Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Come be an Employee-Owner of one of the nation’s largest producers of metal roofing and siding! We sell, manufacture, build, and distribute metal building components and packages. Since 1988 we’ve grown to over 13 locations nationwide. We make raving fans of our customers with our “right, on time, every time” commitment. So, who are we looking for? People who “Own It” – Commitment to the customer, the company, and each other: You are customer-focused with an eye for detail. You are reliable. People who “Can Do” – Our Attitude: You are an innovative thinker pursuing continuous improvement. You embrace teamwork. You want to positively make an impact and open to change. People who “Act in Love” – Treats others with humility, respect, kindness, honesty, patience, and self-control. You enjoy giving back to your community. We take great pride in the communities we live in, so we give back with our time and talents. Each year you can take paid time off to support a cause close to your heart. And what will you do? Summary: The Planning Analyst serves as a key contributor to Central States' Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process by providing the data, analytics, and decision support needed to optimize inventory, improve forecast accuracy, and align demand with supply capabilities. This role partners across Sales, Operations, Purchasing, Logistics, and Finance to translate business inputs into actionable plans that improve customer service, reduce working capital, and support profitable growth. The position is responsible for developing planning models, monitoring inventory performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting data-driven decision making across the enterprise. Core Functions: Analyze historical demand, customer forecasts, seasonality, market inputs, product changes, and business assumptions to develop and maintain forecasts at the appropriate product, category, and location levels. Monitor forecast accuracy and bias, investigate material variances, document root causes, and recommend corrective actions to improve planning performance. Analyze inventory investment, turns, aging, excess and obsolete inventory, and service-level performance to identify opportunities for inventory reduction and improved working capital efficiency. Develop and maintain inventory segmentation strategies including ABC classifications, safety stock methodologies, lead-time assumptions, and stocking policies. Monitor inventory health metrics and recommend actions to reduce slow-moving, excess, and obsolete inventory while maintaining customer service objectives. Coordinate planning analyses across multiple manufacturing and distribution locations to ensure inventory is positioned appropriately throughout the network. Translate approved forecasts and inventory strategies into purchase, replenishment, transfer, or production recommendations for review and execution by the responsible teams. Facilitate key components of the Integrated Business Planning process by preparing demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial analyses; identifying risks and opportunities; and supporting executive decision making Create and maintain planning dashboards, reports, and analytical models using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, SQL, ERP data, and other available tools. Validate planning data and system parameters, troubleshoot data issues, and work with business and technical teams to improve data quality and process reliability. Document planning assumptions, data definitions, standard work, and decision rules. Provide training and support to users of planning tools and reports. Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to forecasting, purchasing, inventory, warehousing, logistics, and cross-functional planning. Performs other duties and activities related to the department as necessary to support overall operations and responsibilities, even if not specif…

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