Strategic Planning Manager jobs in Albany, OR

Summary

The Planning Manager will be responsible for guiding the company in creating reliable demand forecasts and monitoring performance against those forecasts, helping the company meet customer demand while managing optimized inventory levels. The Planning Manager forecasts demand and leads the production schedule. This role will collaborate directly with the Fruit Procurement Manager and Procurement Specialist. Additionally, the Planning Manager will work closely with the Sales Director, CFO, and VP of Operations to ensure that strategic objectives are aligned with operational capabilities. The Position reports to the Vice President of Operations.

Duties

1. Lead the S&OP (Integrated Business Planning) and Integrated Tactical Planning Processes for OFC

2. Create the weekly supply plan for the Production team

3. Monitor the actual sales vs forecast sales to ensure we react quickly to pressures on the demand plan

4. Collaborate with both the fruit and packaging/ingredient buyers to mitigate service risks due to lack of raw materials

5. Collaborate with the sales team to ensure alignment between demand and supply plans

Job Duties

· Demonstrate a strong commitment to achieving individual and team goals, including good organizational and administration skills in order to self-manage and develop discipline and be flexible and coachable

· Work collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation

· Proactive self-starter, with the ability to structure own schedule and meet deadlines

· Maintain punctual, regular, and predictable attendance

· Act at all times with Oregon Fruit Company’s Values, Mission and Vision

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a related field. A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in planning, forecasting, or a similar role.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

This position does not require any certificates, licenses or registrations. BRC, Lean, 6-sigma and other quality programs are desirable.

Travel Requirement

This position requires minimal travel.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Computer Skills

Medium to advanced computer skills including logging onto systems, communicating by email, composing documents, entering database information, creating presentations, downloading forms, and preserving/ backing-up important data. Proficiency in Excel and other data analysis tools is required with experience working with Business Central, Oracle and other similar programs preferred.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to solve complex problems and deal with a variety of concrete and complex variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold (non-weather); risk of electrical shock and vibration.

The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 lbs and/or move up to 50 pounds. This position requires frequent computer use. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. This is a hybrid role with the onsite to remote ratio to be determined by the VP of Ops.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $87,500.00 - $100,377.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Hybrid work
• Office

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Salem, OR 97302