Sales and Operations Planning Manager-Roswell, GA

Sales and Operations Planning Manager - Roswell, GA

This role is responsible for the Supply Chain Planning processes that supports the review of the Executive business plan and follow up, with decision making regarding demand and operations plans, using S&OP and S&OE routines that help this decision making and action plans. The purpose is to anticipate, integrate and orchestrate the demand with the supply chain processes (manufacture, logistics and procurement) to maximize customer service (Fill rate) and minimize supply chain costs and expenses.

This role will also work with multiple functions in this process including Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, Transportation, Procurement and Production. The S&OP Manager will manage three direct reports, Demand Planner, Operations Planner and Master Data and Reports.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

Analyze, Plan, Design and implement S&OP, S&OE and IBP processes:

• Maintain rigor in the monthly and weekly process and ensuring a seamless and efficient generation and handoff of information to global and site supply chain functions.
• Management of the Portfolio, Demand, Supply, Pre-S&OP and Executive Meetings.
• Align with key stakeholders in Sales, Marketing, Operations and Finance on supply and demand planning.
• Analyze and communicate issues to the Executive board which needs to decide and or take action.
• Establish the governance and performance management for S&OP in company aligned with the corporate policies and standards.
• Coordinates the activities of department management and provides direction and assistance on resolution of complex issues and potential problems related to production planning and demand management.
• Develop a strategic roadmap to improve S&OP maturity, enables process design and adoption through technology and analytics.
• Aligns strategic roadmap with key stakeholders across the company.
• Accountable to define key metrics of S&OP and track benefits and improvements to the business.
• Aligns resources, prioritizes strategies, establishes targets, and implements cost-out initiatives for S&OP and efforts.
• Channels continuous improvement ideas to the executive team and selects suitable ones to turn into projects.

Analyze, collaborate, and provide guidance to the S&OP and S&OE processes:

• Collaboration with the Demand Planner to ensure that portfolio changes are planned with multifunctional team.
• Collaboration with the Demand Planner to ensure demand review process happens on time, helping the multifunctional team to comply with the requirements and actively participate and contribute as per their defined roles. As well as to ensure the monthly and weekly meetings of the S&OP, S&OE process.
• Collaboration with the Supply planner to ensure that the supply review process is followed and is provided as input to monthly and weekly meetings of the S&OP and S&OE process.
• Collaboration with Demand & Supply planner as well as Data Master Coordinator to enrich and control the data that will be used in the tool.
• Assist/advise the planners as they prepare for the S&OP meetings, reconciling supply to demand, aligning with the financial plans and understanding the financial implications of different scenarios.
• Ensure that decisions from the meeting are communicated to each function/department/team and if necessary, ensure that execution is taking place.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and training of demand and supply planners as well as data master coordinator on the different functions of processes and engage them on key expectations.
• Use metrics and analytical tools to understand areas for opportunity and change.
• Report metrics back the owners, executives, and the team to identify progress, root causes for correction or process improvement.
• Perform analytics of the metrics with the help of the demand and supply planner as well as data master coordinator.

Prepare and lead monthly S&OP Process:

• Define, communicate and lead the monthly S&OP Calendar
• Lead the monthly and weekly routines (Demand Review, Supply Review and Executive Review)
• Communicate to the operations the agreed sales plan and guidelines derived from it.
• Review the previous week and monthly KPIs. This ensures we are on track with the metrics outlined and also putting in place processes or measures to improve or maintain those metrics.

Develop, analyze, and implement request from the executive leadership:

• Prepare information to help address major issues that come up and will impact S&OP metrics.
• Involved in process to propose to the executive VPs the list of SKU's to be approved for continuity or elimination from our portfolio.
• Identify opportunity areas of the business to generate the necessary savings.
• Continuous recommendation to executive leadership regarding procedures, software for S&OP improvement.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field, MBA preferred.
• 8 years' prior Supply Chain experience
• 6 years' prior Sales and Operations Planning experience.
• 5 years' experience with Lean Six Sigma principles.
• 2 years' SAP-MRP Module
• 1 year of SQL
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Wise Foods, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.

Our company offers a competitive package including vacation, paid holidays, 401(k), health, dental and vision insurance and voluntary STD, LTD, and life insurance benefits.

About Wise:

Wise Foods Inc. is a leading producer of salty snacks with a long heritage. Founded in 1921, Wise is a brand of tradition and authenticity that consumers have come to know and trust over the last 100 years. We market our products under some of the most recognizable brand names in the salty snack industry, including Wise, Cheez Doodles, New York Deli, Bravos, Deep River and Carolina Country Snacks. We are fully owned by Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. We invite you to explore growing your career with Wise!