Manager, Bulk Spirits Planning

Pernod Ricard • New York, NY

6d • $109,100 - $136,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Bulk Spirits Planning leads bulk liquid planning for Pernod Ricard’s Fort Smith manufacturing facility, which procures, stores, blends, and processes distilled spirits, flavors, extracts, sweeteners, and specialty liquid ingredients. The facility does not conduct distillation or barrel aging; it relies on planning, procurement, inventory management, and blending purchased liquid components to meet production and customer requirements.

The role develops and executes liquid supply plans, manages bulk spirits and ingredient inventories, maintains accurate liquid material and blend data in ERP and planning systems, and coordinates blending operations. It works across Procurement, Bulk Processing, Quality, R&D, Customer Service, Finance, Commercial, and manufacturing teams to maintain supply and execute production plans.

The position is based in New York, with a stated salary range of $109,100 to $136,400. The employer describes a flexible work policy, with most positions offering a hybrid option and flexibility to work remotely two days a week. A target hire date of December 21, 2026, is listed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in supply chain planning, production planning, inventory management, or process manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience managing ERP and planning system master data and supporting S&OP or Integrated Business Planning processes.
• Strong ERP experience, such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.
• Strong understanding of inventory management, bills of materials, recipes, formulas, and formulation-based production environments.
• Supply planning expertise.
• Inventory management skills.
• ERP and master data governance skills.
• Analytical problem-solving skills.
• Cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Process improvement and change management skills.
• Results orientation.
• Communication and influencing skills.
• Strategic thinking.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in beverage alcohol, spirits, food and beverage, ingredients, flavors, chemicals, or other liquid-process manufacturing environments.
• Experience with planning systems such as SAP IBP, Kinaxis, OMP, Blue Yonder, or similar platforms.
• APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short-, mid-, and long-term supply plans for bulk spirits, flavors, extracts, and liquid ingredients.
• Maintain adequate inventory to support customer demand, production schedules, and service requirements; establish inventory targets and safety stock levels.
• Identify material supply risks and develop mitigation plans to prevent production disruptions.
• Balance customer service, operational efficiency, and working capital objectives.
• Translate demand requirements into executable blend and liquid supply plans.
• Coordinate blending schedules with Bulk Processing based on material availability and tank capacity.
• Review production requirements, resolve material constraints, and work with manufacturing teams to optimize blend sequencing and resource use.
• Support new product launches and commercial initiatives through liquid planning.
• Own liquid-related master data in ERP and planning systems, including material masters, bills of materials, formulas, recipes, routings, production versions, planning parameters, yield and loss factors, and tank and storage locations.
• Ensure planning systems reflect operational capabilities and inventory structures.
• Partner with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Finance to implement formula changes and product introductions.
• Manage bulk liquid inventories to meet service, freshness, and working capital objectives.
• Review inventory regularly, identify excess, obsolete, and slow-moving stock, and recommend ways to improve utilization and reduce waste.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through controls and reconciliation processes; analyze inventory trends.
• Communicate future bulk spirit and ingredient requirements to Procurement.
• Collaborate with Customer Service and Commercial teams to understand demand drivers and customer priorities.
• Support S&OP and Integrated Business Planning with inventory, supply, and capacity analyses.
• Work with Finance on inventory valuation, forecasting, and cost management.
• Improve planning processes, system utilization, and inventory management practices.
• Develop and maintain planning KPIs and performance reporting.
• Identify opportunities for automation and enhanced planning capabilities, and lead initiatives to improve planning accuracy, operational efficiency, and service performance.
• Manage and deploy resources to meet goals; the role greatly influences goals but does not have final authority.

Benefits

• Flexible work policy; most positions offer a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely two days a week.
• Employees are empowered to work hours that make sense for them and their team’s schedules.
• Employee benefits and perks are available; details are provided at PRUSABenefits.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager