Integrated Business Planning Manager

Golding•Winston-Salem, NC

13d

About The Position

The Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Manager leads the end-to-end planning function, aligning demand, supply, and production scheduling into a consensus plan covering a rolling 12-week near-term execution horizon and a rolling 12-month longer-term planning horizon. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this individual contributor owns the monthly IBP cycle connecting commercial, operational, and financial plans and has direct accountability for inventory performance, balancing service levels with working capital. The role works closely with Sales, Manufacturing, Procurement, Production Scheduling, and other cross-functional partners. It uses analytics, automation, and AI-enabled planning tools to drive consensus and translate plans into executable actions that improve service levels, inventory performance, operational efficiency, and asset utilization. The position is primarily office-based, with regular presence on the manufacturing floor and possible flexibility during peak planning periods and month-end IBP cycles.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field.
At least 7 years of experience in supply chain planning, including demand planning, supply planning, and/or production scheduling.
At least 3 years of experience leading cross-functional planning processes or initiatives without direct authority.
Demonstrated experience leading or participating in an S&OP or IBP process.
Advanced proficiency with ERP and planning systems, Microsoft Excel, and data analytics or visualization tools such as Power BI.
Strong understanding of MRP, MPS, capacity planning, and inventory management principles.
Working knowledge of master data management and its impact on planning outcomes, with experience establishing data governance and quality controls.
Ability to lead cross-functionally and influence without direct authority.
Strategic thinking balanced with operational execution.
Analytical problem-solving, scenario modeling, and fluency with data, analytics, and AI-enabled tools.
Clear, confident communication with all levels of the organization, including executives.
Sound judgment in making trade-off decisions under uncertainty.
Commitment to continuous improvement and change leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience in food manufacturing, preferably sauces, condiments, dressings, or similar processed food products, including familiarity with shelf-life and lot/date-code management, allergen-driven sequencing and changeovers, and seasonal or promotional demand patterns.
Experience in a manufacturing environment with multi-site or complex production operations.
Experience implementing or upgrading planning systems or IBP processes.
Experience applying AI/machine learning, advanced analytics, or process automation to planning and scheduling.
Experience with Deacom.

Responsibilities

Own and facilitate the monthly IBP cycle, including product review, demand review, supply review, integrated reconciliation, and management business review.
Lead weekly short-term planning for the rolling 12-week horizon and monthly IBP planning for the rolling 12-month horizon, keeping near-term demand, supply, and production decisions reconciled with the longer-term plan and communicating changes promptly.
Identify gaps, risks, and opportunities between plans; use analytics and simulation tools to develop scenarios and recommend trade-offs to senior leadership.
Establish and maintain the IBP calendar, governance, decision rights, and meeting standards.
Partner with Production Scheduling to align the master production schedule with the approved consensus plan, address capacity constraints and schedule stability, and resolve disruptions affecting plan attainment.
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Procurement to establish plan ownership and accountability.
Direct development of statistical, machine-learning-driven, and consensus demand forecasts at appropriate levels of aggregation.
Incorporate commercial intelligence, promotions, new product introductions, and phase-outs into forecasts, and apply demand-sensing analytics using order, point-of-sale, and market signals to refine near-term forecasts.
Monitor forecast accuracy and bias through automated performance tracking; lead root-cause analysis and continuous improvement of forecasting methods.
Facilitate demand review and secure commercial alignment on the unconstrained demand plan.
Oversee translation of the demand plan into materials, capacity, and inventory requirements.
Lead rough-cut capacity planning and constraint analysis using scenario modeling and optimization tools to identify resource, material, and supplier limitations.
Set and maintain analytics-driven inventory strategies, including safety stock, target levels, and segmentation policies.
Own inventory performance, including levels, investment, and turns against plan; lead monthly inventory review, reconcile planned and actual inventory with Finance, and drive actions to prevent and reduce excess, slow-moving, and obsolete inventory.
Collaborate with Procurement to mitigate supply risks and ensure material availability.
Define and report planning KPIs, including forecast accuracy, bias, schedule attainment, OTIF, inventory turns, and days of supply, through automated near-real-time dashboards.
Serve as business owner for planning systems and drive adoption, process standardization, and use of advanced analytics and AI capabilities.
Establish and enforce planning master data disciplines, including ownership, governance standards, and routine audits of critical planning parameters and item and location attributes.
Identify and implement automation for routine planning tasks, including data preparation, exception alerts, and reporting.
Lead planning process improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
Provide clear, concise insights and recommendations to executive leadership.