Supply Planner Jobs

Supply Planner

We’re OperationsInc, a Human Resources consulting company. Our client, Yellow Wood Partners, is a Boston-based private investment firm that invests exclusively in the consumer industry https://www.yellowwoodpartners.com/. They have recently purchased Suave brand in North America from Unilever and have retained us to find a Supply Planner to join the new team at Suave Brands Co.

Suave is a leading personal care brand that sells products across hair care, body care, and anti-perspirant/ deodorant. This is an exciting opportunity to get in at the ground floor of this new, stand-alone company. Suave is the #1 hair care brand in America by volume stressing great product quality at an attractive price. They have been providing consumers with accessible high-quality products for over 75 years!

Position Summary

The Supply Planner will be responsible for the planning and procurement of finished goods from contract manufacturers with a focus on product availability to meet customer demand while maintaining a prudent level of inventory at cost and capacity.

Primary Responsibilities Include the Following:

• S&OP: Provide a monthly production plan by Product Line in units and cost of goods for incorporating into the monthly S&OP Management review. Include status reports on new launch and promotional programs. Include latest Excess and Obsolete summary.
• Plan: Develop and manage the rolling supply plan based on latest demand plan, inventory levels, supply chain and sourcing variables.
• Validate: Manage contractor invoicing and billing ensuring validity.
• Procure: Issue and manage production orders and inventory deployment with established contract manufacturers for finished goods, promotional display materials and WIP. Prioritize orders for new launch, promotional, and major skus.
• Inventory: Monitor aggregate inventory units and COGS at Case and pallet locations for capacity planning. Monitor validity of 3PL inventory and ameliorate with 3PL as needed.
• Risk Analysis: Communicate to key stake holders potential risks to the supply plan.
• Communicate: Work with all cross-functional teams including demand planning, marketing, sales, R&D and contract manufacturers to ensure alignment with new product development timing, capacity planning, and replenishment orders. Provide 3PL with inbound order flows and significant changes to volumes.

Requirements Include the Following:

• Ability to stay current with industry trends and best practices in supply chain.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data to drive decision-making.
• Ability to Travel 10%.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments and with external suppliers.
• At least 5 years of experience in operations or supply chain with a minimum of 2 years in supply planning and procurement.
• Experience with supply chain planning software with strong Excel acumen.
• Experience in the consumer goods industry is strongly preferred. Food, Drug, Mass channels is a plus. Personal care category a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, finance, or business-related field. Master's degree a plus.

Personal Attributes Include the Following:

• Positive and energetic individual with a strong business acumen, an abiding sense of urgency to achieve results.
• Ability to develop and implement strategy, with a high bias for execution and activation.
• Inquisitive individual who has a history of seeking out best practices and successfully assimilating them into their organization.
• Invokes trust, collaboration, shared accountability, and continuous improvement with the ability to quickly develop trust and loyalty at all levels in the organization and with external constituents.
• Demonstrated track record of problem solving and priority setting.
• Knows what excellence looks like and how to get there.