Senior Supply & Inventory Planner

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Supply and Inventory Planner will lead inventory strategy, execution tracking, and performance reporting for Cargill Bioindustrial’s North America network. This role owns key inventory health metrics, including SMOG (slow-moving and obsolete goods) tracking and follow-up, and partners with cross-functional teams to turn data into clear actions.

You will communicate inventory risks, trends, and recommendations to business leadership to support better planning, service, working capital, and integrated business planning decisions.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead inventory strategy development and execution for our North America network.
• Own SMOG and other inventory metric tracking, gap analysis, and follow-up actions.
• Communicate inventory performance, risks, and recommendations to business leadership and key stakeholders.
• Analyze supply, demand, service, and inventory drivers to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with planning, commercial, finance, operations, and supply teams to support integrated business planning.
• Develop action plans during inventory shortages, imbalances, or supply disruptions.
• Maintain key planning data, including inventory targets, safety stock inputs, constraints, locations, and supplier-related data.
• Improve reporting, analytics, automation, and decision-support processes.
• Independently resolve complex planning issues and escalate critical decisions when needed.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Six years of experience with at least three in supply and inventory planning.
• Advanced Excel skills, including experience building complex workbooks with pivot tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH, SUMIFS, logic formulas, and scenario analysis.
• Interest in analytics, reporting, automation, and practical use of AI in planning or business decision-making.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear insights, business implications, and actionable recommendations.
• Strong communication skills, including experience preparing leadership-level reporting and decision-support materials.
  
  

Posting Details

• This position is based in Wayzata, MN
• Relocation support will not be provided
• The expected salary for this position is $87,000 - $120,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.
  
  

At Cargill we put people first.  As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellnessto learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions) .

• Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet