Sr. Supply Planner

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At Ferrara, Ferrero, Fox’s Burton’s, and The Fine Biscuits Company, we’re loved by people of all generations for the joy we bring—and that joy is crafted by our people. Join us and explore a whole world to discover, where your passion will find its place.

Today, Ferrara is the #1 sugar confectioner in the U.S, with global sales in more than 40 countries. Ferrara boasts a passionate team of over 9,000 employees around the world who deliver and create hundreds of iconic and beloved products.

In the U.S., more than 67 million households annually enjoy our popular brands like NERDS®, Brach’s®, Jelly Belly®, SweeTARTS®, Laffy Taffy®, and Trolli®. In Brazil, Dori has become a household name with snacking products that include brands such as Dori, Gomets, Pettiz, and Yogurte 100. And, in France, Carambar & Co have earned generations of loyal customers through the timeless appeal of iconic candy and chocolate brands such as Carambar, Lutti, Krema, Poulain, Vichy and Terry’s.

A privately held company, Ferrara Group is headquartered in Chicago. Ferrara boasts a network of over 30 locations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific that includes manufacturing, distribution, sales, and R&D facilities.

Due to the highly interactive and team-based nature of this role, in-person attendance for most of the workweek (i.e., 3 days or more) is essential for: effective communication including during in-person meetings, strong supervision, real-time problem-solving, and participation in cross-functional initiatives.

This position is responsible for supporting management of the supply and production planning for a production location(s) at Ferrara Candy Company. This position owns the mid-term planning horizon, working cross functionally to understand demand, timing issues, and capacity requirements impacting the everyday and seasonal portfolios. You will work with multiple plant schedulers and other cross functional areas to assure optimal service balanced with working capital, sourcing strategy, and obsolescence targets.

• Creates and maintains a supply plan(s) for weeks 5-78 that adheres to service, working capital, sourcing strategy, and obsolescence targets while respecting capacity, run mode, and other known constraints
• Engages in Integrated Business Planning by delivering above plan, quantifying and highlighting risks in the short (0-3 month) and mid-term (4-18 month) horizons
• Provides regular status updates to management in weekly meetings on adherence to plan, root cause of delays, risks, and options/tradeoffs/recommendations to minimize impact
• Partners with and provides prioritization/guidance to finite scheduler(s) and plant(s) in scheduling horizon
• Communicates effectively and proactively with stakeholders and collaborators
• Investigates planning failures, identifying issues and prescribes appropriate correction
• Actively participates in Commercialization process and corresponding meetings
• Leads Root Cause Corrective Action, working cross-functionally to deliver resolution
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Some travel maybe required, potentially internationally

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required

• Integrity – holds themself to meet expectations and do what is right over what is easy
• Respect – values all people; equips stakeholders to make informed decisions and trusts them to do so
• Focused – aligns actions to departmental and organizational goals
• Collaborative – approaches work and others with an open and cross functional mindset
• Responsible – holds themself accountable to make the right…