Supply Planning Manager

Feastables • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Feastables is seeking a detail-oriented, proactive Supply Planning Manager to optimize supply chain processes and support the organization’s evolving demand needs. The role manages planning relationships with contract manufacturers across Feastables’ North American chocolate business, maintains supply planning models and forecasts, and coordinates with internal and external partners to ensure production plans align with inventory, demand, and financial forecasts. The position also contributes to monthly planning, new product development, purchase order management, and resolving production issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in planning or supply chain, preferably in the CPG industry.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong sense of urgency and ownership.
• Willingness to work through ambiguous problems that may fall outside a typical supply planner’s scope.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in NetSuite.
• Experience managing contract manufacturing relationships, production planning at high-growth CPG startups, and forecasting future capacity needs.

Responsibilities

• Own business planning relationships with contract manufacturers across the Feastables North America chocolate business.
• Own and maintain supply planning models within Feastables’ planning system.
• Develop monthly production plans based on inventories, financial forecasts, and bottoms-up demand plans.
• Maintain rolling 12-month supply forecasts and provide visibility to contract manufacturers, co-packers, and the Procurement team.
• Analyze supply scenarios and recommend actions based on changing capacity and demand outlooks.
• Proactively manage inventory stockouts and obsolescence.
• Track contract manufacturer attainment, OTIF, and other supply planning KPIs, using data to drive accountability.
• Lead quarterly business reviews with contract manufacturing partners.
• Bring cross-functional teams together to resolve problems affecting production as they arise.
• Participate in the monthly planning process through data-sharing and storytelling in the monthly Supply Review.
• Collaborate cross-functionally in new product development to support launches across new and existing contract manufacturers.
• Place and manage purchase orders in Feastables’ ERP, ensuring accuracy of volume, costing, and timing.
• Communicate production priorities effectively to manufacturing partners.

Benefits

• Annual bonus.
• Employee equity plan grant, subject to company policies, board approval, and individual eligibility.
• Comprehensive benefits.

What This Job Offers

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