B&G Foods, Inc.
Director, Operations Planning (Government)
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The Director of Planning will be responsible for the end to end execution of demand, supply and distribution requirements planning. They will be responsible for establishing strategic leadership and direction for the Supply Chain Planning functions, developing leading edge and compelling strategies focused on Demand/Supply Planning and Inventory Management, aiming to optimize total delivery cost and working capital. He/she will assess the impacts of various strategic initiatives and translate insights into an actionable execution plan. They will build strong cross-functional relationships within the business to collaborate and align on inventory targets, improvement opportunities, action plans, and key metrics. The successful candidate will utilize analytics and partner with business services teams to support decisions on strategic planning (Volume and Warehouse Capacity) inventory management and distribution strategies.
Responsibilities:
Experience, Skills, Education:
Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree or MBA preferred.
Manufacturing/operations background with a minimum of 12+ years of experience.
Broad experience across manufacturing (planning, warehousing, plant, etc.) is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to manage and build a strong team through internal development and external recruitment.
Exposure and experience with M&A activity is a plus.
High level of business and financial acumen with ability to quantify and qualify trade-offs.
Experience driving the S&OP process and other cross functional processes, projects, and/or initiatives.