IBP & S&OP Lead: Integrated Planning & Analytics

SCN BestCo; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SCN BestCo is seeking an Integrated Business Planning Manager to lead end-to-end S&OP processes and align demand, supply, and financial inputs. You will drive planning analytics, KPI governance, and scenario modeling to enable data-driven executive decisions.

The role connects forecasted demand with manufacturing capacity, inventory strategy, and customer service goals, advancing from traditional planning to mature IBP practices across sites in the US and Canada. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations management, industrial engineering, business administration, economics, or a related field.
• 8 years’ progressive experience in supply chain planning within a manufacturing environment, including demand planning, supply planning, production planning, inventory management, MRP, and capacity planning.
• Experience in fast-paced food, beverage, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) environments.
• Experience working with batch and unit production environments, including both make-to-order and make-to-stock planning models.
• Advanced knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and inventory control processes.
• Strong analytical and business analysis skills, including forecasting, scenario planning, risk assessment, and strategic decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel (including formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis tools).
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively, solve complex problems, and manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the monthly S&OP cycle from data collection through executive review.
• Develop and maintain standardized S&OP deliverables and executive presentations.
• Coordinate demand, supply, inventory, and financial inputs across functions.
• Ensure alignment between demand plans, capacity plans, and business objectives.
• Facilitate monthly cross-functional planning meetings and document decisions and action items.
• Drive accountability for execution of agreed-upon plans.
• Translate demand forecasts into actionable supply and capacity requirements.
• Identify supply constraints, capacity gaps, and inventory risks.
• Develop scenarios and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Quantify impacts of demand changes on capacity, inventory service levels, and financial performance.
• Create a structured process for escalation and resolution of planning conflicts.
• Partner with IT and business teams support planning system implementation and standardization across all sites.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, systems, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead implementation of planning best practices and process standardization.
• Support future planning system enhancements and digital transformation initiatives.
• Establish a planning analytics capability that supports proactive decision-making.
• Design and maintain executive dashboards and scorecards.
• Develop automated reporting solutions to replace manual reporting activities.
• Provide analysis on service, inventory, forecast performance, capacity utilization, and operational efficiency.
• Support annual budgeting and strategic planning activities through scenario modeling.
• Develop and maintain a standardized planning KPI framework across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Operations.
• Travel (up to one week per month) across company sites in the US and Canada.

Skills

Forecasting

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Power BI

Job description

SCN BestCo is seeking an Integrated Business Planning Manager to lead end-to-end S&OP processes and align demand, supply, and financial inputs. You will drive planning analytics, KPI governance, and scenario modeling to enable data-driven executive decisions.

The role connects forecasted demand with manufacturing capacity, inventory strategy, and customer service goals, advancing from traditional planning to mature IBP practices across sites in the US and Canada. Travel may be required.