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Blue Diamond Growers

SR Manager - Supply Planning

Blue Diamond Growers, Sacramento, California, United States, 95828


SR Manager - Supply Planning

ApplyLocations: Sacramento, CATime Type: Full timePosted on: Posted 2 Days AgoJob Requisition ID: 04529Work Shift: DayPay Type: SalaryHourly Rate (if applicable): N/ATargeted Base Salary Range (if applicable): $126,900.00 - $164,700.00JOB OVERVIEW:The Sr. Manager of Supply Planning is a critical leader in the Blue Diamond Growers Global Supply Chain organization to achieve the strategic plan through developing inventory plans to execute service and cost targets to facilitate growth. The role is responsible for transforming and validating the Sales & Operations Planning process across multiple business units and product lines – Commodity, Business-to-Business, and Consumer Packaged Goods – to harmonize supply plans to limit waste, drive factory utilization, and attain world-class service levels.The role builds, directs, measures, and enables a center of excellence pillar in supply planning capability by creating alignment with cross-functional partners to enhance service and performance. This position leads the Supply Review process each month with critical counterparts in Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Sales. The Senior Manager of Supply Planning will embody the Blue Diamond Leadership Promise. They will lead by transforming our workplaces, processes, and people, resulting in cross-functional engagement and superior results.RESPONSIBILITIES:ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSResponsible for Supply planning a complex portfolio from crop to shelf by partnering across business units and external partners to execute success despite high volatility and seasonality across the globe.Leads mid-range (0 – 24 month) constrained capacity, production, and inventory scenario modeling with SAP IBP to deliver collaborative fact-based modeling to align the enterprise.Develops talent and capability of the next generation planner that manages via exception management with essential product team dashboard engagement towards supply alignment.Leads and effectively facilitate Supply Review to drive enterprise alignment for inventory plan coverage to support commercial and strategic growth initiatives.Lead Supply Review Meetings for S&OP and help facilitate all pre-alignment meetings/tasks with key stakeholders to identify significant supply changes and concerns. Drive alignment/communicate assumptions, new plans, and recommendations.Supports Portfolio Review as the lead for Supply – drives portfolio management and executes optimal distribution strategy to execute Product Portfolio strategies effectively.Engages and leads a team of professional Supply Planners: Onboarding, coaching for professional and career development, succession planning, and setting goals and priorities.Lead Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) meeting, partnered with Customer Fulfillment, Sales Operations, and Logistics to ensure service and proactively identify problems or constraints.Balance tactical delivery of the business with delivering on a longer-term strategic vision.Serve as a key leader within Global Supply to drive balanced production plans that harmonize service and performance delivery with representation to commercial partners as supply leader.This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTSBachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or other technical degrees.7 years of supply planning experience in a food processing, manufacturing, or similar environment.A proven track record of collaboration, delivering results, and influencing decisions across the organization at a headquarters level.Strong business acumen, planning skills, and ability to effectively manage internal and external relationships that lead to balanced trade-off decisions.Demonstrated production & capacity planning expertise with enterprise planning systems such as SAP IBP or similar.Proven track record of cross-functional project management leadership to implement large scale change management project with resource allocation.Skilled at managing multiple priorities with the flexibility to adjust as needed to create visibility, priority and focus on delivering results via communication.Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills (listening, written, verbal).Total minimum number of years of experience required

in lieu of degree10 or more years supply planning experience in a food processing, manufacturing, or similar environment.PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCESCPIM/CSCM, APICS.Strong communication, decision making, problem-solving, negotiation, planning, and leadership skills to facilitate executive level.In depth experience with enterprise resource planning system development preferably SAP and SAP IBP (Integrated Business Planning).Experience with Network and Capacity scenario modeling linked with manufacturing and logistics trade off decisions.Operations, Supply Chain and/or Planning experience in a food, beverage, or agricultural commodity processing environment.Ability to create vision, cause of change and change management plans with timelines to present initiatives for alignment with focused resource allocation towards execution.Experience leading teams and delivering results by building engagement towards building mid and long-term planning horizons to deliver purposeful and planned execution.SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS4-6Titles of Direct ReportsSupply PlannerPHYSICAL DEMANDSMust be able to work in operations/plant environment for extended periods.Must be able to work in office/desk environment for extended periods.WORK ENVIRONMENTOfficePlant/OperationsBlue Diamond Growers is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability

WHY BLUE DIAMOND?In addition to working at the world’s largest, state-of-the-art almond manufacturer, we offer a safe and collaborative team environment, with numerous opportunities for free training and career advancement.Grow your career. Partner with us. We Are the Almond People!

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About Blue DiamondIn 1910 a cooperative of 230 California almond growers formed with the following core values:To build strong relationships among growers and with their customers;To communicate directly and honestly;To work as a team to realize the best return on their investment.More than a century later, Blue Diamond Growers still adheres to these values at every level of our operation. Our employees are strongly committed to the brand and to each other - the word "family" is often used to describe our culture.Today, Blue Diamond Growers represents more than 3,000 almond growers in California - the state that provides over 80% of the world's supply. We are one of the most recognized food brands in the world, with annual sales exceeding $1 billion.We believe in transparency and honest communication. Our work style is team-based, working together to innovate, process, and distribute the best almond products to the world.After more than 100 years, our core values of integrity, partnership, innovation, and quality remain strong. Our commitment to excellence has driven Blue Diamond's unprecedented growth, innovation, high quality, and value.You'll find these values at work throughout our company. We strive for a diverse workforce, always aiming for greater levels of inclusion. In addition to a robust benefits package, we offer an employee wellness and fitness program, in which a majority of our workforce currently participates.

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