Supply Planning Manager

Supply Planning Manager Role

At Spindrift, we're making every beverage a positive force of nature. Founded in 2010, we believe the best flavors come directly from nature. That's why every Spindrift beverage is made the hard waywith real squeezed fruit, never from concentrate. From sourcing the best-tasting fruit globally to maintaining a carefully honed manufacturing process, we believe in doing things the hard way, the intentional way, the better albeit more challenging way, the right way because, in the end, it's worth it. Spindrift sparkling water is available nationwide, while Spindrift Soda and Spindrift Spiked hard seltzer are available in select markets. We are also a proud member of 1% for the Planet, donating to environmental causes. Spindrift is headquartered in Newton, MA.

We're looking for a team-oriented individual to join our Supply Chain in-house operations. This position is responsible for owning all facets of production scheduling & planning, MRP accuracy & execution, strategic production allocation decisions, communication with supplier & copacker partners, and transactional execution of ERP inventory movements. It is understood that this position will play a key role in - and be accountable for - achieving annual company goals as they pertain to sales, margin, and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of supply chain planning inclusive of MRP, purchasing execution, production planning and product allocation
• Work with the Sales, Sourcing & Supply Chain Planning teams to properly order materials and ingredients in both short-term and long-range planning to ensure purchasing execution aligns with forecasted demand
• Identify best practices and oversee transactional execution and system management of a NetSuite inventory management system
• Drive inventory control and inventory accuracy improvements with both raw materials and finished good across the network of copackers and 3PLs
• Communicate thoroughly across functions, specifically with Manufacturing, Quality, and Sales
• Actively communicate and work with supplier & copacker partners to ensure timelines are met
• Annual and monthly cost planning and cost analysis ownership with accountability to meet monthly and annual COGS goals
• Achieve overall corporate as well as specific functional goals
• Identify opportunities to improve procedures and policies that add value to the business
• Elevate organizational and process capabilities across all aspects of the end-to-end supply chain
• Establish one, three and five-year operating plans that provide a roadmap for the optimal planning footprint of the future and investments / capabilities required to scale the business
• Improve collaboration across the leadership team, particularly around forecasting / demand planning and new product introductions
• Drive productivity initiatives that reduce costs while enhancing customer service

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