Director, Wholesale S&OP and Logistics- Boise, ID

Simplot•Boise, ID

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Wholesale S&OP and Logistics leads demand and supply planning and truck and rail transportation for Simplot AgriBusiness Wholesale. Reporting to the Vice President, Operations, the role strengthens the tools, processes, governance and cross-functional coordination supporting end-to-end S&OP while improving logistics performance across truck and rail operations. The Director integrates commercial priorities, manufacturing capabilities, inventory, transportation and financial outcomes to improve decisions and execution across the value chain. The position leads the Wholesale S&OP and Logistics teams. It oversees demand and supply planning, planning governance, truck and rail transportation, rail capacity and fleet planning, and rail asset management. The role partners with Commercial, Operations, Procurement, Finance and Customer Service to develop executable plans, manage constraints and improve end-to-end performance. Travel is required less than 10% of the time. The position is based at Simplot Headquarters in Boise, Idaho.

Requirements

Progressive leadership experience in S&OP, demand planning, supply planning, logistics, transportation or broader supply chain management.
Demonstrated success improving an end-to-end S&OP or integrated business planning process across functions.
Meaningful transportation leadership experience spanning truck and rail.
Strong knowledge of S&OP and integrated planning, practical transportation and rail-asset expertise, business acumen, analytical capability, change leadership and the ability to influence across functions.
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) from a four-year college or university in supply chain, operations, business, engineering, finance or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience managing rail assets or rail-intensive networks.
Experience in agriculture, commodities, chemicals, manufacturing, distribution or another complex, asset-intensive business.
APICS CPIM or CSCP certification; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Lead the Wholesale S&OP team and continuously improve the end-to-end process, including demand and supply planning, governance, decision rights and follow-through.
Establish a single, fact-based view of demand, supply, inventory, capacity, constraints and risk across relevant planning horizons.
Improve forecast quality, scenario planning and exception management to support timely decisions and measurable actions.
Integrate volume, margin, inventory, service, capacity and logistics trade-offs into executable plans.
Advance planning tools, data and analytics while developing team capability and cross-functional influence.
Lead the Wholesale Logistics team and oversee truck and rail transportation, balancing service, cost, reliability, asset productivity and risk.
Lead rail capacity and fleet planning, railcar requirements, positioning and availability in alignment with demand, supply and network needs.
Manage rail assets and operating performance, including cycle times, utilization, velocity, service reliability, demurrage and exception resolution.
Develop integrated transportation plans and contingencies for seasonal peaks, network constraints, disruptions and changes in product flow.
Integrate logistics capacity, constraints, alternatives and economics into sourcing, inventory, customer, production and network decisions.
Strengthen railroad, carrier and third-party logistics performance through clear expectations, operational visibility, analytics and collaborative improvement.
Partner with Commercial, Operations, Procurement, Finance and Customer Service to align plans, surface trade-offs and improve end-to-end execution.