Director, Supply Planning

Job Description Summary

We seek to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. In this role you’ll collaborate with our operations and co‑manufacturers leading inbound and outbound transportation, which includes ingredients and packaging to our production facilities. You’ll be a key member of the supply chain management team involved in daily operations while also linked with our global teams around the world that are involved in logistic strategy development.

• Provide national supply planning management and enterprise leadership for the NAOU Advance Hydration category, overseeing an annual volume of +75M cases with a supply chain network of 26 sites.
• Develop, design and activate the lowest‑cost supply network solution while preparing contingency scenarios.
• Build, maintain and communicate national capacity models by plant/line for each assigned brand/package, considering scenarios such as weather, breakdowns, material shortages and other unforeseen events.
• Act as subject‑matter expert for new product introductions, product changes and discontinuations, including project meetings, item set‑up requests and tracking materials planning.
• Establish planning strategy for assigned product lines and supply network structure, working with regional planning to populate and maintain parameter settings in system tools to support strategy and maximize planning group efficiency and accuracy.
• Track and manage performance against target inventory levels to improve the company’s overall cash position and minimize finished‑goods write‑offs.
• Report out performance results, current business status and future risks in weekly meetings and reports, communicating risks, opportunities and contingency plans.
• Lead a team of Supply Planning Managers and Planning Consultants who manage tactical supply and deployment planning activities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in operations and manufacturing, preferably in food manufacturing.
• 5+ years of general management experience, including direct people management.
• Working knowledge of supply‑chain capabilities, strategies and interdependencies.
• Advanced knowledge of demand forecasting and supply‑chain planning.
• Experience working with ERP systems; SAP user experience preferred.
• Basic understanding of inbound materials management, detailed production planning, material handling and impact of stock levels on working capital.
• Demonstrated leadership ability with cross‑functional teams and direct reports.
• Experience assembling proactive contingency plans, scenarios and optimized supply‑network plans that balance service and cost.
• Working knowledge of supply‑chain purchasing and procurement.
• Advanced project‑management skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of AI‑powered productivity applications and tools that enhance efficiency, collaboration, communication, content creation, data analysis, workflow automation and decision‑making.

• Base pay range: $137,000 – $164,000 USD (varies by geography, knowledge, skills and experience).
• Annual incentive reference value percentage: 30%.
• Full range of medical, financial and other benefits (dependent on position).
• Location:
  
  Atlanta, United States.
• Travel required:
  
  0% – 25%.
• Relocation:
  Not provided.
• Job posting end date:
  July
  17,2026.

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