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Golden State Foods · 13 hours ago

Director,  Master Plan and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)

Conyers, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

Golden State Foods is a distinguished leader in the foodservice industry, offering an extensive array of products and services to a diverse clientele. The Director of Master Plan and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) will align revenue and operational activities by managing demand forecasts and capacity planning, facilitating cross-functional collaboration to meet customer needs and maximize profitability.

Food and BeverageFood Processing

Responsibilities

Responsible for producing an integrated master plan based on demand forecast of existing portfolio and incoming new products introductions (commercialization’s) and multiple supply inputs as production capacity (owned and external network), vendors materials supply and other pertinent supply needs as distribution, warehousing and alike

This leader will work collaboratively with Commercial leadership, Manufacturing, Procurement (GSS), Logistics, Finance and DSD Sales Operations teams to ensure customer requirements are met

Responsible for leading the development of strategic plans to deliver on our growth objectives and improve overall supply chain performance via an effective S&OP process

Responsible for developing the demand forecast plan for LPNA, proposing strategies to improve forecast accuracy, and co-led along with commercial team the conversations with key stakeholders including customers for this purpose

This position will lead LPNA new product introductions (commercialization’s) on applicable supply chain responsibilities and integrate new demand in the S&OP process

This position will lead to the development and implementation of tools or technical solutions aiming to produce demand forecast and proper integration with the existing ERP-MRP systems

Responsible for developing and maintenance of appropriate capacity models for LPNA operations, ensure capacity models accuracy, and co-led conversations with operations leaders for this purpose

Manages and recommends supply strategy policy for GSF finished goods, defines the criteria to define what will be "Make to Order" (MTO), "Make to Stock" (MTS), "Assembled to Order" (ATO) for all product, monitors implementation and regularly verify compliance and/or needs of change

Defines and manages supply strategy definition process for new commercialized products of GSF as well as periodic review of strategy for existing portfolio of products

Maintains clear communication with Sales, Product Development, Commercialization, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Operations, and Procurement to ensure the organization’s affective plans

Responsible for developing LPNA master plan integrating demand and supply inputs, ensuring alignment with Plant and LPNA Divisional Strategic objectives

Responsible for monitoring the adequacy of action plans to meet assigned LPNA objectives, monitoring performance toward achieving key performance indicators at division and site’s level and ensuring alignment throughout the entire organization

Supports onboarding, training and development of sites supply chain planning executives, participates in performance evaluations and career development. Assists in the recruitment and selection of SCM employees adhering to all company policies and objectives

Assist in the development of the annual budget for inventory, expenses and capex as appropriate

Develops and reports KPI metrics

Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementDemand ForecastingCapacity PlanningS&OP ProcessMRP OperationERP D365Inventory PlanningFood ManufacturingManagement TechniquesPresentation SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, supply chain, planning or other related majors from an accredited college or university

Supply Chain Certifications as ASCM/CPIM required

7 to 15 years of relevant work and/or supervisory experience in Planning, Scheduling and Logistics in a manufacturing environment

Inventory planning & control, manufacturing systems (E)

MRP operation (E)

PC/MS Office word processing/spreadsheet software (E)

CPIM certification (APICS, ASCM association) (E)

ERP D365 (J)

Warehousing concepts and techniques (J)

Management concepts and techniques (J)

Food manufacturing/distribution (J)

Order processing concepts and techniques (J)

Transportation concepts and techniques (J)

Presentation skills (J)

Identify master plan and capacity gaps problems or anomalies and identify appropriate solutions

Communicate and coordinate effectively with employees verbally and in writing

Communicate and coordinate effectively with vendors and customers verbally and in writing

Work effectively in a business environment, with a focus on customer service and food safety

Travel via airplane and/or drive an automobile

Act in accordance with GSF's Values and Creed

Responsible for indirect management of Production Planners/Schedulers, Materials Planners/Buyers, Inventory Control and Warehouse Managers

Productivity/quality standards: minimal customer shortages

Productivity/quality standards: minimal customer complaints

Productivity/quality standards: on time loading percentage

Productivity/quality standards: efficiency, reliability, and timeliness

Productivity/quality standards: minimal loss and damage

Inventory levels: minimize inventory while maximizing production efficiency and service

Outages: minimal

Budget: on plan

Cost containment: proactive seek and propose actions

Teamwork within the department and across departments

Project/assignment standards

Customer satisfaction

Safety standards and procedures: employees

Safety standards and procedures: facility and warehouse equipment

Preferred

Food manufacturing environment experience preferred

Benefits

People First: At Golden State Foods, we're not just a company; we're a dynamic community where your talents are celebrated, and your ambitions are nurtured.

Values Driven: Our core values drive everything we do, creating a culture of innovation, integrity, and excellence. But we're not content with just being great; we strive for greatness in every aspect of our work.

People Development: At GSF we strive to continually develop our people to prepare us all for the needs of tomorrow.

Philanthropy & Sustainability: We're committed to making a difference beyond our walls through philanthropy and sustainability efforts across all our locations around the globe.

Extensive Benefits: Golden State Foods believes in a holistic approach to wellness focusing on the whole person with benefits that support those needs.