Title: Inventory Planning Analyst
Location: Kennewick, WA
Job Requisition ID: Req-271289
Time Type: Full time
About Lamb Weston
You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.
A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.
If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.
Job Description Summary
The Inventory Analyst supports inventory planning and performance management by analyzing inventory positions, trends, and drivers to improve service, working capital, and inventory health. Sitting within Supply Chain Planning, this role enables data-driven, risk-aware, and digitally enabled inventory insights that support supply, deployment, and integrated business planning decision-making. This role focuses on analysis, monitoring, and issue identification, operating within defined inventory policies and governance.
Job Description
Inventory Analysis & Monitoring
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Monitor inventory levels, coverage, and health across assigned products, locations, or networks
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Analyze inventory drivers including demand variability, supply performance, and planning parameters
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Identify risks such as excess, obsolescence, or service exposure and escalate with supporting data
Inventory Performance Reporting
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Support inventory performance metrics including days of supply, turns, and policy adherence
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Prepare clear inventory storytelling to support supply and IBP discussions
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Maintain inventory dashboards and standard reports
Policy & Parameter Support
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Support inventory policies, safety stock parameters, and replenishment settings
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Validate master data inputs including lead times, lot sizes, and service levels
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Reduce reliance on manual analysis through digitally enabled inventory workflows
Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Partner with Customer Service, Sales, Supply Planning, Deployment, Procurement, and Manufacturing teams to resolve inventory issues
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Support alignment on inventory assumptions and targets
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Communicate inventory risks and insights clearly and timely
Continuous Improvement & Skill Development
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Leverage planning tools and analytics to improve inventory insight quality
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Perform routine inventory segregation tasks in SAP
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Facilitate special inventory requests and streamline processes to promote efficiency.
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Monitor inventories, provide insights/resources to appropriate work groups and inspire them to take ownership over process gaps and monitoring.
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Follow standard work and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
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Build foundational systems thinking and planning capabilities
Scope:
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Analyzes inventory positions impacting service, working capital, and inventory health
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Supports inventory-related decisions across assigned products or locations
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Operates within defined inventory policies and escalation paths
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
Education/ Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, Finance or related field required
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ASCM inventory or CPIM coursework or certifications a plus
Skills and Experience:
- 1–4 years of experience in Inventory Planning, Inventory Accounting, Supply Chain Analytics, or related roles
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Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret inventory data and trends
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Working knowledge of inventory metrics, replenishment concepts, and planning parameters
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Ability to communicate insights through clear, concise storytelling
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Comfortable working within structured processes and defined systems
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Demonstrated interest in developing planning and digital capabilities
Physical Environment/Demands:
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Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment
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Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
- Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday
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Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties
Industry-Competitive Benefits
Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
Paid Time Off
Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
Family-Friendly Employee events
Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services
Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Anticipated Close Date
The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs.
Anticipated Close Date: 09/14/2026
Pay Transparency
In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role is listed below.
Pay Rate or Range: $64,900.00 - $97,360.00
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law
