Director of Supply Chain Planning, Food Manufacturing

About the Company

For over 60 years, Branding Iron Holdings (“BIH”) has been producing high quality beef and pork products while delivering customized solutions to the food service and retail trade industries. With an eye to the future, BIH has put a strong focus on building internal talent and on leveraging unique product lines and national distribution to drive continued growth. Guided by a strong set of core values (Respect, Integrity and Stewardship), reflecting a culture of servant leadership at every level, BIH’s team works hard to foster a culture that embraces and builds meaningful, long‑term relationships with both employees and its customer base.

The Director of Supply Chain Planning is responsible for leading end‑to‑end supply chain strategy and execution for a high‑volume, batch‑manufactured burger patty operation with significant product customization. This role ensures reliable, cost‑effective sourcing, production planning, inventory management, and logistics while supporting customer‑specific formulations, pack configurations, and service requirements. The position requires strong analytical capability, advanced Excel skills, and hands‑on leadership across procurement, planning, manufacturing coordination, and distribution.

• Develop and execute supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and margin targets
• Lead and mentor supply chain, planning, and procurement teams to drive accountability and continuous improvement
• Partner cross‑functionally with Operations, Quality, R&D, Sales, Finance, and Food Safety to ensure alignment from demand through fulfillment

• Lead production planning processes supporting batch manufacturing, frequent changeovers, and customized production runs
• Optimize raw material, WIP, and finished goods inventory while minimizing waste, shrink, and obsolescence
• Establish planning tools and KPIs to improve throughput, yield, and schedule adherence
• Lead the vetting and implementation of planning and network optimization tools to best maximize efficiency and reduce cost within network
• Continuously look for opportunities within scheduling to increase efficiency and reduce downtime while balancing working capital requirements.
• Drive optimization within product mix to reduce variability in resources needed to operate lines within day while enhancing our commercial value prop of flexibility

• Own demand forecasting and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes for both standard and customer‑specific products
• Translate forecast demand into executable production, procurement, and inventory plans in a batch manufacturing environment
• Balance service levels, capacity constraints, and inventory risk across multiple SKUs and formulation.

• Oversee inbound and outbound logistics, cold storage, and transportation strategies
• Ensure timely and cost‑effective distribution to customers while maintaining food safety and quality standards
• Identify opportunities to optimize freight, warehouse utilization, and network design

• Utilize advanced Excel and analytical tools to model demand, capacity, inventory, and cost scenarios
• Develop dashboards and reporting to track KPIs such as service level, inventory turns, forecast accuracy, and cost per pound
• Support ERP and planning system enhancements and data integrity initiatives

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies
• Ensure compliance with food safety, regulatory, and customer audit requirements
• Identify and implement best practices to support scalability and operational excellence

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred)
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain experience, with leadership responsibility
• Direct experience in food manufacturing, preferably protein or burger patty manufacturing
• Strong background in batch manufacturing and customized /…