Director, Supply Chain Manager

Job Category:

Supply Chain

Job Family:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Description:

The Director of Supply Chain Planning provides enterprise leadership for end‑to‑end planning across finished goods replenishment. This role establishes and leads strategic planning initiatives that significantly influence the mid‑ to long‑term performance of the Supply Chain organization and broader enterprise.

The Director leads the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process as a primary mechanism for cross‑functional alignment, ensuring demand, supply, capacity, and network decisions are optimized for service, cost, and quality. Scope includes execution of inventory and network strategy optimization, short‑ and long‑term capacity management, acquisition integration, and interplant flows across a complex, multi‑site manufacturing and distribution network.

This role is accountable for planning outcomes, while leading and developing a large, multi‑layered organization of supply chain planning leaders and professionals.

This role offers a flexible hybrid work schedule (Monday-Friday) located at our Home Office in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The hybrid work schedule is 3 days/week onsite at Home Office and 2 days/week from home.

Relocation Benefits:
Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for this position.

About our Green Bay, WI Home Office:

You'll find lots to love in our beautiful home office in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our jeans-friendly environment has indoor and outdoor collaboration spaces, state-of-the-art R&D and sensory labs, culinary kitchens, a pilot plant, innovation center and more.

Take advantage of outdoor work spaces. Sample and provide feedback on new products from our R&D team. Enjoy free coffee, soda and popcorn. Take a short walk to restaurants, breweries, the YMCA and a weekly farmer's market on the scenic Fox River. You can even see Lambeau Field from our top floor.

What you'll do:

Enterprise Sales & Operations Planning Leadership

* Establishes and leads the enterprise Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) framework to align demand, supply, capacity, and financial objectives across Sales, Marketing, Converting, Sourcing, Engineering, PIQS, Transportation, Distribution, and Planning.

* Oversees monitoring and governance of core S&OP inputs, including demand signals, statistical forecasts, production throughput, inventory positions, and capacity constraints.

* Ensures development of an integrated demand plan that combines statistical forecasting, business intelligence, and commercial insights, enabling informed executive decision‑making.

* Provides regular executive‑level updates and recommendations, translating complex trade‑offs into clear options and implications for senior leadership.

Strategic Network & Capacity Planning

* Leads mid‑ to long‑term capacity planning across plants, production lines, and distribution centers, ensuring alignment with growth, innovation, and acquisition strategies.

* Guides enterprise decisions related to capital deployment, network expansion or contraction, production sourcing, and acquisition integration.

* Ensures planning strategies balance customer service, partner work‑life sustainability, capacity utilization, and total cost.

Operational Excellence:
Cost, Quality & Service

* Leads continuous improvement of planning processes for finished goods to improve service performance, inventory health, and total delivered cost.

* Drives systemization, automation, and advanced planning capabilities to improve decision quality, scalability, and responsiveness across the supply chain.

* Represents Supply Chain Planning on enterprise and cross‑functional initiatives, ensuring planning implications are embedded in strategic decisions.

Leadership, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness

* Leads a large, complex organization consisting of multiple leaders, direct reports, and extended teams.

* Establishes and executes strategic workforce, succession, and talent development plans for the Supply Chain Planning organization.

* Develops and mentors senior leaders and high‑potential partners, ensuring strong leadership pipelines and sustainable…