Course Introduction

Become the planner who turns forecasts into on-time, in-full supply.

The Supply Planner Mastery Program (Self-paced) is built to help you do the real work of supply planning: translating demand into supply plans, balancing inventory and service levels, managing constraints, and coordinating with procurement, production, and logistics to keep products available without overstocking.

Inside, you’ll learn the workflows, planning logic, and decision-making behind effective supply planning — and how to apply them immediately in interviews and on the job.

You’ll be able to:

• Build and maintain practical supply plans that support demand and capacity realities
• Improve availability while reducing excess and slow-moving inventory
• Manage lead times, safety stock, and replenishment decisions with confidence
• Respond to shortages, delays, and constraint changes with clear recovery actions
• Communicate plans and trade-offs clearly across cross-functional teams
  

Course Curriculum

This curriculum is designed to build your supply planning skills step by step — from core fundamentals to replenishment, inventory strategy, constraint management, and real-world exception handling. Move at your own pace, revisit any section anytime, and use the lessons to strengthen how you plan, communicate, and make decisions in day-to-day supply planning.

Module 01 - Introduction to Supply Planning & the Supply Chain

• In this module, we define what supply planning is and where it fits in the wider end-to-end supply chain. You’ll see how supply planning connects demand, production, procurement and logistics. This foundation helps you understand how your decisions influence service levels, costs and customer satisfaction.

Module 02 - Demand Planning vs Supply Planning

• Here we clarify the difference between demand planning and supply planning – and why both are needed. You’ll learn how demand plans are created, and how supply planners translate them into feasible production and replenishment plans. We also look at common misalignments between the two and how to resolve them.

Module 03 - Supply Planning Processes & Daily Workflows

• This module walks through the day-to-day work of a supply planner. We cover typical cycles such as weekly planning, MRP runs, exception handling and short-term replanning. You’ll see how to prioritise, react to changes, and keep plans realistic while balancing capacity, materials and customer needs.

Module 04 - Systems, Tools & Analytics for Supply Planners

• In supply planning, systems and data are your main tools. Here we introduce the key platforms you’ll work with (ERP, APS and reporting tools) and the core data objects you need to understand. You’ll also learn how to use basic analytics to spot issues, support decisions and communicate clearly with stakeholders.

Module 05 - Inventory Optimization & Cost Management

• This module focuses on finding the right balance between stock availability and cost. We look at concepts like safety stock, lead times, service levels and inventory policies. You’ll learn how supply planning decisions impact working capital, warehousing and transport costs – and how to make smarter trade-offs.

Module 06 - S&OP, Collaboration & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Supply planning doesn’t happen in isolation. Here we explore how supply planners contribute to S&OP processes and collaborate with demand planning, sales, production, procurement and logistics. You’ll learn how to prepare for S&OP meetings, highlight risks and drive alignment around one agreed plan.

Module 07 - Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

• In the final module, we cover how to manage uncertainty and continuously improve planning performance. You’ll learn how to identify risks, build scenarios, and respond to disruptions such as sudden demand changes or supply constraints. We also look at KPIs and root-cause analysis to drive ongoing improvements in your planning process.