The Senior Supply Planner serves as the orchestrator of Darigold's supply network, aligning supply, demand and inventory to deliver best-in-class customer service while optimizing network performance. This role requires a deep understanding of Darigold's milk flows, product portfolio and plant capabilities - translating that knowledge into actionable plans that keep the network balanced from farm to customer.
Operating across both tactical and strategic horizons, the Senior Supply Planner manages the 13-week master production schedule that drives short-term execution of production and deployment decisions, while also providing critical input to the 4-24-month supply and capacity plans that shape Darigold's medium-term production strategy, capital planning and organizational decision-making.
What You Will Do:- Lead analysis and decision recommendations to resolve imbalances across demand, supply and inventory, demonstrating ownership of scenario planning and trade-off management between service, inventory and capacity utilization in a dynamic environment.
- Maintain visibility to inventory at a daily, warehouse and order level, balancing customer priorities against manufacturing and logistics constraints.
- Develop and update intermediate-range supply and capacity plans (4-24 months) with operations collaboration to guide the organization's outlook on network load, plant utilization and product mix.
- Translate demand forecasts and production plans into executable deployment and replenishment schedules across Darigold's manufacturing and warehouse network.
- Partner with operations, logistics and commercial teams to anticipate and resolve supply constraints, shifting milk flows or production priorities as needed.
- Analyze inventory, fill rate and attainment-to-schedule performance, identifying risks and root causes and driving corrective actions.
- Provide insight and recommendations into the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Integrated Tactical Planning (ITP) processes, connecting daily planning decisions to long-term network strategy.
- Coach and mentor less-experienced planners, fostering technical skill growth and business acumen through regular reviews, scenario planning exercises and shared problem-solving.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement initiatives and lead efforts related to improving planning accuracy, inventory efficiency and system capabilities.
What You Will Bring:- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations or related field; 3-5 years of experience in supply, production or materials planning preferred.
- MBA or equivalent post-secondary degree reflecting advanced understanding of supply chain planning, operations and business strategy is preferred.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to interpret data and apply judgment to complex supply challenges.
- Deep curiosity about how the Darigold network functions - understanding milk sourcing, product flows and regional interdependencies.
- Experience managing trade-offs between service, inventory and capacity utilization in a dynamic environment.
- Effective communicator who builds alignment across Manufacturing, Commercial and Logistics teams.
- Proficiency in Excel, Power Query, Power BI and/or planning systems (e.g., SAP, OMP, Kinaxis).
- APICS CPIM certification or equivalent is preferred.
Benefits of Working at Darigold:We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We're proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package that includes:
- 401k competitive employer matching
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
- Employer paid life & disability coverage
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- 8 weeks paid parental leave
- Education assistance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible hybrid working arrangement where it applies (up to 2 days/week after initial 90 days and approval by hiring manager and HR)
- Compensation range: $101,838.07-$152,757.11 (individual wage based on previous experience, knowledge, and skills)
