Sr. Supply Chain Planning Analyst, Beverage
About The Position
The Sr. Beverage Planning Analyst is a functional lead within the Beverage Supply Chain team, responsible for driving alignment and improvement opportunities through functional planning across a region of Niagara’s beverage business. The role drives process improvement, supports raw-material replenishment and finished-goods scheduling, and provides leadership with an overview of key business processes. It works closely with sales, S&OP, customers, manufacturing partners, project management, engineering, and other internal and external stakeholders to drive action and alignment. The position oversees multi-week supply-and-demand balancing for a region spanning multiple manufacturing and third-party logistics sites, and raw-material supply planning across Niagara’s domestic sites. It develops production and sourcing strategies, supports inventory and warehouse planning, manages planned versus actual 3PL flows, and adjusts network raw-material plans as demand and constraints change. The role also communicates plan updates and ensures continuity of supply while balancing service, cost, asset utilization, and inventory considerations. This position requires a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Finance, or Manufacturing. A master's degree in one of those fields is preferred. Minimum qualifications include four years of experience in Purchasing, MRP, Procurement, Planning, or a similar function and four years managing people or projects. Preferred qualifications include six years in each of those experience areas, plus two years of position experience. Travel is approximately 10%. The compensation range is $102,975.75–$149,314.86 per year.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Finance, or Manufacturing.
- At least 4 years of experience in Purchasing, MRP, Procurement, Planning, or a similar function.
- At least 4 years of experience managing people or projects.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with a strong grasp of Microsoft Excel.
- Strong attention to detail and organization.
- Data-driven approach to problem solving.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to choose appropriate communication channels, including face-to-face, phone, email, and text, and tailor messages to the audience.
- Approximately 10% travel.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Finance, or Manufacturing.
- 6 years of experience in Purchasing, MRP, Procurement, Planning, or a similar function.
- 6 years of experience managing people or projects.
- 2 years of position experience; position experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the process of balancing supply and demand over a multi-week horizon for an assigned region with multiple manufacturing and 3PL sites.
- Execute production-run strategies that maximize asset utilization and provide value to customers.
- Collaborate with sales, customers, and manufacturing partners to create production strategies that support customer service.
- Oversee publishing master plans to the organization and customers, ensuring high-quality data outputs.
- Analyze inventory budgets and changeover cadence to balance holding and changeover costs while maintaining service.
- Maintain strong internal customer service through effective communication and prompt responses to personnel across the organization.
- Manage non-optimal sourcing strategies by reducing cost while meeting service goals.
- Partner with internal logistics and plants to understand storage capacity, maintain updated system values, and support high warehouse utilization.
- Manage 3PL flows by strategizing cost-optimal product mix and controlling planned versus actual flow.
- Oversee raw-material supply-and-demand balancing and develop site-level supply plans for Niagara’s domestic sites.
- Develop raw-material supply solutions that support the flexibility of customer demand.
- Work cross-functionally with network partners to monitor and maintain inventory budgets.
- Monitor demand shifts across the network and proactively adjust raw-material supply plans to ensure supply continuity.
- Anticipate and communicate updates or changes in needs and constraints.
- Use data-driven problem solving, collaboration, and effective communication to support stakeholders and improve processes.
Benefits
- Paid time off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
- Paid parental and caregiver leaves.
- Medical coverage, including virtual care options.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Health Savings Account with company match.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Expanded mental wellbeing benefits, including free counseling sessions for team members and household family members.
- Family Building Benefits, including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation, plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements.
- Income protection, including Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, and accident coverage.
- Special discount programs, including pet plans, prepaid legal services, identity theft, car rental, and airport parking.
- Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
