Director, Supply Planning

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Job description

CTI Foods Overview:
Welcome to CTI Foods, where quality, service, and people are at the heart of everything we do. We are a leading food manufacturing company, dedicated to providing our customers with the best possible products and our employees with a rewarding career.

At CTI, we passionately believe that people are our ingredient. We provide a positive and supportive work environment, opportunities for growth and advancement, and a competitive compensation package. We value our employees' contributions and strive to create a culture of respect, teamwork, and excellence.

Whether you're interested in a career in production, quality control, or management, we have a variety of opportunities available. We believe that our success is a result of our focus on quality, service, and people, and we look forward to continuing to serve our customers and employees with excellence.

If you're looking for a rewarding career in the food manufacturing industry, look no further than CTI Foods! Join our team and become a part of a company that values quality, service, and people.

Job Overview:
The role will provide leadership and strategic direction for management of planning activities, business planning processes, and data/systems. This includes identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives that support business goals & objectives in the short-term (LV) and strategic plan objectives in the long term (LRP). This position will be the primary liaison between the Global Manufacturing Operating units in terms of managing supply/demand execution dynamics, understanding demand requirements, and ensuring plans are in place to meet service level performance requirements.

Responsibilities:
Partners with the business leaders to develop a thorough understanding of customer and market dynamics, trends, competition, pricing, as well as marketing strategies and tactics designed to achieve business objectives.

Engage business leaders in resolving strategic demand/supply issues through in-depth analysis and marketplace assessment to understand the risk/benefit tradeoffs between various approaches and opportunities!

Implement an effective S&OP process with cross-functional participation to facilitate discussion and decision-making focused on achieving business goals and objectives. This includes highlighting business critical issues to Senior Business Leaders, development/maintenance of franchise Supply Chain dashboard, and improvement plans where necessary.

Resolve complex supply situations by partnering with internal and external partners: Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, Product Management, Pricing, Procurement, Finance, Customer Service, and Distribution. Communicate supply risks and recovery actions to support customer service.

Develop/maintain a commercial supply chain dashboard to monitor the key performance indicators for the business and identify appropriate actions to achieve targeted results!

Ensure quality and completeness of demand signal and align with regional launch leads to ensure successful launch of new products.

Lead innovative thinking and foster continuous improvement across S&OP processes/ activities.

Any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
What we need from you:

Required:

BS/BA Business or in relevant field including Advanced Supply Chain degree.

10+ years of Planning experience (prefer Manufacturing Industry experience) with minimal 7 years in management role.

Fundamental knowledge of Supply Chain, as well as Supply/Demand relationship

Very good intercultural skills

Strong business acumen & financial analytics skill

Strategic enterprise thinking and strong innovator.

Structured, holistic, and clear in problem solving

Expert in business acumen, analytical and problem-solving skills to build strong business cases for change.

Excellent understanding of the S&OP Processes

Planning processes & procedures covering:Forecasting & Analytics

Strategic Planning and ability to simplify complex issues and topics.

Strong understanding of commercial processes & procedures

Understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain processes & functions

Strong MS Excel/PowerPoint and Kinaxis, SAP (or similar system) experience required.

Ability to operate cross functionally with Commercial business teams, Manufacturing Operating teams and Launch teams.

Ability to breakdown complex situations into clear and concise communications

Ability to implement harmonized processes.

Ability to establish a high degree of accountability through both performance measurement and clear communications.

Strong interpersonal and coaching skills, ability to motivate the extended team for maximum productivity.

Ability to analyze issues, prepare recommendations, and facilitate decision making on regional level with commercial and Operating units.

Strong stakeholder management capabilities across multiple organizational levels (local, regional, executive)

Strong capabilities to bridge Commercial & Production organization

Excellent ability to problem solves and resolve issues in a timely manner.

Ability to look for creative solutions to complex situations to ensure no supply disruption because of the forecast.

Willing to leverage technology to drive process excellence and improve supply chain responsiveness.

Able to manage ambiguity, find pragmatic solutions & align/influence with key stakeholders.

Capability to manage and recommend solutions for highly complex supply chain issues with various stakeholders & cultures.

Drive decision making with stakeholders in a matrix organization.

Ability to collaborate and work with others in a team environment.

Ability to train others on the Takeda S&OP Processes, measure performance and make recommendations to improve business results.

Desired:

MBA with quantitative background or other advanced degree preferred.

APICS Certification preferred

What you'll receive from us:

Salary within the range of $140,000 - $150,000, depending on experience

Unlimited PTO

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance

Telehealth Services

401K Matching

FSA & HSA available

EAP and wellbeing support

Tuition reimbursement program available

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. Most candidates will start in the bottom half of the range. Unlimited PTO requests are subject to approval and is subject to the current business needs of CTI Foods.

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