Director Supply Planning

Business Unit Overview
8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including pasta, peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings' private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THL"), a private equity firm.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
The Director of Supply Planning will be responsible for leading the Supply planning team across all three Business Units, 3000 SKUs, 6 RDC. This person will define and execute the planning strategic goals aligned with the business strategy to drive growth, margin, and cash-flow improvements through a high-performing team. The role requires a high degree of business acumen, collaboration, and communication to deliver excellence from customer order to delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Define planning strategy and drive execution excellence.

• Lead and manage the Sales & Operational Planning process with transformational and continuous improvement mindsets as necessary across the stages.
• Define and execute a plan to balance demand, supply, capacity, and inventory to deliver top-tier customer service.
• In partnership with Business Unit teams, define the network strategy of producing the right product at the right location to balance service, speed of responsiveness, and costs.

Establish a forward-looking supply chain mindset through internal and external partnerships.

• Analyze demand requirements against supply capacities to develop near and long-term supply plans for 8th Avenue manufacturing facilities and distribution sites.
• Develop and/or recommend alternative production and distribution plans to alleviate short supply issues and maximize service levels.
• Lead and/or participate in product life cycle management activities for the phase-in of new products and discontinuation of end-of-life SKUs - coordinating with other functions to maximize service and minimize inventory risks.
• Review and redefine planning data in all Supply Planning systems (production wheels, planning parameters, safety stocks, etc.)
• Standardize and streamline the planning process, information, and governance across BUs.

Build People, Process, and Technology Capabilities.

• Enhance scenario planning capability, set inventory guidelines, seasonal build process, and run the right product at the right location at the right cost.
• Establish a motivated high-performance culture within the Supply Planning environment.
• Build people capability through individual development plans, career, and growth aspirations.
• Champion the supply chain digital journey through process simplification, advanced analytics, and planning systems that can streamline the flow of information and make life easier for planners.
• Work collaboratively with other critical business functions, including Sales, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Procurement, Logistics, and Distribution.

Drive top-tier performance across critical Planning KPIs

• Customer Service journey to 98%+
• Inventory holding of < 50 Days on Hand
• Inventory freshness to minimize obsolescence to <2%
• S&OP maturity of 3 - 4 as per Gartner benchmark

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelors' degree from a 4-year college / university in Supply Chain, Business Management, Engineering, Finance or Economics; or equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in the Food/CPG/B2B industry across Supply Planning, demand planning, and/or materials planning, preferably with those 10 years in a Supply Planning Manager role.
• 5 years of people management experience.

Leadership and Behavior Skills:

• Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Collaborates: Build partnerships with operations, commercial, sales, finance, and other team members.
• Manages Conflict: Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Communicates Effectively: Adept with multi-mode communication across end-to-end business.
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Develops talent: Attracting and developing talent to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
• BusinessInsight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be proficient / fluent in the communication of the English language.
• Highly analytical with practical experience in BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Etc.)
• Intermediate Proficiency with JD Edwards or similar ERP systems.
• Intermediate to advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and powerPoint.
• Demonstrates of all parameters, factors, inputs and outputs required to develop effective supply plans and drive best practice and process improvements.

Licenses & Certifications:

• Valid S. Driver's License required.
• APICS CPIM certification desired

Physical Requirements: Qualified applicants must be able to perform the following physical job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to balance, bend, crouch, kneel, stand, stoop, and walk Must be able to reach above shoulders, climb, and work off ladder.
• Must be able to work in dusty, hot, humid, and cold manufacturing environmnet.
• Must be able to use hands to perform simple grasping & fine manipulation for 6+ hours per shift.
• Must be able to lift, move or otherwise negotiate up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to wear a respirator, as needed.
• Must be able to distinguish objects or equipment visually.

Travel:

• This position may travel up to 15-20 % of the time.