Supply Planning Manager

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery became a stand- alone company in 2018 when it was purchased by Kohlberg and Company (private equity) from Tyson Foods. Our desserts have always stood for incredible flavor and superior value in the frozen food aisle and away from home markets. The Sara Lee Frozen Bakery collection of top brands includes Sara Lee®, Chef Pierre®, Bistro Collection®, Superior on Main® and Cyrus O’Leary’s®.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is proud to take these iconic brands into a new era and to continue the evolution that transformed one small Chicago bakery into an American institution. Using carefully sourced ingredients and time-honored recipes, the company is committed to making life’s moments a little sweeter, putting its customers first and discovering new ways to make everyone’s favorite foods even better.

Our vision is to be the world’s most beloved bakery by creating irresistible foods, growing with our customers, and delivering value for all. We will achieve success through collaboration and innovation in an environment where employees feel empowered to execute with speed. We believe that each of us has unique points of difference and experience to offer. We believe that there is always a better way, and we will never be satisfied with status quo.

If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, continually seek process improvements and a strong sense of customer service, then this is the right type of environment for you.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Supply Planning, the Supply Planning Manager leads and develops assigned supply and deployment planners supporting a portfolio of internal bakeries and/or external manufacturing partners. The role balances hands‑on planning execution, team development, and process improvement while partnering closely with manufacturing leadership and cross‑functional teams. The manager owns assigned supply and deployment planning responsibilities, including master production scheduling and finished‑goods deployment, and partners with logistics to align finished‑goods availability and inventory positioning with customer requirements.

The position is accountable for balancing customer service, cost, and working capital objectives while proactively identifying and mitigating supply risks. The Supply Planning Manager also leads and contributes to supply planning activities within the monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. This role offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact by improving current planning processes and tools, while helping shape Sara Lee Frozen Bakery’s future planning capabilities.

Apply your planning software experience and work collaboratively with planners, manufacturing partners, and cross‑functional teams to provide input into future planning tool design and processes, simplify workflows, improve decision‑making, and build scalable capabilities in a fast‑paced environment.

Supply Planning Manager will manage two planners with an area of focus on assigned bakeries (production plants). Residing in our Corporate office in Oakbrook, IL (Hybrid).

• Lead continuous improvement across all aspects of supply planning to establish robust, dependable, proactive, and repeatable end‑to‑end planning processes.
• Lead the cadence of assigned supply and deployment planning activities, including manufacturing alignment, supply and demand balancing, and the monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. Provide planning and change‑management support for assigned bakeries and external manufacturing partners while leading assigned planners and responsibilities across the broader planning team.
• Balance hands‑on planning and tactical execution with leadership responsibilities, including…