Manager, Supply Chain Planning

The J.M. Smucker Co.•Orrville, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Supply Chain Planning is based at the Orrville corporate offices and works in a hybrid arrangement, onsite at least 9 days per month, primarily during company-designated core weeks, with additional onsite time as business needs require. The role manages supply planning operations and supports strategic planning and acquisition activities. Operational responsibilities include managing fill rate, product obsolescence, and inventory KPIs; developing a 24-month production plan with producing facilities; evaluating supply sufficiency for incremental sales growth; and maintaining relationships with plant management and raw material planners. The role develops business continuity plans for seasonal capacity constraints and planned downtime, implements IBP decisions, and provides Tier One support for IBP system enhancements. It also coordinates supply planning work streams for marketing and operational initiatives, supports sourcing changes and inventory builds, manages product transition costs and continuity, and oversees direct-report performance and career framework objectives. Strategically, the role supports the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process by assessing business plans and product introductions, preparing supply reviews, identifying capacity gaps, validating supply assumptions, and conducting scenario and sensitivity analyses. It communicates decisions across functions, provides supply chain process and system expertise, and recommends and implements process improvements. Acquisition work includes leading functional project activities, assessing new business requirements, recommending processes and systems for integration, managing deployment planning, testing and training, and providing onsite cutover and ongoing support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 5 years of prior experience in inventory management, supply planning, or production planning.
Ability to anticipate business challenges.
Ability to develop and recommend process and system improvements.
Ability to solve problems, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
Excellent analytical and evaluation skills, with attention to detail.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Spotfire.
Self-motivated, takes initiative, and demonstrates good follow-up.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to travel less than 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification.
Experience working with operations.
Prior training development and presentation skills.
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships between corporate and plant functional areas.
Recognized as an internal expert to business customers in supply chain planning.
Ability to distinguish areas of responsibility and when to elevate decisions to the appropriate organizational level.
Depth of knowledge in a specific supply chain and broad working knowledge of other supply chains and functional areas.

Responsibilities

Manage KPI scorecard measures for fill rate, product obsolescence, and inventory levels.
Develop and manage a 24-month production plan with producing facilities, optimizing shared capacity and ensuring appropriate inventory and critical raw material availability.
Evaluate requests to confirm supply sufficiency for incremental sales growth, including new distribution and innovation.
Develop and maintain relationships with Plant Management and Raw Material planners to support and train on production planning and inventory targets.
Develop business continuity plans for seasonal capacity constraints and planned production downtime for capital work.
Implement IBP strategic decisions, including inventory goals and primary or secondary sourcing decisions.
Provide Tier One support for IBP system enhancements, prioritization of requests, testing, and implementation.
Manage supply planning work streams for marketing and operational initiatives, tracking milestones and addressing cross-functional issues.
Manage project-specific planning requirements with cross-functional liaisons.
Support sourcing changes, inventory builds, line assignments, and system maintenance in collaboration with IBP System Support.
Maintain business continuity while managing costs related to product transitions and inventories.
Manage direct reports’ performance and career framework objectives.
Support the S&OP process by understanding strategic visions, business plans, and new product introductions for supported SBAs; anticipate needs, identify issues, and document assumptions.
Prepare for Supply Reviews by assessing capacity utilization and projected inventory results.
Identify time-phased supply capacity gaps and manage supply assumptions through validation, consensus, and documentation of recommended actions.
Perform what-if and sensitivity analyses, including analysis of short- and long-term impacts, demand or supply variations, CQV timing risks, and availability for incremental sales growth.
Communicate decisions to cross-functional areas for implementation.
Identify supply chain process and system concerns and improvement opportunities, map them to current processes or JMS best practices, and manage implementation of recommendations.
Provide training on supply chain system implementation.
Manage supply chain-related acquisition activities as functional project lead, maintaining milestones and addressing cross-functional issues.
Conduct SA series activities to understand new business requirements and develop relationships with acquisition personnel.
Prepare process and system recommendations for integration.
Manage planning activities for deployment and production planning for new systems and enhancements.
Conduct testing, develop and deliver training, support planning implementation, and provide onsite cutover and ongoing support.