Inventory Planning Manager - DRP

Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of premium coffee and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, food service, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience. By combining industry-leading talent, cutting-edge equipment, and a vertically integrated supply chain, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers—first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen's, Dutch Bros beverages and Nurri, our better-for-you protein beverage line. We are passionate about beverages – and about building a team that’s just as energized. We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

The Inventory Planning Manager – DRP is responsible for creating value for Trilliant Food by maximizing service and minimizing losses through effective inventory processes. This position is focused on both immediate risks as well as supporting long-range planning. As part of IBP, the Inventory Manager will enable future planning by maintaining strategic inventory policies, inventory position visibility, and driving actions from Key Performance Indicator visibility.

This role will utilize Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP system and Power BI tools to analyze and manage activities involved with maintaining proper inventory levels at all designated locations for assigned product lines.

Improve inventory positioning across the network, Align supply with demand at all distribution points, Reduce stockouts and excess inventory
, Enable better coordination between manufacturing and distribution
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• Lead the execution of Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) to ensure timely and efficient inventory deployment across company-owned manufacturing sites, co-packers, and distribution centers, with a focus on CPG products, including short shelf-life products.
• Develop inventory strategies that balance freshness, availability, and waste reduction by aligning supply with dynamic customer demand and promotional activity.
• Partner closely with co-packers, 3PLs, and internal supply chain teams to manage production scheduling, replenishment planning, and in-transit inventory visibility.
• Familiar with different Manufacturing Strategies, such as Make to Order and Make to Forecast.
• Monitor inventory health using key metrics such as days of supply, spoilage rates, and forecast accuracy.
• Drive data-informed decisions to optimize working capital and service levels.
• Own the inventory planning calendar and product flow execution, ensuring compliance with shelf-life constraints, lead times, and customer-specific requirements.
• Maintain systematic inventory policies to achieve organizational performance targets (safety stock, inventory levels, lead times, reordering points, minimum order quantities, etc.)
• Make target-to-actual gaps in Inventory Days of Supply, Fill Rates, and Excess Inventory Sales visible to help drive performance in the IBP process.
• Report on the health of current on-hand inventory levels (aging, excess, quality issues, ABC, etc.)
• Support inventory build program visibility and strategy relating to seasonal capacity constraints
• Facilitate periodic reviews of inventory policies such as Build Plans, Safety Stock Targets, Run-outs, etc.
• Lead cross-functional teams in review of inventory shortage outlooks and drive service improvement strategies
• Demonstrate leadership role in analyzing and presenting key strategic initiatives to Supply Chain leadership.
• Member of the cross-functional existing and new product teams. Develop and execute the supply chain portion of cross-functional project plans for new product introductions, restages, and discontinuations. Ensure supply chain considerations are included.
• Utilize a collaborative and…