Senior Manager of Product Supply, Plant Scheduling & Inventory Management

Russell Stover - Kansas City, MO

Full-time - Senior

Kansas City, MO

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

As the Senior Manager of Product Supply, Plant Scheduling & Inventory Management at Russell Stover, you will lead the centralized planning teams to synchronize supply and deployment plans, reduce non-working inventories, and maximize customer service levels while minimizing costs. This role requires strong collaboration with various departments and a proactive approach to problem-solving and change management. You will also be responsible for coaching team members and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the planning function.

Responsibilities

• Lead talent management, professional development, and retention strategy for direct reports.
• Execute the Planning function operating strategy by leveraging available processes, technology, and organization structure.
• Responsible for the S&OP Supply Review and S&OE functions.
• Coach team for high performance to deliver expected financial goals and KPI achievements.
• Represent Supply Planning for Program Management Office (PMO) New Item projects.
• Develop robust processes and provide employees the opportunity to master Supply Planning and Inventory Management tools.
• Balance network capacity for assigned & non-assigned LSNA brands as directed.
• Lead efforts to improve service and reduce excess inventory challenges.
• Develop KPIs to identify and support continuous improvement projects.
• Provide guidance & oversight of demand planning relating to DC forecast accuracy.
• Support effort to expand co-packing/3rd party manufacturing capabilities.
• Lead schedule attainment activities to ensure manufacturing achieves demand/financial needs.
• Maximize production output and minimize unnecessary scheduling changes through plant scheduling teams.
• Plan and execute tactical capacity allocations, cross-plant production coordination, and resupply to maintain high customer service levels.
• Facilitate monthly Rough-Cut Capacity outlook and schedule attainment reviews.
• Identify supply chain and business interdependencies and coordinate with other groups to drive customer fill rates at the lowest possible cost.
• Provide resources to support planning systems upgrades/process improvements.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of combined experience in Manufacturing Planning, Customer Services & Logistics, Supply Planning Demand Forecasting, Information Technology, Statistical Modeling, and/or Financial Planning.
• Demonstrated proficiency with supply/demand planning concepts and systems.
• MS Office skills with Excel and proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, or Engineering.
• Experience in CPG (fast-moving consumer goods), supply chain, forecasting, and/or logistics.
• Manufacturing or Demand Planning Systems (APO/PPDS or IBP), SAP or similar ERP system; IBP/PPDS experience highly preferred.
• Strong collaboration and negotiating skills with both oral and written communication abilities.
• Experience managing direct reports or leading teams.
• Problem-solving mindset, analytical skills, and ability to use data to drive decisions/processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence across departments and levels within an organization.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and stressful situations effectively, adapt to changing priorities, and respond with urgency to requests while remaining focused on strategic imperatives.
• Strong systems acumen with the ability to adapt and apply SQL/KPI scorecard development.