Inventory Planning Analyst

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Req-260143

Title:

Inventory Planning Analyst

Location:

Kennewick, WA
Job

Requisition
-260143
Time Type:
Full time               
** About Lamb Weston
** You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, 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 IBP decision-making. This role focuses on analysis, monitoring, and issue identification, operating within defined inventory policies and governance.
** Job Description
** Inventory Analysis & Monitoring
* Monitor inventory levels, coverage, and health across assigned products, locations, or networks
* Analyze inventory drivers including demand variability, supply performance, and planning parameters
* Identify risks such as excess, obsolescence, or service exposure and escalate with supporting data Inventory Performance Reporting
* Support inventory performance metrics including days of supply, turns, and policy adherence
* Prepare clear inventory storytelling to support supply and IBP discussions
* Maintain inventory dashboards and standard reports

Policy & Parameter Support
* Support inventory policies, safety stock parameters, and replenishment settings
* Validate master data inputs including lead times, lot sizes, and service levels
* Reduce reliance on manual analysis through digitally enabled inventory workflows

Cross-Functional Collaboration
* Partner with Customer Service, Sales, Supply Planning, Deployment, Procurement, and Manufacturing teams to resolve inventory issues
* Support alignment on inventory assumptions and targets
* Communicate inventory risks and insights clearly and timely

Continuous Improvement & Skill Development
* Leverage planning tools and analytics to improve inventory insight quality
* Perform routine inventory segregation tasks in SAP
* Facilitate special inventory requests and streamline processes to promote efficiency.
* Monitor inventories, provide insights/resources to appropriate work groups and inspire them to take ownership over process gaps and monitoring.
* Follow standard work and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
* Build foundational systems thinking and planning capabilities
** Scope:
*** Analyzes inventory positions impacting service, working capital, and inventory health
* Supports inventory-related decisions across assigned products or locations
* 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
* ASCM inventory or CPIM coursework or certifications a plus
*
* Skills and Experience:

*** 1–4 years of experience in Inventory Planning, Supply Chain Analytics, or related roles
* Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret inventory data and trends
* Working knowledge of inventory metrics, replenishment concepts, and planning parameters
* Ability to communicate insights through clear,…