Network Planning Specialist

Title: Network Planning Specialist
Location: Solon, OH
Company: Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturing (FuseGlobal has worked with this company for 20 years)
Initial term: 6 months (position expected to run longer)
Schedule: on site Monday through Friday

About This Role: 

The Network Planner Specialist owns end-to-end inventory deployment, allocation, and network planning decisions to consistently achieve service, cost, and inventory targets.  This role acts as the single point of decision-making authority across deployment, order fulfillment, and network strategy, balancing trade-offs between service levels, working capital, capacity, and waste.  Operating across planning, logistics, and execution teams, this role drives timely, data-informed decisions under uncertainty and ensures alignment between planning assumptions, operational constraints, and business priorities.

What You'll Do:

Deployment & Inventory Decision Ownership

• Own and execute short- and mid-term inventory deployment decisions across plants, DCs, and regions to meet service, cost, and inventory targets
• Proactively identify supply risks using horizon-based analysis, incorporating inventory levels, inbound timing, QA release status, and capacity constraints
• Monitor system alerts, inventory imbalances, and service risks; lead cross-functional resolution efforts.  Drive resolution of inventory imbalances and service risks through timely decisions
• Make trade-off decisions between service, cost, capacity, and waste within defined guardrails

Order Fulfillment & Allocation

• Define and govern allocation strategies, prioritization rules, and inventory segmentation policies
• Own final decision on mitigation strategy in alignment with Order-to-Cash and Commercial inputs
• Lead critical allocation decisions during constrained supply situations, balancing customer service and business priorities
• Communicate allocation strategies, service risks, and mitigation plans to senior stakeholders

Collaboration & Planning Support

• Actively engage with key stakeholders in key planning forums
• Influence decision making by providing data-driven insights and recommendations
• Ensure alignment between planning assumptions, operational constraints, and business objectives

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and deliver reporting on key KPIs: COF, waste, capacity utilization, supply payload, and redeployment cost
• Perform root cause analysis on service failures, inventory excesses/shortages, and network inefficiencies
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction, service improvement, and working capital optimization
• Conduct scenario modeling and what-if analyses to support strategic decision-making

Master Data & System Optimization

• Own and maintain network planning master data in planning system to support accurate planning and execution
• Ensure data integrity to support accurate planning and execution
• Drive planning system and process improvements to enhance planning efficiency and visibility

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 2-5+ years of experience in supply chain, demand/supply planning, transportation, or customer service
• Experience working in fast paced, cross-functional environments.
• Strong ability to analyze data and turn insights into actions
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability  to translate data into actionable decisions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel required; Power BI preferred) and ability to leverage AI-enabled tools and advance analytics to support planning and decision-making
• Experience working with planning systems (e.g. SAP, OMP) and data-driven environments
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Ability to work with large datasets and extract insight to drive business outcomes
• Ability to make timely decisions with imperfect data and prioritize solutions over escalation or analysis paralysis

 

Compensation & Benefits:

• Up to $38.80 per hour + overtime
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance
  
  

About FuseGlobal:
FuseGlobal is a partnership of people and brand-leading companies, working together to make things run better. For 25 years we have brought functionality to complex business and production processes and supply chains, resulting in enterprises that run smarter and more sustainably. Interested in digital manufacturing, industrial engineering, supply chain management, all-things tech, and energy & the environment? This is where we live. Engage with us!

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