Manager, Business Unit Planning

Chamberlain Group

$102K — $165K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or IT
  • 5+ years of supply chain and people management experience
  • Proficient in SAP or similar planning software
  • Ability to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally
  • Preferred: Master's in Business Administration
  • Preferred: APICS CPIM/CIRM, CSCP, Lean/Six Sigma, and/or PMP certifications

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Supply Chain Planning team ensuring effective demand and inventory planning
  • Align and optimize S&OP/IBP strategies with business initiatives for growth and efficiency
  • Facilitate cross-functional meetings with executives for consensus on forecasts and strategic decisions
  • Manage the monthly S&OP/IBP volume process with input from stakeholders
  • Establish market-driven inventory strategies considering customer needs
  • Utilize inventory management tools to optimize SKU and meet product availability targets
  • Oversee Product Life Cycle Management for launches and discontinuations
  • Contribute to annual budget and operating plan using S&OP/IBP insights
  • Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
  • Maintain confidentiality to protect company reputation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • 401k contribution
  • Eligibility for short-term incentive plan
  • Professional development opportunities through workshops and publications
  • Support for a motivating workplace culture aligned with company mission and values
Full Job Description

• Lead Supply Chain Planning team for a BU responsible for all aspects of demand and inventory planning activities

• Align the S&OP/IBP vision, strategy and processes with BU vision and strategic initiatives in support of optimizing sales growth, margin realization, inventory management and asset utilization

• Lead meetings with cross-functional teams and with the BU Executives to drive decision-making and alignment on the monthly consensus demand and supply forecasts with rigorous analysis resulting in options, risk scenarios and recommendations

• Oversee team consensus of the monthly S&OP/IBP volume process including maintenance of rolling future month consensus demand plans, development of demand drivers and assumptions and gaining full alignment with the appropriate stakeholders

• Determine optimal inventory for key items across entire supply chain by establishing target levels, assessing safety stock need, customer requirements and establishing a market-driven inventory strategy

• Utilize inventory management tools to rationalize SKU’s and optimize inventory while meeting Product Availability targets

• Lead Product Life Cycle Management process including new product launches, discontinuations and portfolio optimization

• Contributes toward the annual budget and operating plan development process by leveraging ongoing S&OP/IBP demand and supply plans and underlying casual assumptions.

• Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.

• Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential.

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.

• Motivate and lead a high performance team by attracting, developing, engaging and retaining team members

• Drive the performance management and compensation processes by communicating job expectations, monitoring and evaluating performance, providing feedback and facilitating employee development per the company’s policies

• Maintain transparent communication by appropriately communicating organization information to team through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, appropriate email, IM and regular interpersonal communications

• Lead and motivate individuals and teams to create a workplace culture that is consistent with the Chamberlain Group mission, vision and values.

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Certifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or IT

Experience:
• 5+ years of supply chain and people management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• SAP or similar planning software

Other:
• Able to travel up to 15% - domestically and internationally

Preferred Qualifications

Education/Certifications:
• Masters in Business Administration


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• APICS CPIM / CIRM, CSCP, Lean / Six Sigma, and/or PMP certifications; managing S&OP / IBP processes

The pay range for this position is $102,600.00 - $165,375.00; base pay offered may vary depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. In addition to base pay, also offered is a comprehensive benefits package and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). This position is eligible for participation in a short-term incentive plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.

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