Deployment Planner

Looking for a job that can turn into a lifelong career? At Lactalis USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees opportunities to grow. Whether you're starting fresh or bringing years of experience, we'll provide the tools and support you need to succeed!

Lactalis, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to nurturing the future by providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. We produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day. We offer an enviable range of dairy brands including Galbani, President, Kraft Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Parmalat, Siggi's, and Stonyfield Organic in addition to several brands imported from our affiliates in Europe.

We live by our core values-Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity-and we're building a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, don't let that stop you from applying! We're eager to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how you can bring your EXPERTISE to help us make an impact.

From your PASSION to ours

The Deployment Planner will create and manage internal finished goods deployments in order to satisfy regional inventory targets to service our customers. In this role the Deployment Planner will work closely with the production planners, transport and warehouse teams, customer service and demand planning to determine optimal quantities to ship in order to achieve service and spoils targets. The Deployment Planner must leverage tools and resources to efficiently create shipments while minimizing rework and shipping inefficiencies. The role will serve as the go-to for troubleshooting service disruptions or shipping inefficiencies. This role will report to the Supply Planning Supervisor.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Build truckloads of finished goods product effectively to maintain inventory targets and maximize service to customers while avoiding overstock and finish goods spoils.
• Understand variances to plan and perform root cause analysis to advise on variances and disruptions. Communicate findings and opportunities in a clear and actionable manner.
• Drive continuous improvement by proactively identifying and driving changes to improve KPIs, enhance communication and visibility and drive process efficiency.
• Utilize technology, tools and resources to optimize workflow and results.
• Collaborate and build strong working relationships with various logistics and supply chain departments to effectively communicate, troubleshoot and drive results. Effectively communicate at multiple levels within the organization.
• Organize and prioritize workload to ensure adherence to critical deadlines to help enable favorable outcomes.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience required; Bachelor's Degree preferred. A major in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Logistics, or a related field is required.
• 4+ years Supply Chain Planning/forecasting experience is required.
• Additional cross functional experience in warehousing, transportation planning, and/or customer service a plus.
• Proficiency in Excel and general knowledge of other MS Office applications is required.
• Proficiency in SAP is required.
• Experience in the CPG industry is preferred.
• Ability to travel as business needs require.
• Demonstrated adaptability in making proactive adjustments to improve results, realigning actions, recalibrating priorities, and changing work practices seamlessly. Possesses intellectual acuity.
• Proven analytical skills to rigorously analyze data and situations, identifying and analyzing causes/effects, and selecting appropriate information for effective decision-making.
• Exceptional communication skills to clearly transmit and receive information and effectively communicate by considering others' points of view. This includes using tact and diplomacy and conveying ideas and information (adjusting style, tone, and level of detail), both orally and in writing, in a way that engages all stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving aptitude for building logical approaches (assessing situations, identifying causes, targeting solutions, deploying) to address problems or manage situations, drawing on personal knowledge and experience, and leveraging other references and resources as necessary.
• Expertise in planning and organizing, including determining priorities and effectively allocating time and resources to ensure the rigorous accomplishment of specific objectives.
• Proficient in supply planning processes, managing stock levels, minimizing waste, and preventing out-of-stock situations.
• Skilled in supply chain management, balancing customer requirements with supply chain capabilities, proactively matching supply with demand, and executing plans with minimal disruptions. This includes developing and implementing distribution strategies aligned with sales forecasts.
• Experienced in stock management, properly handling products by shelf life, ensuring cold chain and other HACCP/Food defense requirements. Capable of tracing all flows, including discrepancies, to analyze causes and reduce losses and damages, and defining picking methodology according to business strategy (FEFO, shelf life, etc.).
• Demonstrated understanding of inventory management, aligning company supply chain plans with customer supply chain strategies to ensure appropriate customer service while minimizing out-of-stock issues.

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.