Associate Director, Integrated Business Planning - Network Planning - (Food/ Burt's)

The Clorox Company; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clorox Company in the United States is seeking an IBP Associate Director to lead end-to-end supply and production planning integration for the business unit. You will bridge strategy and execution, guiding forecast and planning across horizons while delivering insights for senior leaders.

You will coach a team of planning professionals, drive cross-functional alignment with Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Operations, and shape long-term planning narratives to support growth and enterprise

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IBP, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience leading end-to-end IBP / S&OP / ISA processes and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing and developing managers and senior individual contributors.
• CPG or fast-moving consumer goods experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end IBP ownership across forecast, capacity, inventory, and financial outcomes.
• Translate demand signals into feasible, optimized supply and production plans across planning horizons.
• Maintain a strong 2–5 year view of demand, supply, and network implications.
• Directly manage the Network Planning Managers (4 FTEs) for Food and Burt's Bees and coach the team.
• Build integrated planning narratives, executive materials, and business storytelling for leadership forums.
• Drive cross-functional engagement with Finance, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain leadership.

Skills

Integrated Business Planning

Demand Planning

Supply Planning

Network Planning

Leadership

Executive Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace

Your role at Clorox:

The IBP Associate Director is a critical leadership role within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) organization, responsible for owning the end-to-end supply, and production planning integration for the business unit. This role serves as the primary bridge between strategy and execution, ensuring near , mid , and long term plans are aligned to enterprise strategic objectives.

This leader will own the forecast, and supply/production planning integration, while guiding the team’s day-to-day priorities, removing obstacles, and elevating the quality of insights, planning narratives, and decision support provided to senior leadership. The role acts as a thought partner to the IBP Director, supporting strategic integration, executive narrative building, and cross functional alignment across the business.

In this role, you will:

End-to-End IBP Ownership

• Owns the integrated supply, and production planning process, ensuring alignment across forecast, capacity, inventory, and financial outcomes.
• Serves as the single point of accountability for translating demand signals into feasible, optimized supply and production plans across planning horizons.
• Ensures plans are unbiased, risk‑informed, and aligned with long‑term strategic objectives.

Forecast & Supply Integration

• Oversees forecasting and scenario development, ensuring appropriate network optimization, risk/opportunity identification, and assumptions.
• Ensures supply, network, and production plans are robust, executable, and aligned to demand scenarios and financial commitments.
• Leads tradeoff discussions across capacity, inventory, service, and cost, escalating only materially differentiated options to senior leadership.

Strategic Planning & Long-Term Focus

• Maintains a strong long‑term (2–5 year) view of demand, supply, and network implications to support strategic business objectives and growth initiatives.
• Partners with cross‑functional leaders to assess strategic initiatives (e.g., innovation, portfolio changes, network investments, capacity decisions).
• Ensures planning outputs support strategic decision‑making rather than solely short‑term execution.

Team Leadership & Prioritization

• Directly manages the Network Planning Managers (4 FTE’s) for Food and Burt's Bees
• Sets clear priorities and direction for the team, balancing daily execution needs with strategic deliverables.
• Coaches and develops team members to elevate technical rigor, business acumen, and executive communication.
• Ensures consistency, quality, and cadence across supply, and planning deliverables.

Executive Narrative & Decision Support

• Partners closely with the IBP Director to build integrated planning narratives, executive materials, and business storytelling.
• Synthesizes complex demand, supply, and financial data into clear insights, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations.
• Prepares content for IBP forums, scenario reviews, leadership discussions, and executive decision moments.

Cross-Functional Integration

• Acts as a trusted planning partner to Finance, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain leadership.
• Drives proactive cross‑functional engagement to surface risks early and ensure alignment on assumptions and actions.
• Supports consistent IBP ways of working and continuous improvement of planning processes, tools, and governance.

What we look for:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Integrated Business Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Network Planning, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience leading end‑to‑end IBP / S&OP / ISA processes and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing and developing managers and/or senior individual contributors.
• CPG or fast‑moving consumer goods experience preferred.

Core Capabilities

• Enterprise Thinking: Ability to balance short‑term execution with long‑term strategy.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Framing tradeoffs and decisions in ambiguous, complex environments.
• Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of P&L, working capital, tradeoffs across cost, service, and inventory.
• Analytical Rigor: Deep understanding of demand and supply planning drivers, scenarios, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Executive Communication: Ability to translate complexity into clear, compelling leadership narratives.
• Leadership Presence: Confident, credible partner to senior leaders across functions.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Analytics, Business preferred)

Workplace type:

Hybrid

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive.

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[U.S.]Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

• Zone A: $157,600 - $316,700
• Zone B: $144,400 - $290,300
• Zone C: $131,300 - $263,900

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.