flow among supply planning partners. Additionally, you will identify material shortages against inventory plans, develop action items to mitigate risks, and marshal resources to address and follow up on shortage-related issues, ensuring seamless operations.

• Key Metrics Accountability: You will be accountable for key performance metrics, ensuring optimal supply chain efficiency. You will monitor and drive improvements in Case Fill Rate %, maximizing 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 balanced stock levels and efficient cash flow. You will oversee Stock Transfer Order Utilization, optimizing weights and cube efficiency across the network. Additionally, you will conduct Pre-build Monitoring for production and storage, ensuring strategic inventory positioning to meet seasonal and demand fluctuations.

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 5+ 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 a high level of attention to details.

• Strong mathematical/statistical abilities.

• Hands on experience with modeling, analysis & simulation tools.

• Project management & process improvement mindset/experiences.

• Proven ability to build working business relationships & provide leadership across functions.

• 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 make immediate value-based decisions.

• 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.

• 10% - 15% 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/etc.) is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 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.

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.