Senior Director Supply and Operations Planning

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA! More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal.

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves. #LI-VB1 Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!

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Salary Range: $181,600 - $254,200 Annual Bonus Eligibility Comprehensive Benefits Package 401k & Company Match The posted salary range reflects the range the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual starting salary will be determined based on internal pay equity to promote consistency and fairness across comparable roles, while also considering the candidate’s relevant experience and qualifications.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is seeking a highly strategic and results-oriented Senior Director, Supply & Operations Planning (S&OP) to lead the end-to-end planning process across BBU's six operating regions and provide integrated planning leadership for the total U.S. business. Reporting to the Vice President of Supply Chain (or equivalent executive leader), this position is responsible for developing and executing a best-in-class Supply & Operations Planning process that aligns customer demand, production, distribution, inventory, procurement, and financial objectives.

The Senior Director will lead a team of planning professionals and work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, Product Supply, and Executive Leadership to ensure that BBU delivers exceptional customer service while optimizing costs, capacity utilization, inventory investment, and operational performance. This role serves as the primary planning leader for the enterprise, creating visibility to risks and opportunities, driving decision-making through analytics and scenario planning, and ensuring alignment from the regional level through the enterprise leadership team.

• Enterprise S&OP Leadership Own and lead the monthly S&OP process for BBU across all six operating regions. Establish and continuously improve an integrated planning process linking demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial plans. Lead Executive S&OP reviews, providing actionable recommendations, risk assessments, and decision support to senior leadership. Ensure alignment between operational plans and annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and strategic objectives.
  
  Standardize planning methodologies, governance, metrics, and performance reviews across the enterprise.
• Supply Planning & Network Optimization Lead enterprise supply planning activities across bakeries, distribution centers, and co-manufacturing partners. Optimize production capacity utilization and network efficiency while balancing service, freshness, cost, and inventory objectives. Develop long-range capacity plans and identify future constraints, investment requirements, and productivity opportunities. Partner with Manufacturing and Operations teams to improve throughput, schedule adherence, and operational reliability. Drive inventory optimization strategies to improve working capital and reduce waste.
• Demand‑Supply Integration Collaborate closely with Sales, Category Management, Revenue Growth Management, Marketing, and Customer Teams to translate market insights…