Inventory Deployment Planner

Job Description

Position Summary

The Planner, Inventory Deployment plays a pivotal role within the Integrated Business Planning process. This position is responsible for creating an optimized inventory deployment plan for the short-term horizon, ensuring efficient inventory distribution from our breweries to our distribution center (DC) network in a costeffective manner. The Deployment Planner will work cross-functionally to monitor plan adherence, manage exceptions and identify process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inventory distribution across the network, including allocations from multiple production facilities, DCs, and direct-to-wholesaler assignments, considering network constraints, forecasted billings, and inventory levels.
• Preform analysis to identify and implement best practices for balancing cost-effective shipping strategies with maintaining optimal customer service levels, ensuring both customer satisfaction and operational efficiencies are prioritized.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess real-world constraints and align deployment strategies for the upcoming production cycle.
• Maintain planning parameters within systems to ensure the creation of viable shipment plans that reflect real-world constraints.
• Review system generated shipment recommendations and generated SAP transactions be executed by brewery operations.
• Assist in cost-saving initiatives to enhance overall efficiency.
• Coordinate with brewery operations to create a feasible shipment plan.

Performance Monitoring & Analytics

• Continuously monitor and report on brewery execution against shipment plans.
• Analyze trends impacting adherence to shipment plan, proactively identifying areas of improvement and leading initiatives to enhance efficiency and increase on-time delivery performance.
• Mitigate network imbalances by executing rebalancing strategies to maintain optimal distribution.
• Support innovation initiatives by providing weekly planning updates and scenario planning as required.

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Support the Deployment Planning Manager in advancing continuous improvement initiatives that enhance performance on key metrics
• Foster a culture of collaboration across teams to drive process innovation and ensure alignment with broader business objectives.

Working Relationships

• Reports to Sr. Manager, Network Supply Planning
• Interface with Brewery Operations, Transportation and Logistics, Finance, IBP planning teams.

Role Expertise

• B.A./B.S. in Supply Chain, Operations, or a business-related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in planning, finance, supply chain, production, or optimization roles.
• Experience with ERP and APS software, as well as business intelligence and analytics tools.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights for inventory planning.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of standard inventory deployment practices, technology and supporting industry principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
• Strong customer service skills, with the ability to engage with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to independently make decisions and recommend solutions to complex issues, as well as manage and mediate conflicts to successful resolutions.
• Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and deliver tangible results.
• APICS certification is a plus.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.

Individual Skills

• Challenge -Mindset: Ability to reframe obstacles as opportunities for growth rather than threats to avoid, staying curious and action-oriented even under pressure or uncertainty. It combines cognitive, behavioral, and reflective skills that turn difficulty into fuel for learning and progress.
• Structured Storytelling: Ability to shape information into a clear, compelling narrative that makes complex ideas memorable and drives people to understand, believe, or act.
• Influencing W/O Authority: Ability to move people toward a desired outcome through trust, credibility, and strategic communication — rather than relying on rank, title, or formal power.
• Resilience under pressure: Ability to remain composed, focused, and effective when facing stress, setbacks, or high-stakes situations — recovering quickly without losing momentum or judgment.
• Intellectual Curiosity: Drive to ask better questions, seek out new perspectives, and continuously learn — turning the unknown into an advantage rather than a source of discomfort.
• Business/Financial Acumen: Ability to connect decisions, ideas, and actions to real-world outcomes — understanding how value is created, resources are allocated, and trade-offs are made to drive results that matter to the organization.
• Proactive Thinking: Ability to anticipate needs, risks, and opportunities before they surface — taking initiative and shaping outcomes rather than simply responding to what's already in front of you.
• Executive Presence: Ability to command attention, inspire confidence, and influence others through a combination of how you communicate, carry yourself, and connect with people — making others believe you are capable, credible, and worth following.

Mindsets & Behaviors

• Passion to challenge the status quo and find new solutions — loves and embraces change.
• Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust.
• Comfortable bringing structure to ambiguity across a multi-layered ecosystem.
• Empowers others to fail, learn, and grow.
• Possesses a spirit of intellectual curiosity, creativity, and innovation.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods and work on a computer for long durations. Lifting may be required, and reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities.
• Travel