Network Planning Manager

The Clorox Company • Durham, NC

1d • $106,700 - $252,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Network Planning Manager (NPM) supports the Brita Business Unit (BU) by conducting medium-term (3-24 months) supply planning and supply matching analysis, identifying key tradeoffs and framing potential strategies to achieve long-term business objectives. In addition to Network Planning, they provide strategic thought leadership and own the long-term supply sufficiency process, driving cross-functional collaboration and managing budgets within financial cycles. This role will also serve as the on-site liaison for the Brita IBP team, facilitating communication, coordination, and engagement across the team as well as acting in a mentorship capacity - providing guidance, trouble-shooting support, and thought-leadership for the other members of the team.

Requirements

• BS/BA Degree from an accredited institution in Engineering, Supply Chain or Predictive Analytics
• 10+ yrs industry experience, CPG / fast moving consumer preferred
• Recent S&OP / supply planning experience
• Operational experience in supply chain operations (e.g. manufacturing, logistics, DC ops, inventory planning)
• Experience using advanced planning software tools including ERP / supply planning tools, with preference for Kinaxis & SAP S4Hana & NetSuite
• Experience interfacing and influencing across multiple functions
• Strategic Thinking: Develop forward-looking business strategies from diverse data.
• Financial Acumen: Manage working capital and P&L impacts of supply chain decisions.
• Data Mastery: Build inventory strategies, understand capacity constraints, diagnose bottlenecks, and analyze trends.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in ERP and supply planning tools, digital dexterity and fluency.
• Customer Operations: Adapt to changing demand drivers.
• Supply Chain Management: Strong foundation in network management, inventory strategy and operations.
• Leadership & Soft Skills: Lead and influence in proactive, reactive and ambiguous situations.
• Set priorities and meet deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Analyze, identify root causes, and solve problems.
• Synthesize disparate data into coherent, forward-looking business strategies and tactics for advancing business priorities, with management/LT support.
• Communicate exceptionally well.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across multiple levels.
• Manage, train, and develop team indirectly.
• Adapt quickly and network cross-functionally.
• Influence without authority.
• Exhibit intellectual curiosity and tenacity.
• Solve problems creatively

Responsibilities

• Defines inventory policy and working capital requirements through end-to-end capacity planning over planning horizon, rough cut capacity planning during S&OP cycles, and scenario planning
• Rebuild a robust process to monitor and facilitate lifecycle and portfolio management, including innovation, discontinuations, and managing against D&D targets and Financial Budgets, in coordination with Finance and Supply Chain resources.
• Owns medium term supply plan based on demand forecast, network capacity, and strategic inventory decisions
• Plans against demand scenarios, highlighting risk and opportunities, capacity tradeoffs, and P&L implications
• Develops supply narrative to communicate with leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Enhance current reporting and analysis capabilities through utilization of data, visualization and AI with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Monitors and adjust constraints throughout planning cycle to ensure accuracy in plan
• Responsible for reviewing KPIs and plan performance, identifying root cause if we are off-track and recommending corrective actions as necessary
• Assesses network bottlenecks and options to resolve (capacity, inventory policy, network design) in a long-lead time business with unique challenges of an international supply chain.
• Coordinate supply planning efforts for multiple new adjacency launches within the next few fiscal years.
• Strengthen the Brita IBP team, providing valuable thought leadership, mentorship, and serving as a delegate of the IBP Lead for Leadership team meetings, as needed.
• Maintains close contact with S&OE Manager & Inventory Planner to understand the impact of short-term issues that could create risk to long-term supply plan
• Acts as primary IBP commercialization lead for the Supply Chain Squad and Innovation teams, to ensure end-to-end business decision making and execution.
• Communicates proactively to understand key supply plan inputs (marketing, sales, finance) to improve quality of plans
• Actively fosters and contributes to community of like-practitioners
• Coaches and develops IBP team / commercialization project teams indirectly to upskill teammates
• Develops and owns assumptions for business budget processes, including sourcing plans, inventory targets, plant production and warehousing requirements for each budget cycle

Benefits

• robust health plans
• market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
• flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
• inclusive fertility/adoption benefits

What This Job Offers

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