Job Overview

We are currently looking for a Associate Commodity Planner (Finished Goods) to join our team in Holland, MI. 

As an Associate Commodity Planner (Finished Goods) you will:

Support the planning and inventory management of finished goods, helping ensure product availability aligns with customer demand while maintaining healthy inventory levels. You will monitor inventory, supply, and demand; identify potential shortages or excess inventory; and partner across supply chain, customer service, operations, and other teams to support product availability and resolve supply challenges.

Essential Functions

• Manage inventory levels for assigned finished goods, balancing product availability with inventory targets and minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
• Monitor finished goods demand, inventory, and supply, identifying potential shortages, excesses, or availability concerns and taking appropriate action.
• Support customer and business needs by coordinating the flow and availability of finished goods and proactively communicating potential supply constraints.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to address finished goods shortages, inventory imbalances, supply disruptions, and changing demand requirements.
• Learn and utilize Haworth's planning systems and tools to maintain planning parameters, monitor inventory and demand, generate reports, and support planning decisions.
• Analyze planning, inventory, demand, and supply data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and support informed decision-making.
• Participate in supply chain continuous improvement initiatives to improve planning processes, inventory performance, and overall efficiency.
• Must be able to perform all essential job functions with/without accommodation.
• Uses office automation, communication, software, and tools used in Haworth office environment.
• Performs other duties within scope as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Logistics, or a related field.
• Education Equivalency: Associate's Degree plus 2 years related experience OR 4 years related experience if no post-secondary education
• Applicants must be able to work in Holland, MI without relocation assistance.
• Applicants must possess an unrestricted right to work in the US to be eligible for this position.
• Military Equivalency at www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/military

Preferred Qualifications

• One year experience in finished goods planning, supply planning, inventory planning, demand planning, or a related supply chain function.
• Understanding of inventory management, supply and demand planning, and product availability concepts.
• Experience analyzing inventory, demand, supply, or other supply chain data.
• SAP experience or exposure.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including working with and analyzing data.
• Experience working cross-functionally to identify and resolve supply, inventory, or planning issues.
• Project or continuous improvement experience, including A3, W3, Lean, or similar problem-solving methodologies.
• Interest in using AI, technology, and process improvement to improve planning and supply chain processes.