Inventory Planner – EU Linehaul & Middle Mile Forecasting

About the role

The Inventory Planner will join the EU Middle Mile business forecasting team within the EU Transportation S&OP organization. You will drive change and improvements across the network, focusing on optimized customer speed, delivery accuracy, and cost.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and execute weekly and high‑volume SWA forecast publications, optimizing for speed, cost and delivery experience metrics.
• Act as the gate‑keeper for relationships with technology teams that produce the SWA volume plan.
• Establish a single source of truth for SWA performance metrics across the EU network.
• Define forecasting targets, ownership boundaries and accountability between SWA Operations and end‑to‑end forecasting.
• Create data‑driven solutions to address broader operational challenges and implement them with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Develop processes that drive continuous improvement across multiple teams and organizations.
• Partner with leadership to prioritize and deliver improvement programs, reporting progress regularly.
• Challenge outbound transportation and supply‑chain processes to build an end‑to‑end EU capacity roadmap.

Required profile

• Customer‑focused with strong analytical and technical aptitude.
• Proven ability to drive change, influence stakeholders and deliver results in ambiguous environments.
• Experience conducting research and long‑term business analysis.
• Comfort working with large data sets and translating insights into actionable plans.
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating across operations, technology and leadership.

Required skills