Manager Integrated Business Planning

Job Description

Job Description

Job Overview : The Manager, Integrated Business Planning plays a key role in our North American Supply Chain and Business Planning process. This role will lead the team focused on building a strong consensus forecast and then aligning this forecast with a supply plan that meets overall business objectives. This role will drive forecast accuracy, maximize service levels, optimize inventory, and manage through business challenges to meet customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead function and team responsible for both Demand Planning and Supply Planning for North America.
• Ensure alignment between demand forecasting, inventory management, and financial objectives (revenue, inventory targets, EBITDA).
• Lead monthly Demand Review to gain consensus with Commercial Sales, Marketing, and Finance for the process horizon of 6-12 months.
• Drive Account level forecasting process which will include monitoring and analyzing customer specific data / trends : point of sale, inventory, in stock levels and orders. Monitor the flow of customer specific demand plans through the enterprise software tools and process.
• Manage collaborative forecasting processes established with specific accounts. Develop, foster, and maintain relationships with sales, account buyers and account replenishment analysts to stay informed of promotional activity, plan-o-gram changes, and replenishment strategies impacting the forecast.
• Facilitate weekly consensus meetings to discuss account / channel forecasted requirements and close gaps on any issues. Consistently, communicates major changes, issues to Brand Marketing / Trade Marketing / Supply Planning / Sales.
• Ensure that promotional programs are maintained accurately. Demonstrate thorough account / channel knowledge to validate historical and forecast data to accurately reflect the business plan.
• Develop inventory strategy that maximizes inventory turns, improves overall customer fill rate, and limits risks to Excess and Obsolescence.
• Lead monthly Supply review which balances inventory strategy, supply, and production constraints across global supply chain network. Provide key inputs to drive Executive S&OP.
• Measure, monitor and report key performance metrics. Obtain feedback, analyze results, perform root cause analysis and generate reports.
• Obtain information from various systems, such as S4 / HANA, Business Warehouse, Customer sites, and others as needed.
• Identify root cause and develop countermeasures on key metrics which include forecast accuracy and delivery on time.
• Work with customer service teams to resolve any issues related to shipping, damages, or delivery delays.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on S4 / Hana MRP and SAP IBP.

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