Manager, Bulk Spirits Planning

Pernod Ricard • Fort Smith, AR

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About The Position

The Manager, Bulk Spirits Planning leads bulk liquid planning for Pernod Ricard’s Fort Smith manufacturing facility. The facility procures, stores, blends, and processes distilled spirits, flavors, extracts, sweeteners, and specialty liquid ingredients; it does not distill spirits or conduct barrel aging. The role develops and executes liquid supply plans, manages bulk spirits and ingredient inventories, maintains liquid-related data in ERP and planning systems, and coordinates blending operations to support customer and production requirements. It serves as the primary liaison among Procurement, Bulk Processing, Quality, R&D, Customer Service, Finance, and Commercial teams to maintain supply and execute production plans.

The position is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Candidates outside commuting distance are welcome to apply if open to relocation. The stated salary range for the role, based in New York, is $109,100 to $136,400; the posting notes that the range may vary outside that location and that base salary is determined during the interview process based on experience, skills, internal peers, and position scope.

The company describes a flexible work policy, with most positions offering a hybrid option and flexibility to work remotely two days per week. Employees are empowered to coordinate working hours with their team. The posting highlights Pernod Ricard’s commitment to sustainability, safety, giving back, inclusion, and belonging. The target hire date is December 21, 2026. The recruitment process uses AI tools to match applicant skills with role requirements and qualifications.

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 experience with an ERP system 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.
• Competencies include supply planning, inventory management, ERP and master data governance, analytical problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, process improvement, change management, results orientation, communication and influencing, and 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 sufficient inventory to support customer demand, production schedules, and service requirements; establish inventory targets and safety stock levels.
• Monitor 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 with Bulk Processing to align blending schedules with material availability and tank capacity.
• Review production requirements, resolve material constraints, and partner with manufacturing teams to optimize blend sequencing and resource utilization.
• Support new product launches and commercial initiatives through liquid planning.
• Own liquid-related master data in ERP and planning systems, maintaining spirits, ingredients, blends, formulas, intermediate liquids, and planning parameters.
• Oversee material masters, bills of materials, formulas, recipes, routings, production versions, planning parameters, yield/loss factors, and tank/storage locations.
• Ensure planning systems accurately represent 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 opportunities to reduce excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory, and maintain accuracy through controls and reconciliation.
• Analyze inventory trends and recommend improvements to utilization and waste reduction.
• Communicate future bulk spirit and ingredient requirements to Procurement and collaborate with Customer Service and Commercial teams on demand drivers and customer priorities.
• Support S&OP and Integrated Business Planning through 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 automation and planning-capability improvements, and lead initiatives to improve planning accuracy, operational efficiency, and service performance.
• Manage and deploy resources to meet goals; greatly influence goals without final authority.

Benefits

• The posting refers candidates to PRUSABenefits.com for details about employee benefits and perks.
• Flexible work policy; most positions offer a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely two days per week.
• Flexibility to coordinate working hours with the needs of the employee and team.

What This Job Offers

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