Printpack · 6 hours ago
Supply Chain Planning Manager
Printpack, a leading manufacturer of flexible packaging products, is seeking a qualified leader of the Supply Chain Planning function. The Supply Chain Planning Manager will oversee the Sales and Operations Planning process and manage a team responsible for driving customer demand forecasts and capacity planning activities.
Food and BeverageHealthcareManufacturingMedical
Responsibilities
Lead the PPK US Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Process, ensuring consistent alignment between the business’ Supply and Demand positions at all times
Conduct monthly plant-level and quarterly division-level reviews, with responsibility for all information that feeds into and out of the S&OP process
Ensure documentation and follow-through of action items at the Plant, Customer, and Division level, and provide clear visibility to the Supply Chain and PPK US Leadership Teams of any required actions, decision points, or potential conflicts on an ongoing basis
Provide leadership to the Analyst team responsible for gathering and analyzing Demand and Supply information to feed into the S&OP Process
Support and facilitate information and data gathering for the S&OP process, including ownership of the Sales Forecast (in OneStream), growth outlook data (Salesforce), and plant- and process-level capacity projections (Sisense)
Foster continued learning and development for team members, with a focus on building a deeper understanding of our customer base and our Commercial and Manufacturing processes
Serve as liaison between Supply Chain and Commercial Org for new business plant loading decisions
Lead conversations with Commercial Teams (esp Sellers and Sales Leaders) to understand details on, and requirements for, new business in the Sales Funnel, to facilitate effective decision-making on Manufacturing Plant selection for all new business
Ensure plant loading decisions for new business are communicated effectively and understood by all stakeholders, including Sales, Product Development, Pricing, Manufacturing, Materials Management, and Strategic Sourcing, among others
Serve as the Point Person within the US Supply Chain and Operations Orgs to the New Business Onboarding Process
Coordinate with Commercial teams on timing and details of all key onboardings and communicate details internally across functions
Identify any resource constraints for new business activity to highlight concerns with overloading any individual plants with new business activity, including trials, scale-ups, and graphics processes as needed
Coordinate with CX Team on any enhancements to our Customer Onboarding process needed to support operational performance and data integrity within the S&OP process
Provide leadership and oversight from an S&OP perspective over the team’s critical Information Systems, including the Sisense S&OP Dashboards and Master Data, the OneStream Sales Forecast, and Salesforce Opportunity data
Proactively identify improvements as needed and engage with IT and Finance Technology teams to improve and evolve systems
Coordinate with other PPK US functions to ensure S&OP information is captured and used within other key operating processes, such as Workforce Planning (HR), Preventative Maintenance / Equipment Optimization (Mfg), Materials Procurement / Strategic Sourcing (Sourcing), and Financial Forecasting (Finance)
Provide analytics expertise to the Supply Chain organization, especially to the Materials Management and Customer Service teams via Sisense reporting, scorecarding, and ownership of the Forecast Analytics platform
Provide analytics support to the Commercial Teams as needed, especially for customer-facing demand/capacity reviews and other ad-hoc requests
Provide Supply-Demand Analytics to the PPK US Leadership Team and cross-functional leaders
Develop and distribute analytics based on PPK’s various demand and capacity signals, including Division, Plant, and Process-level demand and utilization outlooks, Forecast Accuracy and Volatility metrics, analysis of key forecast changes, and other supply/demand information relevant to the business
Qualification
Required
Experience in supply chain, manufacturing or business analytics field; relevant Printpack experience preferred
Knowledge and understanding of Printpack US's business, especially our Commercial and Operations Planning / Customer Service processes
Understanding of external best practices in S&OP / Capacity / Demand management
Collaborative team member skilled at influencing across a diverse organization
Deep expertise in Excel, JD Edwards, Sisense
Company
Printpack
Develops innovative packaging solutions serving more than 60 markets including food, medical and non-food.
Funding
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