Supply Chain Planning Analyst
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Logistics
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field.
- Advanced degree or professional certification (APICS CPIM/CSCP, Six Sigma, Kinaxis certification) is a plus, not a requirement.
- Experience level is intentionally flexible. We will consider candidates ranging from early-career analysts with strong technical foundations through experienced planning professionals. What we are scr
- Hands-on experience analyzing operational or supply chain data and turning that analysis into a change that stuck — a new report, an automated process, a corrected calculation, a retired manual step.
- Exposure to supply chain planning concepts: demand planning, forecasting, safety stock and inventory policy, replenishment, DC/store-level supply, or S&OP / S&OE processes.
- Experience working in an agile or sprint-based delivery environment (JIRA or equivalent) is preferred
Full description
HAVIis a global, privately owned company focused on innovating, optimizing and managing the supply chains of leading brands. Offering services in marketing analytics, packaging, supply chain management and logistics, HAVI partners with companies to address challenges big and small across the supply chain, from commodity to customer. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit .
The Supply Chain Planning Analyst is the engine behind continuous improvement across our planning systems and processes. This is a builder's role: the person in this seat finds where planning is not working the way it should, gets to the root cause, and delivers a durable fix — whether that means reconfiguring logic in Kinaxis Maestro, rewriting a process, automating a manual workflow, or standing up the reporting that makes the problem visible in the first place.
This role sits at the intersection of supply chain operations, planning technology, and analytics. It partners directly with planners, product owners, data engineering, and business stakeholders to translate operational pain points into scalable solutions. Kinaxis Maestro and Power BI are the primary platforms; SQL and Python are the primary tools. What ties them together is a bias toward improvement — this person should be visibly uncomfortable with a workaround that has become permanent.
We are deliberately weighting this search toward capability over tenure. Demonstrated analytical rigor, technical fluency, and a track record of improving something — at any scale — matter more here than years of experience. This role will be part of the GPA Analytics & Insights organization.
This is a hybrid role based at 345 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607. Candidates must reside in the Chicago metropolitan area. Relocation assistance is not offered at this time.Responsibilities:
Continuous Improvement of Planning Systems & Processes
- Own a prioritized improvement backlog for supply chain planning: identify opportunities, quantify impact, build the business case, and drive changes from concept through production.
- Diagnose gaps between how planning systems are designed to behave and how they actually behave; lead root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes rather than recurring workarounds.
- Document current-state processes, design future-state workflows, and drive standardization of planning practices across markets and teams.
- Build impact simulations that quantify the effect of a proposed logic or process change before it is deployed.
- Reduce manual effort through automation, eliminating recurring low-value work from the planning cycle.
Kinaxis Maestro Configuration & Enhancement