Manager, S&OP Process

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Balchem Corporation, and its subsidiaries, offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Balchem is committed to making the world a healthier place by delivering trusted, innovative, and science-based solutions for the health and nutritional needs of the world. Balchem employs approximately 1,400 employees worldwide who provide the service, quality, and technology that enables our customers to win with their customers. We have built a reputation for delivering results to all of our stakeholders.

Founded in 1967, Balchem, a Maryland corporation, became a publicly‑traded company in 1970 and is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol BCPC. Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale, New Jersey, and we have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the U.S. and Europe. The Company consists of three business segments:
Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products.

The Sales & Operations Planning Systems Manager is responsible for owning and continuously improving the company’s planning systems and processes, with a primary focus on S&OP enablement, MRP integrity, and supply planning execution within a manufacturing environment.

This role works in close partnership with the Planning team to ensure that demand and supply plans are accurately translated into system‑driven execution. The role ensures that D365 and related planning tools are configured, adopted, and utilized effectively to drive reliable production planning, inventory optimization, and material availability.

• Serve as the business owner for S&OP and MRP systems (D365 and related tools) in partnership with the Planning team, ensuring configuration supports operational requirements.
• Collaborate with Planning to standardize planning parameters, item coverage, and master data structures across plants.
• Partner with IT and Planning to prioritize and implement system enhancements that improve planning accuracy, usability, and visibility.

• Partner with the Planning team to ensure MRP outputs are accurate, actionable, and aligned with planning intent, including planned orders, supply signals, and inventory projections.
• Jointly identify and resolve root causes of MRP instability (e.g., master data gaps, lead time inaccuracies, BOM/route issues).
• Establish routines with Planning to monitor MRP health, exception messages, and adherence to planning policies.

• Partner with Planning to define and enforce standards for planning master data, including item setups, safety stock policies, lead times, and order policies.
• Collaborate across Planning, Operations, and Finance to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
• Establish governance processes with Planning to sustain data integrity and disciplined system usage at scale.

• Develop KPIs with the Planning team to measure planning effectiveness, including:
  • MRP accuracy
  • Inventory turn
  • OTIF (On-Time In-Full)
  • Plan adherence
• Review plan vs. execution variances with Planning and drive joint corrective actions.
• Lead targeted improvement initiatives in partnership with Planning to enhance planning…