Sr Integrated Business Planning Lead
Job Location:
Kennewick, WA - USA
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Job Summary
Location: Kennewick WA
Job Requisition ID: Req-270922
Time Type: Full time
About Lamb Weston
Youve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry 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. Youll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success explore opportunities for new solutions and youll join a winning team of 10000 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 Senior IBP Lead plays a strategic enterprise-level role within the Global Planning Center of Excellence enabling Integrated Business Planning (IBP) through advanced analytics scenario modeling and decision support. This role serves as an insight originator and plan evaluator synthesizing demand supply capacity and financial data into forward-looking decision-ready insights. It partners closely with Global IBP leadership to enhance decision quality speed and alignment without owning the end-to-end process. Leveraging AI-enabled forecasting predictive analytics and external market sensing the role integrates internal and external signals to anticipate disruptions quantify risk and translate uncertainty into actionable scenario-based strategic recommendations.
Job Description
Strategic IBP Enablement & Integration
- Partner with Global S&OP leadership to enable and continuously improve IBP capabilities outputs and decision frameworks
- Integrate demand supply inventory capacity and financial data into holistic enterprise-wide planning views
- Act as a plan evaluator challenging assumptions and validating feasibility trade-offs and business impact
- Ensure alignment of planning assumptions and outputs across regions and functions
Advanced Scenario Planning & Predictive Insights
- Design and lead multi-scenario planning analyses incorporating both internal and external drivers
- Apply AI-enabled forecasting predictive modeling and external economic sensing to anticipate risks and opportunities
- Translate complex analytics into clear decision options business impacts and recommendations
- Develop leading indicators and early warning signals to improve planning responsiveness and forecast accuracy
Executive Decision Support & Storytelling
- Lead development of insight-driven content and scenarios for IBP forums
- Frame and quantify trade-offs across service cost inventory and growth objectives
- Translate complex data into clear compelling narratives tailored to executive audiences
- Act as a thought partner to senior leadership improving the quality and speed of decision-making
Cross-Functional & Regional Collaboration
- Act as a central integrator across Supply Chain Finance Commercial and Operations
- Facilitate alignment on assumptions risks and priorities across the enterprise
- Orchestrate inputs and perspectives to support cohesive data-driven decision-making
- Build strong relationships to influence outcomes without direct authority
- Champion adoption of advanced planning capabilities analytics and AI-driven insights
Risk Management & Resilience
- Identify quantify and communicate enterprise risks across demand supply inventory and financial dimensions
- Develop and evaluate mitigation strategies and scenario-based contingency plans
- Establish risk monitoring frameworks and proactive alert mechanisms
- Enable a risk-aware forward-looking planning culture
Scope:
- Influences enterprise-level decisions supporting Global IBP processes
- Direct impact on multi-billion-dollar supply chain and financial planning outcomes
- Operates in a highly matrixed global environment with regular executive interaction
- Serves as a key enabler of decision quality and planning maturity
- Drives adoption of predictive scenario-based and AI-enabled planning capabilities
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
Education/ Certifications: (Required & Preferred)
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Analytics Finance or related field required
- Advanced degree (MBA or MS Supply Chain/Analytics) a plus
- IBP / S&OP training or certifications (ASCM Oliver Wight) strongly preferred
Skills and Experience:
- 7 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning S&OP IBP or analytical planning roles
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership and enterprise decisions
- Experience with advanced planning systems forecasting models and scenario tools
- Experience operating in complex global cross-functional environments
Physical Environment/Demands:
- Some travel may be required (% of time if significant)
- Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment
- Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
- Incumbent may use calculators keyboards telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday
- Stooping bending twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties
Industry-Competitive Benefits
Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
Health Insurance Benefits - Medical Dental Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care and Health Reimbursement Accounts
Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
Paid Time Off
Financial Wellness Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions Financial Planning Services Employee Stock purchase program and Health Savings Accounts Life and Accident insurance
Family-Friendly Employee events
Employee Assistance Program services mental health and other concierge type services
Benefits may vary based on location job role/level job status and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Anticipated Close Date
The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs.Anticipated Close Date: 08/09/2026
Pay Transparency
In compliance with applicable state and local laws Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors including but not limited to job duties experience and expertise. A candidates work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role is listed below.Pay Rate or Range: $86380.00 - $129570.00
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression age disability veteran status or any other protected factor under federal state or local law
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Lamb Weston is a world leading brand in high quality frozen potato products, sold in over 100 countries. A partner in potatoes famous for its inventive fries such as Twisters, Hot2Home and Dippers .
