Director of Planning

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Full-Time, MIP eligible Cold Spring, MN, US

Build the plan that keeps a growing, multi-site manufacturing organization moving.

Carolina Beverage Group (CBG) is looking for an experienced Director of Planning to lead planning strategy and execution across our manufacturing operations in North Carolina, Minnesota, and Texas
. This is a 100% in-office role.

This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who understands how great planning connects the entire business—from customer demand and materials to plant capacity, inventory, and execution. You’ll lead a multi-site planning organization, partner closely with Operations and Commercial leadership, and help us continue building more consistent, data-driven planning processes across CBG.

As Director of Planning, you’ll oversee demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and customer planning across our manufacturing network.

You will:

• Lead planning activities across our North Carolina, Minnesota, and Texas facilities
• Drive demand, supply, inventory, and capacity planning processes
• Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Customer Service, Finance, and Commercial teams to align customer demand with operational capabilities
• Lead monthly forecast reviews and planning discussions
• Identify capacity, material, inventory, and supply risks before they impact our customers
• Lead, coach, and develop Planning Supervisors, Key Account Planning Managers, and other planning team members
• Establish consistent planning processes, expectations, and accountability across all locations
• Drive improvements in inventory performance, working capital, and inventory turns
• Support new customer onboarding, new product introductions, and commercialization activities
• Monitor forecast accuracy, service levels, schedule attainment, capacity utilization, and other key planning metrics
• Identify opportunities to improve planning tools, systems, SOPs, reporting, and cross-functional communication
• Support ERP, MRP, and planning system enhancements

You’ll help CBG improve:

• Forecast accuracy and planning reliability
• Customer service and supply-risk visibility
• Inventory turns and working capital
• Capacity utilization and schedule attainment
• Planning consistency across all locations
• Development and succession readiness of our planning team

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field
• 7–10 years of planning, supply chain, operations, or manufacturing experience
• 3–5 years of leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of demand planning, inventory planning, capacity planning, and materials management
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional problem solving and communicate business risks effectively
• Experience developing teams and building accountability
• Multi-site manufacturing experience preferred
• Beverage, food, CPG, or other high-volume manufacturing experience preferred
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification is a plus

At CBG, planning isn't a back-office function—it is a critical part of how we serve our customers and operate our business.

This role offers the opportunity to:

Make an enterprise-wide impact.
Your decisions and leadership will influence operations across three states and multiple manufacturing facilities.

Have a seat at the table.
You’ll work directly with leaders across Manufacturing, Commercial, Procurement, Finance, Customer Service, and Supply Chain to solve real business challenges.

Build, not just maintain.
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