VP of Supply Chain Planning

Primary Purpose of the RoleTheVice President of Supply Chain Planningis a critical executive role responsible for synchronizing demand and supply across Hoffmasters complex North American manufacturing footprint and both foreign and domestic suppliers. Reporting to theChief Operating Officer this leader will oversee a multi-plant environment (6 plants) with a heavy focus on high-volume commodity-driven Sales Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP).This role is the primary process owner of the S&OP including the responsibility to drive continuous improvement in the maturity of the process architects & leads change management and adaptation of all improvements across the organization along with the administration of process and data role is the principal driver of business application capabilities and future enhancements that improve the end-to-end planning process and systems of a segmented Supply technical aspect of this role involves understanding and driving the development of segmented supply chain models in order to support Make to Stock (MTS) and Build to Order (BTO) products. This should include the development of an optimized planning process system and tools which will provide the capabilities to support the changing go-to market Job DutiesOwn and mature the monthly Sales Inventory and Operations Planning process to align sales forecasts with production capacity and financial all aspects of the S&OP process as well as thought leadership and Strategy Development and Deployment throughout the support for the SIOP process and plan through collaboration with all aspects of the organization to gain effective stakeholder alignment through change management production scheduling and material flow acrosssix North American plantsto optimize equipment utilization and meet customer service finished goods and raw material inventory to balance working capital with a high-service never-out retail or commercial long-range capacity modeling to determine when to add new lines or footprints based on market growth in the disposable products metrics associated with the function include forecast accuracy OTIF working capital inventory turns schedule compliance capacity utilization as well as assisting with the development of leading indicators that enable visibility to short and long term market trends and with Finance and SLT to ensure alignment of the S & OP process with the financial forecasting processes and working capital goals including AOP and Skills/AbilitiesBachelors degree in supply chain business or a related field is required. An MBA is preferred12-15 years of experience in demand or supply forecasting preferably within high-volume manufacturing (paper CPG or disposable goods)Deep expertise in ERP/MRP systems and data visualization tools (CPIM/CSCP) or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certifications success in defining and implementing an S &OP process within a complex environment where data is not immediately available and deductions will need to be drawn based on limited facilitation and presentation skills; has successfully facilitated initiatives that improve process and a culture of change agent and possess leadership skills to build and maintain a team-oriented must possess excellent oral and written communication skills and have the ability to interface and influence up and down the organization to drive stakeholder mastery of project management and analytical skills.#LI-JP1