Senior Manager, Planning

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

The Senior Planning Manager , supervises and coordinates the activities of the Manager, Supervisor, and workers concerned with planning, purchasing, warehouse operations including ;shipping, receiving, storing and maintaining inventories, warehouse supplies, equipment and parts, and packaging products by performing the following duties through subordinates. This position ensures customer satisfaction and company profitability through the efficient and timely delivery of customer orders which includes, route planning, consolidation, and delivery of orders. Manages day to day relationships with outside 3rd party warehouses ensuring inventory control and service to customers is at level commensurate with company standards.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates all supply chain activities with departments, such as Production, Maintenance, Quality Control, Human Resources, Sales and Customer Service as needed.
• Ensures adherence to the daily production and packing schedule.
• Develops, recommends, and implements changes in working conditions and use of equipment to improve packing methods.
• Manages finished goods inventory system at a high level of accuracy.  Using warehouse management software, manages the location of inventory to ensure proper stock rotation, smooth order picking, and staging activities.
• Manages receipt and flow of raw materials within plant to support company quality control standards and plant production requirements.
• Coordinates and manages finished goods movement and storage in outside 3rd party warehouses.
• Develops and implements plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchases or changes in space allocation and warehouse design. 
• Reviews invoices, work orders, consumption reports, and demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and issue work assignments. 
• Establishes standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials. 
• Develops and analyzes Warehouse and Transportation and Packaging KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators), reports, develops and recommends solutions to insure plant objectives are achieved.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules and expedites workflow.
• Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards. Ensures compliance with quality assurance, GMPs safety and other company programs and procedures. 
• Works to maintain and improve on the quality, legality and safety of each product and the processes used in their manufacture. 
• Driving an Operational Excellence cultural shift within in the bakery and department.
• Manage relationship with corporate planning department to insure most efficient production.

Qualifications: 

• Bachleors degree from college or technical school required. 
• 10+ years of related distribution/material/planning/warehouse experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledgeable of regulatory requirements in frozen distribution environment.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• Computer literacy to include all Microsoft office products. 
• Proficient in SAP preferred.

Salary Range: $103,500 - $125,000

Aspire Bakeries LLC values the contribution each Team Member brings to our organization. The final determination of a successful candidate’s starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to location, shift, education, skill, and experience within the job or the industry. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed In this specific job description. Additional pay may be determined for those candidates that exceed these specified qualifications and requirements. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs. For union-represented postings, wage rates and ranges are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit your resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Our organization is committed to promoting the independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity of persons with disabilities by ensuring the accessibility of our facilities and services. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance.