Inventory Planner
Global Leader in Food Ingredients
About BCFoods
BCFoods Inc. is a globally recognized leader in the industrial food ingredient industry, sourcing and supplying high-quality ingredients from around the world. With operations and supply partners across China, Germany, Peru, North America, and other global markets, we manage a broad network of manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and suppliers.
Our product portfolio includes more than 500 food ingredients, creating a fast-paced, collaborative, and highly complex supply-chain environment.
At BCFoods, we are committed to building a supportive workplace where employees can grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact.
Visit www.bcfoods.com to learn more.
About the Role
BCFoods is seeking an experienced Inventory Planner to join our team.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with Sales, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Inventory Management, Logistics, Purchasing, Finance, and Manufacturing to identify and resolve inventory and supply issues.
- Maintain and update Item Master data to support accurate inventory planning, purchasing, and reporting.
- Review sales forecasts, customer demand, inventory levels, open purchase orders, and supplier lead times to maintain adequate product availability while minimizing excess inventory.
- Create and evaluate inventory reports to identify trends, shortages, excess inventory, and opportunities for improvement.
- Work with Manufacturing to recommend increases or decreases in production based on demand and available inventory.
- Monitor raw materials and finished goods and help investigate inventory discrepancies.
- Maintain and support inventory policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Continuously review inventory processes and recommend improvements to accuracy, efficiency, product availability, and cost control.
- Three to five years of experience in inventory planning, purchasing, logistics, supply chain, order management, customer service, or a related field.
- Experience working in a manufacturing, food ingredient, distribution, warehouse, or import/export environment.
- Experience reviewing inventory levels, purchase orders, customer demand, sales forecasts, supplier lead times, or shipment activity.
- Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Ability to organize work, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to communicate clearly with employees across multiple departments.
- Ability to identify inventory concerns and follow issues through resolution.Preferred Industry Experience
Experience in one or more of the following areas is strongly preferred:
- Food ingredients or food manufacturing
- Raw materials and finished goods planning
What Success Looks Like
Success in this position means:
- Maintaining reliable product availability
- Identifying inventory risks before they affect customers
- Improving inventory and planning-data accuracy
- Reducing avoidable stockouts and backorders
- Controlling excess, aging, and obsolete inventory
- Supporting better purchasing and replenishment decisions
- Communicating supply-chain issues clearly and quickly
- Building effective working relationships across departments
Why Join BCFoods?
- Global Industry Leader: Work with an international team in a dynamic food-ingredient environment.
- Career Growth and Development: Build your inventory, planning, and supply-chain experience.
- Hybrid Work Flexibility: Work remotely part of the time while remaining connected to the Bolingbrook team.
- Cross-Functional Exposure: Partner with Sales, Operations, Purchasing, Logistics, Quality Assurance, Finance, and Customer Service.
- Meaningful Impact: Help improve customer service, inventory accuracy, working capital, and supply-chain performance.
Benefits
BCFoods offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Professional development opportunities
BCFoods is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process.
Pay: From $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- SAP: 3 years (Required)
- Inventory Planning: 3 years (Required)
- Supply chain: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
