Sr. Supply Chain Planning Mgr.

About us: Headquartered in both Irving, TX and Vernon, CA, we are a premium full spectrum manufacturer and distributor of fine food products. Family owned and operated since 1977, our Company offers more than 4,000 products to a variety of customers in both the foodservice and retail channels. We are committed to providing the highest quality food products with an unrelenting commitment to fresh, nutritious ingredients and promotion of eco-friendly business practices. Duties and Responsibilities: The Senior Supply Chain Planning Manager is responsible for leading end-to-end supply and production planning for CPG external manufacturing partners, ensuring product availability, reliable customer service, optimized inventory levels, and efficient production execution. This role serves as a key connection point between internal cross-functional teams—including Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, and Commercial and 3PL partners along with our external manufacturing partners. The position drives alignment across demand, supply, production, and inventory plans; proactively identifies and resolves supply constraints; strengthens planning processes; and ensures execution against service, cost, and working capital objectives. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as business needs evolve. Lead and develop the supply planning team, owning end-to-end supply and production planning across assigned external manufacturing sites, multiple product lines, and brands. Partner with Demand Planning to translate demand forecasts, customer requirements, and demand changes into executable supply and production plans. Ensure production plans balance inventory targets, manufacturing capacity, material availability, lead times, and customer service expectations. Monitor production schedule attainment and execution performance, leading root cause analysis and corrective actions for misses related to raw materials, packaging, equipment, labor, or capacity constraints. Build strong relationships across the end-to-end supply chain, leading regular S&OE and S&OP discussions to review supply plans, production schedules, inventory, risks, and performance. Proactively identify and mitigate supply risks, including manufacturing disruptions, capacity limitations, extended lead times, and raw or packaging material shortages. Own and monitor the rolling 13-week production plan and MRP to ensure material requirements, production schedules, and replenishment plans align with co-manufacturer contractual agreements, including lead times, MOQs, and committed production capacity. Proactively identify shortages, excess inventory, and supply risks, driving timely actions to protect production and customer service. Drive continuous improvement across planning processes, team capabilities, KPIs, and system utilization, with a focus on OTIF, schedule attainment, inventory turns, and planning effectiveness. Lead supply chain planning activities supporting new product launches, production transfers, manufacturing transitions, and process changes at co-manufacturing sites, ensuring cross-functional alignment and execution against timelines. Provide leadership with clear visibility to supply performance, inventory positions, emerging risks, service impacts, and recovery plans to support timely decision-making. Drive adoption and continuous improvement of S&OE and S&OP processes, strengthening cross-functional accountability, planning discipline, and alignment across Demand, Supply, Procurement, Operations, and Commercial teams. Qualifications and Experience: 7+ years of supply chain planning experience, with demonstrated experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, preferably within food and beverage manufacturing. Experience managing external manufacturing / co-manufacturing relationships and end-to-end supply planning across multiple product lines and brands. Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, or a related field…

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