Associate Director Supply Chain Planning

At Post Consumer Brands, we have more than 125 years of experience making the breakfast cereals that people love. And even after a century, we're still innovating. We are driven by our mission to Make Better Happen - and we want YOU to join our team!

With names like Pebbles, Honey Bunches of Oats, Great Grains, and Malt-O-Meal in our portfolio, we’ve earned more spots in the top 50 best-selling brands than any other cereal company. And as the third-ranked company in the cereal category, our business is growing. That’s where you come in. Our company is a hearty mix of ambitious people who want to make great things happen. 

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. 

OVERVIEW: 

Under the direction of the Sr. Director Supply Chain Planning, the Associate Director Supply Chain Planning is accountable for the development of strategies and plans to meet customer service goals, optimize finished goods inventory levels, network costs and communicate the operational plan to the organization. The incumbent is responsible for and ensures an effective plan execution in the following areas supply planning operations, master supply planning, inventory strategy and planning, production strategy, planning for postproduction assembly.  This position is responsible for the entire company finished goods inventory portfolio (~150 Million pounds) at a SKU/DC level.  This position is accountable for adopting and maintaining the management operating system within the respective planning functions.  The Associate Director Supply Chain Planning interacts with, influences and collaborates with all manufacturing sites (9 plant facilities and 7 distribution centers) to create, audit and optimize the total company supply plan (~1 Billion annual pounds), capacity and inventory plan to improve service and total cost performance.  It is important to develop strategies and practices that support customer service, optimize production, and continuous improvement initiatives through communicated objectives and operational goals. Position seeks to identify constraints, assess risk and reduce variances in organizational processes while leveraging technology to positively impact quality and results. This position has a key role in developing, executing and communicating the strategic direction for objectives in network efficiency and inventory optimization specifically.  Leadership responsibilities include supervising supply planning operations managers, master supply planners and post assembly production planners, working with the broader supply chain functions, customer strategy and trade, business operations, finance and a lead role in the Integrated Business Planning process (IBP) monthly cycle. 

Working Location: Office/Remote Hybrid.  This role will be officed out of the Lakeville, MN Corporate office

This position is in-office with a flexible schedule that may entail working from home a couple of days out of the week. #LI-hybrid

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Lead and champion supply chain planning strategies, policies, processes and efforts that increase efficiency, profitability, and sustain company goals, objectives and growth. Develop relationships with functional departments and supply chain teams to ensure cohesive planning and alignment.
• Drive the Supply Review of both short-term and long-term plans as part of the IBP process. Accountable for delivering the total company supply plan through each IBP cycle for a rolling 18 period horizon.  Responsible for optimizing the plan for cost and network efficiencies.  Translate technology handoff for finance team to review plant impacts.  Run new demand scenarios to determine feasibility.  Provide overall guidance on identifying and resolution to constraints within the operational plan.  Assess, evaluate and respond to organizational Issue Statements representing Supply Planning perspective
• Lead and develop the Supply Planning Operations Manager function to design, implement and communicate the overall operational plan for the organization
• In collaboration with Supply Chain leadership teams. Implement, adopt, and audit the management operating system for supply chain planning.  Establish a culture of continuous improvement across the supply chain planning teams to eliminate waste and defects throughout the processes.
• Establish individual and team performance direction. Ensure supply chain planning teams follow appropriate processes and procedures, leading changes or improvements as needed.  Removes barriers when needed.
• Develop and maintain metrics that measure and communicate performance (i.e. case fill, inventory metrics including excess and secondary sales, production plan performance, etc.).
• Prepare annual and long-range Supply Chain Planning plans that summarize how the department will support Company objectives.

Leadership Competencies: customer focus, drive for results; command skills; action-oriented; managerial courage; conflict management; problem solving; managing vision and purpose; interpersonal savvy; business acumen, total work systems.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business or related field is required
• Integrated planning systems training like ERP/DRP/MPS/MRP/CRP is required 

EXPERIENCE:

• Would prefer a minimum of 5 years of combined related experience, with a preference in food processing/packaging, including at least 2 years of manufacturing experience
• Strong knowledge of Supply Chain management systems and processes
• Strong knowledge of continuous improvement tools and techniques
• Able to build relationships and inspire others
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement through empowerment and management by data

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