Senior Supply Planning Manager

ARDAGH GROUP • Chicago, IL

3d • $124,200 - $186,400 • Onsite

About The Position

This role is part of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Supply team responsible for leading the end-to-end supply planning function to ensure optimal product availability while balancing inventory, capacity, and cost for the North America business unit. This role will play a critical part in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), driving alignment across demand planning, manufacturing, procurement, and logistics to achieve service and financial targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred)
• 8–12+ years of experience in supply planning, production planning, or supply chain management
• Proven experience in S&OP / IBP processes
• Strong understanding of ERP and planning systems (e.g., SAP IBP, APO, Kinaxis, OMP, Oracle)
• Experience managing complex, multi-site or global supply chains
• Demonstrated leadership and people management experience
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite and SAP skills
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills: can work with large data sets to provide analytical support to all aspects of the business
• Excellent oral and written skills
• Ability to travel up to 15%

Nice To Haves

• MBA

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of supply plans aligned with demand forecasts, inventory targets, and business goals
• Develop mid- to long-term capacity and supply strategies to support growth and mitigate risks
• Partner with Demand Planning to translate demand plans into feasible supply plans
• Lead supply review meetings as part of the S&OP cycle
• Provide scenario modeling and recommendation to address supply-demand imbalances after aligning with stakeholders on trade-offs between cost, service, and inventory
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, and Commercial teams to ensure execution of supply plans
• Establish inventory policies, safety stock levels, and replenishment strategies
• Drive initiatives to improve service levels while reducing excess and obsolete inventory
• Identify supply risks and develop contingency and mitigation plans
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across supply chain processes
• Drive digital transformation initiatives like implementation of a new SAP IBP Supply Module in North America so that it considers end-to-end costs, capacity constraints, metal availability, logistics costs and achievement of customer service objectives.
• Continually evaluate and build upon current processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Work closely with the Customer Service team to ensure continuity between planning and customer expectations.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental and vision plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Apprenticeship programs
• Professional and personal development opportunities through Employee Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

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