Senior Supply Planning Manager

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POSITION SUMMARY :

The Sr Supply Planning Manager will have high interaction and influence with cross-functional teams to ensure that the supply planning organization supports the business objectives and delivers effective supply plans of products to production and fulfillment facilities within the entire operational horizon.

This position is a collaborative Supply Chain leadership role that is responsible for the supply plans that enable the Supply Chain organization to meet customer service and total delivered cost objectives.

In addition, this role will prioritize the Professional Development and Growth of the Supply Planners.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provide leadership and mentoring for a team of Supply Planners to ensure the right career development is prioritized and focus placed on functional competency improvements.
• Responsible for succession planning, and actively engaged in HR Lifecycle activities with the team.
• Execute plans to achieve and exceed customer service, working capital, waste, and forecast accuracy targets.
• Collaborate, build, and maintain relationships with key commercial partners (sales, marketing, finance, etc.) to align tradeoffs and decisions impacting downstream planning.
• Collaborate, build, and maintain relationships with key functional partners (procurement, technical and production, Intermarket Supply, etc.

to identify and capitalize on opportunities in the supply plan.

• Drive Continuous Excellence behaviors within the team, embedding a root cause analysis and continuous improvement mindset.
• Develop and guide implementation of recommended standardization and be a change agent across supply planning.
• Build, steer, and lead cross-functional teams to achieve core business objectives and resolve complex business problems.
• Identify and drive process improvement and productivity projects within business scope and across functions, allocating resources from the team as needed.
• Monitor and manage resource allocation within the team for core and project work to ensure efficient execution and staff development in line with people development and performance.
• Responsible for Divisional Communication such as Projected Out of Stock, Forecast Projections, Inventory Levels, and Physical / Logistical Capacity Management.
• Act as the first point of contact for communication of Supply Planning and issue resolution with the commercial team, factories, physical logistics, and other markets.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED :

• Works within a matrix organizational structure with responsibility to the supply chain planning organization
• Works collaboratively with Demand Planning, Value Stream Planning, Integrated Fulfillment, Deployment, DRP, CFSC, Commercial, and Customer Service teams.
• Position receives supervision from the Sr. Supply Planning Director on dealing with unusual planning and inventory management situations which may develop.

SUPERVISION GIVEN : Manage a team of 5-10 direct reports

FINANCIAL / STRATEGIC IMPACT :

This role has a significant impact on business specific KPIs to improve customer service levels and reduce total delivered costs, while improving efficiency and eliminating non-value adding activities.

REQUIREMENTS & MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL :

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a Supply Chain Management field, Industrial Engineering or Business-related field
• Strong analytical aptitude with a proven ability to analyze / interpret data, problem solve and develop solutions to complex problems.
• Working knowledge of CPG S&OP Processes and interactions including demand forecasting, supply planning, and commercial interactions around PFME, promotions, and pricing preferred
• Experience with Operational Planning for capacity and inventory planning and optimization across variety of make / source scenarios across internal factories, Co-Manufacturing, and intermarket supply preferred.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) skills, organizational and time-management abilities, inter-personal skills, and the ability to work with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives on tight deadlines and delegate accordingly
• Flexibility and adaptability to the demands and requirements of a fast-paced environment.

EXPERIENCE :

• Minimum of 8+ years Production Planning, Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, or Operations experience.
• Previous people leadership preferred

SKILLS :

• Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Excel software
• Demonstrated expertise in SAP and / or OMP is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and manage key stakeholders
• Able to work in an empowered team environment
• Must have excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and work-groups
• Demonstrated taking initiative and taking prompt, self-directed action to accomplish KPI objectives.

The approximate pay range for this position is $160,000- $185,000 base salary. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting.

Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestle offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.

Incentives and / or benefits packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at :

Requisition ID : 310194

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