Supply Planning Manager

About the role

Ready to be part of something special? Join our Family! The primary responsibility of this position is to develop, monitor, and manage the production and inventory plans for the Flavors/Spice business. This role strives to find the optimal balance between inventory, customer service, and production/distribution cost goals in an SKU-intensive environment. This role also plays a key role in the startup of new products and changes to existing products.

Responsibilities

• Minimize Working Capital by developing production and finished goods inventory plans each period as part of the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) cycle.
• Conduct cross-functional S&OP meetings each period.
• Oversee the order and delivery process of packaging materials to support production plans.
• Facilitate the disposition of quality defects in packaging materials.

• Minimize the cost of excess and obsolete inventory by regular system reviews, identifying at-risk items, and product lifecycle management.
• Identify slow-moving products that should be discontinued.
• Support financial forecasting & budgeting processes with production plans that correspond to sales forecasts.
• Minimize manufacturing costs by balancing demand with the production line and minimizing required overtime.

• Manage customer service reporting for the supply chain team and ensure actions are in place for deficient areas.
• Optimize the distribution of finished goods from manufacturing facilities to ensure on-time delivery to designated destinations and/or customers.
• Participate in the plant management team, including staff meetings, reviews, CI teams, etc. Support new product introductions, including new SKUs and Prepacks/Displays.

Participate in weekly project meetings, provide capacity constraints, determine appropriate timelines, ensure item setup is completed properly, and oversee purchasing of new components. Respond to frequent what-if planning scenarios for new products or new customers. Ensure the accuracy of the physical inventory of packaging materials, ingredients, semi-finished goods, and finished goods.

• Participate in internal and external inventory audits Maintain subject matter expert knowledge for JDE data in the manufacturing area.
• Ensure JDE is set up with proper parameters.
• Identify and communicate food safety issues; lead and influence food safety initiatives.
• Experience, Skills, Education: Bachelor's Degree required, MBA preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of supply chain management experience required.

APICS certification is a plus. People management experience is required. Attention to detail and ability to use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions by defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions. Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication mediums, settings, and styles.

• Ability to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Ability to negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups.
• Skilled at developing and implementing processes to drive efficiency and business results.
• Experienced in the use of the Microsoft Suite of Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Access).
• JD Edwards's experience is preferred.