Senior Manager, Supply Planning

Quality, efficiency, and safety all play a big role in our work at Danone. Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for the Supply Chain team. We are currently looking to hire a Senior Manager, Supply Planning based in Broomfield, CO or White Plains, NY!

The Sr. Manager, Supply Planning is responsible for ensuring product, for assigned Brands, is available to fill customer orders at low/lowest landed cost, minimizing the amount of finished product that goes obsolete or short coded, controlling finished goods inventory levels, and maintaining a capacity plan (short, medium, and long term). They are responsible for all aspects of continuity of supply and customer service while eliminating waste and reaching lowest possible landed cost. They are responsible for recruiting and developing talent and leading team of Supply Planners.

The Sr. Manager will be key partner to Smart Planning team and o9 role out, helping in process definition, establishment and continuous improvement on core supply planning processes. This would include, but not limited to rough-cut capacity planning, master scheduling, finite scheduling, inventory setting based on service levels and deployment. They will be key partners with Business Unit general management and Supply Chain leadership on ensuring the efficient operational execution of the Annual, Quarterly, and Monthly Operating Plans. They will perform root cause analysis and resolution for customer service and obsolescence issues (forecast, production, safety stocks, deployment, etc.).

Responsibilities:

• Performs monthly rough-cut capacity planning by facility
• Tracks inventory KPIs and sets inventory targets and tracks weekly production metrics on assigned brands
• Provides production guidance and direction to finite production schedulers on target efficiencies, target output, SKU prioritization, etc.
• Works cross functionally to create a robust constrained plan for the delivery of service targets.
• Interfaces with Industrial Planning and Ops Finance to ensure monthly budgets are attainable and helps to explain variances
• Develops robust processes and works to give employees the opportunity to master the processes and the tools of Supply Planning
• Performs inventory and production planning for seasonal products and oversees plant execution on assigned brands
• Provides thorough production guidance, inventory policies and KPI tracking, and minimizes product obsolescence on assigned brands
• Is expert in diagnosing root causes to customer service and obsolescence issues: MRP settings, post-mortem analysis on forecast, inventory, production, deployment, etc.
• Is Product Supply lead for Program Management Office (PMO) projects that require supply-side planning on assigned brands
• Plans and executes tactical customer re-assignment, cross-plant production coordination, resupply, etc. when required to maintain high customer service levels in face of production problems, unforecasted demand, engineering projects, etc.
• Works collaboratively with IT and COE to develop the IT toolset to enable core supply planning processes
• Is S&OP lead for defining production, inventory, scheduling and capacity metrics, aligning the metrics with Internal Manufacturing and Contract Manufacturing team’s corresponding KPIs and working with IT & COE to enable tracking and reporting of these KPIs
• On an as-directed basis, balance workload with other Managers, Product Supply on non-assigned brands
• Collaborate with Demand Planning, to develop, analyze and present Operations’ recommendations for SKU rationalizations to business teams on assigned brands
• Accountable for delivering annual obsolescence cost reduction targets on assigned brands
• Identifies supply chain and business interdependencies in his/her work and coordinates as needed with other groups to drive customer fill rates at lowest possible cost

The base compensation range for this position is Base salary range aligned on with HRBP commensurate with experience. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment.

Preferred Candidate Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• 7 to 9 years of experience in Sales and Operations planning required, preferably within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) or food industries
• Experienced in managing production planning/inventory, capacity planning and deployment in a multi-facility environment
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in Supply Chain, business or related subjects – will consider work experience in lieu of degree of 9-10 years of relevant experience
• Experience using ERP and APS systems to manage production scheduling (Peoplesoft, SAP APO SNP, ECC PP, PPDS, etc) is required. Experience with SAP and o9 is preferred.
• APICS Certified Production Inventory Manager (CPIM) certification preferred
• Experience in working within an environment of multiple internal customers/business units and multi-facility company
• Previous experience in managing direct reports is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understanding of planning practices and impact of inventory accuracy and forecast accuracy
• Ability to communicate key supply chain facts and recommendations at a Senior Executive level.
• Ability to work with internal teams to improve process
• Ability to become deeply technically knowledgeable (a Subject Matter Expert) of SAP SNP, ECC PP, and to lead implementation of new scheduling toolset in the future
• Ability to plan/communicate/present and execute programs and influence multi-disciplinary Supply Chain stakeholders to enable success
• Demonstrated ability to work within a cross functional matrix environment where responsibilities are layered throughout the organization
• Ability to create metrics, perform analyses and create reporting independently, with minimal IT resources
• Ability to lead teams to champion change throughout the organization
• Ability to develop managerial-type reports and analysis
• Strong quantitative and analytical sills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Skilled in continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to manage change and develop positive working relationships
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf

#LI-NORAM