Description
Job Category: Supply Chain Job Family: Supply Chain Planning Job Description:
The Director of Supply Chain Planning provides enterprise leadership for end‑to‑end planning across finished goods replenishment. This role establishes and leads strategic planning initiatives that significantly influence the mid‑ to long‑term performance of the Supply Chain organization and broader enterprise.
The Director leads the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process as a primary mechanism for cross‑functional alignment, ensuring demand, supply, capacity, and network decisions are optimized for service, cost, and quality. Scope includes execution of inventory and network strategy optimization, short‑ and long‑term capacity management, acquisition integration, and interplant flows across a complex, multi‑site manufacturing and distribution network.
This role is accountable for planning outcomes, while leading and developing a large, multi‑layered organization of supply chain planning leaders and professionals.
This role offers a flexible hybrid work schedule (Monday-Friday) located at our Home Office in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The hybrid work schedule is 3 days/week onsite at Home Office and 2 days/week from home.
Relocation Benefits: Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for this position.
About our Green Bay, WI Home Office:
You'll find lots to love in our beautiful home office in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our jeans-friendly environment has indoor and outdoor collaboration spaces, state-of-the-art R&D and sensory labs, culinary kitchens, a pilot plant, innovation center and more.
Take advantage of outdoor workspaces. Sample and provide feedback on new products from our R&D team. Enjoy free coffee, soda and popcorn. Take a short walk to restaurants, breweries, the YMCA and a weekly farmer's market on the scenic Fox River. You can even see Lambeau Field from our top floor.
What you'll do:
Enterprise Sales & Operations Planning Leadership
- Establishes and leads the enterprise Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) framework to align demand, supply, capacity, and financial objectives across Sales, Marketing, Converting, Sourcing, Engineering, PIQS, Transportation, Distribution, and Planning.
- Oversees monitoring and governance of core S&OP inputs, including demand signals, statistical forecasts, production throughput, inventory positions, and capacity constraints.
- Ensures development of an integrated demand plan that combines statistical forecasting, business intelligence, and commercial insights, enabling informed executive decision‑making.
- Provides regular executive‑level updates and recommendations, translating complex trade‑offs into clear options and implications for senior leadership.
Strategic Network & Capacity Planning
- Leads mid‑ to long‑term capacity planning across plants, production lines, and distribution centers, ensuring alignment with growth, innovation, and acquisition strategies.
- Guides enterprise decisions related to capital deployment, network expansion or contraction, production sourcing, and acquisition integration.
- Ensures planning strategies balance customer service, partner work‑life sustainability, capacity utilization, and total cost.
Operational Excellence: Cost, Quality & Service
- Leads continuous improvement of planning processes for finished goods to improve service performance, inventory health, and total delivered cost.
- Drives systemization, automation, and advanced planning capabilities to improve decision quality, scalability, and responsiveness across the supply chain.
- Represents Supply Chain Planning on enterprise and cross‑functional initiatives, ensuring planning implications are embedded in strategic decisions.
Leadership, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness
- Leads a large, complex organization consisting of multiple leaders, direct reports, and extended teams.
- Establishes and executes strategic workforce, succession, and talent development plans for the Supply Chain Planning organization.
- Develops and mentors senior leaders and high‑potential partners, ensuring strong leadership pipelines and sustainable organizational capability.
- Ensures consistency and rigor in hiring, development, performance management, and career progression across the planning function.
Governance, Compliance & Risk Management
- Partners with leadership to ensure compliance with food safety, food quality, and customer requirements across planning and replenishment processes.
- Interprets and communicates customer requirements to manufacturing and support teams, ensuring alignment with production planning and execution.
- Oversees establishment, auditing, and continuous improvement of process controls, SOPs, and corrective actions related to planning and execution gaps.
Scope & Impact
- Enterprise planning responsibility spanning finished goods production planning
- Leads and develops a large, multi‑layered organization with enterprise‑wide influence
- Regularly influences and advises executive leadership on strategic supply chain decisions
What you'll need to succeed:
Education & Experience
- Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) in Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or a related field preferred. Bachelor's degree required.
- Minimum 12+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, operations, distribution, transportation, or related disciplines
- Significant experience leading complex, cross‑functional teams in large, multi‑site organizations
- Demonstrated success operating at an enterprise and executive interface
Knowledge & Capabilities
- Deep expertise in plant production processes, integrated supply chain planning, and order fulfillment
- Strong understanding of enterprise data, forecasting systems, and planning technologies
- Ability to translate complex technical and operational information into executive‑level insights
- Advanced leadership capability, including strategic thinking, influence, and change leadership
- Proven strength in problem solving, innovation, and managing ambiguity at scale
- Strong project and program leadership across enterprise initiatives
Additional Requirements
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including executive‑level presentations
- Ability to independently learn and leverage advanced systems and analytics
- Willingness to travel up to 15%
Get not one, but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company, you'll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one. In addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, Schreiber will contribute an extra amount – about 8% of your earnings – toward your retirement every year. That's a company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually. That's hard to beat!
Earn bonus pay. You'll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.
Ready to make a move? Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for a U.S. Salaried position.
Childcare costs. Get up to $5,000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare. Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses, including independent babysitters.
Earn extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employer‑funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.
Pursue development that's relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.
Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits starting day one. This includes an onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
Experience caring like you've never experienced it before. We have a program that's completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It's called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.
Benefits that support your whole life. Visit Schreiber – Care for you to see everything Schreiber offers to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.
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Need extra assistance with the application process? Contact recruiting@schreiberfoods.com or call 920-437-7601.
For positions that require any amount of travel: Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.
Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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