Supply Planning Manager

Job Description

Position Summary

The Manager, Supply Planning is a leadership role responsible for driving service excellence, cost optimization, and working capital efficiency through effective supply planning within the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.

This role oversees end-to-end production, distribution, inventory and customer requirement delivery, to deliver measurable improvements in service levels, cost reduction, and inventory optimization across the integrated supply chain network, directly supporting division strategic objectives through the ability to provide scenario planning that mitigates risks and identifies opportunities.

The Manager, Supply Planning, will need to demonstrate strong leadership and development capabilities, sound decision-making ability in complex, dynamic environments, excellence in stakeholder management and communication and strong business acumen and strategic thinking capabilities.

Responsibilities

Strategic Supply Planning Value Creation

• Monthly Supply Planning: Develop and execute tactical supply plans that meet demand requirements and achieve Beer division targets for service, cost, and working capital, fostering collaboration across all S&OP stakeholders.
• Supply Plan Ownership: Own the creation of optimized monthly network supply plans ensuring continuous, efficient finished goods supply while minimizing inventory and maximizing resource utilization.
• Network & Inventory Optimization: Continue to balance monthly demand requirements with the network optimization and inventory management strategies, managing exceptions to balance cost efficiency, service levels, and working capital, adapting to evolving demand and supply constraints.
• Cost Reduction & Process Improvement: Identify and capitalize on opportunities for cost savings and process enhancements through based on latest demand trends.
• Strategic Scenario Analysis: Drive decision-making across cross functional stakeholders by defining, modeling, and presenting multiple supply scenario factors in capacity constraints and changing market demands.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Ensure alignment among manufacturing, warehousing, and suppliers through effective participation in IBP Supply Review & related activities, and facilitate cross-functional collaboration across internal and external partners (e.g., Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement Demand Planning, Ops Finance).
• Leadership & Team Development: Cultivate a high-performance culture rooted in urgency, continuous improvement, and accountability, while empowering and developing both direct and cross-functional teams.
• Performance Management: Set clear performance objectives, monitor results, and drive KPI improvements in working capital (Distributor/DC Inventory DOH, inventory turns, actual vs. target) and service (OTIF, Out-of-Stocks).

• Support the monthly supply review process, ensuring comprehensive evaluation of supply capabilities, constraints, and risks using exception management.
• Drive the development of supply scenarios that balance service levels, cost, and risk, incorporating input from all relevant stakeholders.
• Drive resolution of supply-demand mismatches through collaborative problem-solving sessions with key stakeholders, utilizing data driven decision making.
  • Collaborate with Demand Planning to reconcile supply capabilities with demand forecasts
  • Work closely with Procurement to ensure material availability and supplier capacity alignment
  • Coordinate with Manufacturing and Logistics leadership to optimize capacity utilization and network efficiency
  • Align with Brewing team to optimize brewing plan with supply plan
• Drives data and metric driven Supply Planning process, reviews post-game performance results with S&OE intel, and works with peers and team to drive KPI improvements (i.e., plan adherence, accuracy, value add) for supply planning effectiveness

• Continuously evolve team workload to adjust ways of working to best fit newly learned methods and/or enhanced team capabilities, ensuring objectives, deliverables and expectations for the team are clear, concise and delivered on time.
• Implement standard operating procedures for Supply planning activities across the S&OP horizon in partnership with Advanced Planning.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement, reviewing processes to identify gaps and find solutions, using a continuous improvement mindset in support of the team and cross functional partnerships performance.

• Service Level Excellence- OTIF, Perfect order fulfillment rate, Customer satisfaction scores
  • Drive industry-leading customer service levels, through robust shortage management processes to minimize customer impact, early warning systems for potential service disruptions
  • Follow service recovery protocols for critical customers and products based on Advanced Planning segmentation strategy.
  • Lead root cause analysis of service failures and implement corrective actions
• Cost Leadership- YoY total landed cost reduction strategic plan achievements, production efficiency improvements, Logistics/Labor/Network cost optimization
  • Drive strategic target achievement and/or cost reduction initiatives through improved planning efficiency
  • Optimize production plan to minimize total landed cost, minimize overtime and premium labor costs
  • Mitigate any unforeseen deployment constraint impact on total supply plan impact on total landed cost
  • Optimize network utilization, reduce inefficient Logistics costs, DC capacity constraints, increase direct import strategic plan adherence through better planning and execution

• Working Capital Management- Inventory turns improvement, working capital reduction targets, Days inventory outstanding, Obsolescence reduction
  • Lead initiatives to maintain strategic inventory strategy, reducing obsolescence and waste
  • Execute strategic inventory optimization strategies and develop any risk mitigation strategies across all nodes and SKUs
  • Execute strategic optimal safety stock levels based on service requirements and variability and develop any risk mitigation strategies
  • Drive improvements in inventory turns through better planning practices

• Operational Excellence- Supply plan accuracy and adherence, Team development and retention, Process improvement implementation, Supply review meeting effectiveness, quality of supply review recommendations

• Reports to: Director, Supply Planning
• Key Interfaces:
  • Demand Planning
  • Advanced Supply Planning
  • IBP Governance (S&OE, S&OP)
  • IBP&E Advanced Analytics/Enablement
  • Supply Chain (Procurement, Logistics, Mfg.)
  • Finance (FP&A, Ops)
  • SC Leadership Team

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management and/or 6+ years' experience in supply chain. MBA Preferred.
• Preferred to be bilingual in English and Spanish to interact with diverse team and key stakeholders
• Proven knowledge of standard planning concepts, practices, and procedures within the CPG, preferably Beverage Alcohol, industry.
• Strong collaborator with cross-functional teams from Commercial, Supply Chain, finance, and digital.
• Talent management experience and demonstrated results in managing and developing a team of strong skilled professionals required.
• Experience leading transformational change initiatives

• 4+ Proven experience in supply planning methodologies
• Expert knowledge of inventory management and production planning principles
• Financial modeling experience
• Proven track record of delivering measurable improvements in service, cost, and working capital
• Deep understanding of technology enablement and current technology planning tools (i.e. o9, Blue Yonder, SAP). Experience with capacity planning and constraint-based planning tools.
• High level of business acumen is required, including the knowledge and ability to have an E2E holistic perspective.
• Comfortable with process discipline and process adherence, and able to identify and take opportunities to develop, further and strengthen a process

• Strategic mindset - able to see big picture and future direction of the business, then translate into achievable new business development opportunities.
• Leadership - Set the direction for the team from company/department visions/strategies and inspire the team to achieve goals. Change management and process improvement expertise.
• Communication - Effectively transmit ideas, instructions, opinions, or emotions to others; deconstruct information into smaller categories in order to draw conclusion at an executive level.
• Business Acumen - Ability to understand and interpret business situations, make informed decisions, and take effective actions. Includes understanding of business operations, financials, technical requirements and industry specific concepts.
• Adaptive - Enable flexibility and support that fits team members unique needs. Ability to continually grow from their experiences, adapt to new situations within the organizations/industry and adopt different mindsets.
• Decision making - Critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and information processing in complex dynamic environments. Set the pace for team and highlight the route each team member is expected to take.
• Integrity - Supporting teams in tough times, taking responsibility for issues under their purview and helping others without expecting something in return.

• Passion to build relationships cross-functionally and leverages those relationships to deliver meaningful change.
• Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust.
• Empowers others to fail, learn, and grow.
• Possesses and challenges their team to bring a spirit of intellectual curiosity, creativity, and innovation.
• Result-oriented, recognizing that achieving long-term success isn't a one-time event, but a continuous journey.

• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time and work on a computer for extended periods. Lifting may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Travel < 25%