Integrated Short Term Planning Senior Manager

Overview

Nature Sweet is the single-source solution for greenhouse-grown vegetables and is the #1 best-selling brand in snacking tomatoes. The largest vertically integrated agriculture company in North America, Nature Sweet guarantees great-tasting produce year-round, both organic and conventional. Our vegetables are carefully grown, harvested, and packaged by more than 6,000 directly employed company Associates. Nature Sweet tomatoes, cucumbers, and sweet peppers are handpicked at the peak of freshness and sold at major supermarket retailers throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Nature Sweet is dedicated to having a positive social, environmental, and economic impact within our communities, and our commitment is to transform the lives of agricultural workers throughout North America. This work, as well as our efforts regarding sustainability, have led us to earn B Corp, Fair Trade, and EFI certifications.

About the Role:

This role will make the necessary connection between the short-term demand signal and the availability report to make sure short-term decisions are clearly defined, discussed at the Business Delivery Meetings and are assessed timely. Other process related such as Spot Buying/Excess selling are to be coordinated and communicated through this role. Importantly, Replenishment EXECUTION AND PRODUCT deployment will be split from this role and transitioned to Product Deployment Distribution under Physical logistics.

This position will be located in San Antonio, TX.

Hybrid: 3 days per week in office with 2 days remote.

Schedule:

Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain management, inventory control, or a related field, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership role.
• Food Industry experience in Multi-Category high complexity Operations.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s degree preferred. Bachelor’s in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• English and Spanish required.

Supply Chain Planning:

• Implement and execute replenishment processes that align with the company's overall supply chain and business objectives.

Inventory / budget Management:

• Accountable inventory levels are sufficient to meet customer demands and identify replenishment needs.
• Ensure cost-effective inventory practices without compromising availability.
• Be accountable for tactical plans to optimize the supply chain processes from greenhouses to customer delivery

Demand Forecasting:

• Collaborate with sales, marketing, Innovation, Finance and production teams to forecast demand and adjust replenishment plans accordingly.

Collaborate with internal teams to maintain an accurate and responsive forecasting process.

Performance Metrics:

• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to inventory turnover, stockouts, and replenishment cycles, and implement improvements as necessary.

Execute logistics monitoring to ensure Customer Orders delivery (OFR).

Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for process enhancements within the replenishment function and implement best practices to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Lead Business Delivery/S&OE Process and guarantee Availability report accuracy.

Budget Management:

• Manage the replenishment budget, ensuring cost-effective inventory practices without compromising product availability.

Managing Direct Reports:

• Oversee a team of 6 direct and indirect reports, including managers and leads overseeing distinct product lines (including tomatoes and veggies).
• Provide guidance and mentorship to team members to develop expertise in agricultural product supply chain management

Nature Sweet’s purpose as a company is to transform the lives of agricultural workers in North America. As such, we have very robust processes and policies around our employment efforts. Nature Sweet will never request payments through any means in connection with the application for employment.

Nature Sweet is committed to fostering a diverse workforce by creating a collaborative, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone, regardless of what we look like, or where we come from, feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.