The forecast and schedule supporter — coordinating planning activities to balance supply and demand.
As a Supply Chain Planning Coordinator, you coordinate planning activities. You're gathering forecast inputs, supporting S&OP processes, tracking planning metrics, and ensuring planning activities happen effectively.
Your day supports planning processes. You might collect forecast inputs, then prepare planning reports, then support S&OP meetings, then track inventory performance, then coordinate with other functions. You're ensuring planning activities are coordinated effectively.
The hardest part is coordinating planning in an uncertain environment. Forecasts change; plans adjust. You need to keep information flowing and processes on track despite variability. The people who thrive here are organized, analytical, and comfortable with planning processes.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
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Median pay for a Supply Chain Planning Coordinator is about $102K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $61K to $181K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, and Time Management.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 6.1% through 2034, with roughly 213,000 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Supply Chain Planning Manager, Inventory Control Supervisor, and Parts Manager.
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