Integrated Business Planning Manager

SCN BestCo•Mooresville, NC

About The Position

SCN BestCo is a developer and manufacturer of vitamins, minerals and supplements, over-the-counter products, and prebiotics/probiotics. The Integrated Business Planning Manager connects Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams through a single integrated planning process. The role owns the end-to-end Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, planning analytics, KPI governance, and scenario modeling, supporting data-driven executive decisions and aligned business plans. It links forecasted demand, manufacturing capacity, inventory strategy, and customer service objectives, and advances the organization from traditional demand and supply planning toward a mature Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process. The manager coordinates the monthly S&OP cycle and cross-functional planning activities; aligns demand, supply, inventory, financial, and capacity plans; and supports execution of agreed plans. The role identifies constraints, risks, and gaps; leads demand-supply balancing; and develops scenarios and recommendations that quantify effects on capacity, inventory, service, and financial performance. It also supports planning system implementation and standardization across sites, continuous improvement and digital transformation, planning analytics and automated reporting, executive dashboards and scorecards, and annual budgeting and strategic planning. Travel to company sites in the US and Canada is required for up to one week per month.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations management, industrial engineering, business administration, economics, or a related field.
Eight years of progressive experience in supply chain planning within a manufacturing environment, including demand planning, supply planning, production planning, inventory management, MRP, and capacity planning.
Experience in fast-paced food, beverage, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) environments.
Experience working with batch and unit production environments, including both make-to-order and make-to-stock planning models.
Advanced knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and inventory control processes.
Strong analytical and business analysis skills, including forecasting, scenario planning, risk assessment, and strategic decision-making.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis tools.
Ability to prioritize effectively, solve complex problems, and manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization.
Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, geometry, trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions and apply mathematical concepts to practical situations.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information and respond to questions from groups.
Practical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, including defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, drawing valid conclusions, and interpreting technical instructions and abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in supply chain, operations management, business administration, economics, or a related field.
APICS (CPIM, CSCP) or Six Sigma certification.
Prior experience in a Master Planning, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), or equivalent planning leadership role.
JD Edwards (JDE) system experience.
Experience leading Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes.
Experience in cGMP manufacturing environments.
Proficiency in Power BI or other data visualization and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the monthly S&OP cycle from data collection through executive review.
Develop and maintain standardized S&OP deliverables and executive presentations.
Coordinate demand, supply, inventory, and financial inputs across functions.
Ensure alignment between demand plans, capacity plans, and business objectives.
Facilitate monthly cross-functional planning meetings and document decisions and action items.
Drive accountability for execution of agreed-upon plans.
Translate demand forecasts into actionable supply and capacity requirements.
Identify supply constraints, capacity gaps, and inventory risks.
Lead demand-supply balancing discussions.
Develop scenarios and recommendations to support business decisions.
Quantify impacts of demand changes on capacity, inventory, service levels, and financial performance.
Create a structured process for escalation and resolution of planning conflicts.
Partner with IT and business teams to support planning system implementation and standardization across all sites.
Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, systems, and organizational effectiveness.
Lead implementation of planning best practices and process standardization.
Support future planning system enhancements and digital transformation initiatives.
Establish a planning analytics capability that supports proactive decision-making.
Design and maintain executive dashboards and scorecards.
Develop automated reporting solutions to replace manual reporting activities.
Provide analysis on service, inventory, forecast performance, capacity utilization, and operational efficiency.
Support annual budgeting and strategic planning activities through scenario modeling.
Develop and maintain a standardized planning KPI framework across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Operations.
Travel up to one week per month across company sites in the US and Canada.