Master Planning Manager

Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc; Watsonville (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and family leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Driscoll’s in California is seeking a Master Planning Manager to lead weekly business plans and align the supply chain with sales and operations targets. You will mine data from historical records and current trends to position product by shipping location to maximize customer order fill and operational targets.

You’ll collaborate with Sales, Supply Forecast, Demand Management, Product Business Management, Distribution, Logistics, Procurement, and Harvest Planning teams, reporting to the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with emphasis on data analytics and or agribusiness.
• 5 years of experience minimum with fresh produce handling.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Spanish verbal and written capability preferred.
• Ability to design and undertake projects leading to specific insights independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Develop new processes to improve Customer Order Fill results.
• Lead weekly Network Alignment activity and 13-week planning.
• Provide critical insights on Item forecast accuracy and fruit aging.
• Align network daily by site and provide channel allocations as needed.
• Support daily order fill and fruit movement with direction to teams.

Skills

Data analytics

Leadership

Communication

Bilingual Spanish

Project design

Education

Bachelor's degree (analytics/agribusiness)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Tableau

Visual BI

Lean Six Sigma (certification a plus)

Job description

About the OpportunityThe Master Planning Manager leads the planning and execution of all operational activities according to established weekly Business Plans. This includes data mining through historical records as well as current business trends in order to align the Supply Chain accordingly. The Master Planning Manager will influence the Business planning activity by guiding the Sales and Berry Business Management teams as to where and when product will be available by shipping location to best support Customer Order Fill targets while also achieving operational targets. The Master Planning Manager will be a key interface between the Sales team, Supply Forecast team, Demand Management team, Product Business Management, Distribution team, Logistics team, Procurement team, Daily Order Fill team and Regional Harvest Planning teams. This position reports directly to the Director of Sales and Operations Execution.ResponsibilitiesDevelop new processes that will drive improvement of Customer Order Fill resultsServe as the week 0 Network Business alignment ownerDevelop critical process and tools to improve the daily network alignment activityLead the effort to reduce customer order touches and excessive fruit movementServe as the critical link between Sales, Supply Forecast and the Supply Chain to achieve network balanceMonitor fruit aging to assure we stay within established parametersDevelop a weekly operating plan for week 1 businessLeverage trends to anticipate short or excess supply scenarios that will cause service disruptionsSupply the Supply Chain team with KI’s on critical points of measure e.g. Item forecast accuracy, Fruit Aging, Transfer spendConduct ad-hoc analysis under the direction of the Director of Sales and Operations ExecutionProvides Operational Plan for week 1 to 13 week alignment team weekly as well as ad-hoc basis.Leads weekly Supply Chain Forecast Meetings with Supply Chain ManagersProvides 13 week Item forecast to Procurement team by site and item/skuAligns Network daily by providing channel allocations by site (when/as needed)Creates Transfer daily/weekly transfer plans for Network AlignmentSupports Fruit Aging processSupports the Daily Order Fill team by providing direction on order and fruit movement activityWorks in a positive, collaborative way with other DepartmentsGenerate harvest plan strategy by aligning with Order Fill team for executionPlanning Forecasting project management and performing other duties as instructed by the Director of Sales and Operations Execution.Ensures the security of Driscoll’s proprietary and confidential information and material.Represents Driscoll’s in an ethical and business-like manner in all interactions with Growers, Suppliers, Buyers and Customers in addition to adherence to Company policies and practices.This job description is intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by employees in this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all the job's responsibilities. At Driscoll’s, all of our jobs include broad responsibilities for continually improving the processes we use to develop our products.Candidate ProfileBachelor’s degree preferred with an emphasis on data analytics and or agribusiness.5 years of experience minimum with fresh produce handling. Business management and leadership experience preferred.Bilingual preferredExcellent verbal and written communication skills; Spanish verbal and written capability preferredAbility to design and undertake projects leading to specific insights independently with minimal supervision.Ability to balance multiple work assignments, projects and daily operational activities is requiredMicrosoft Office Suite, Advanced Tableau or other Visual Business Intelligence experience.Lean Six Sigma certification a plusCalifornia driver’s license and the ability to be covered under company-sponsored vehicle insurance program are also requiredA valid passport and the ability to travel internationally without restrictions are also requiredRequire some domestic and possible international travel, approximately 5% of timeCompensation & Benefits:The following information is provided in good faith as a general description of the salary range and benefits for the position posted. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate is dependent upon experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity, and other objective job-related factors.Salary range estimated for this role is: $87,430 to 113,660Driscoll’s is committed to a culture of care and offers an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, and disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. Other benefits include: 401(k) with employer match, profit-sharing participation, paid sick time, paid vacation, paid personal and family care leave, and a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP). More detailed information regarding the benefits package, will be shared during the application process.