Strategic Demand & Supply Planning Manager

Maker's Pride; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

401(k)

Wellness program

Job summary

Maker's Pride seeks a Collaborative Planning Manager to bridge customer demand and the constrained supply plan. You will own demand and supply accuracy with a 13-week horizon, align production wheels, and drive a balanced plan across scheduling, service, and inventory health.

You will collaborate with plant scheduling, corporate planning, and multiple teams to deliver the unified plan, while guiding continuous improvements and ensuring policy compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 5+ years of Supply Chain planning experience across demand and supply planning, scheduling, or S&OP.
• Experience translating customer demand signals into executable supply plans.
• Experience with plant scheduling and cross-functional partners in a multi-site manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Influence demand signals to improve accuracy and align with capacity and run rates.
• Plan supply at plants with level-loaded, smoothed schedules to support service and efficiency.
• Own 13-week demand/supply planning accuracy and drive plan quality improvements.
• Coordinate production wheels per line with Supply Chain Directors and cross-functional teams.
• Surface and escalate gaps; manage unconstrained demand within the supply plan.
• Maintain customer blackout calendars and ensure shift compliance.
• Translate unconstrained demand into the constrained SAP plan and document drivers.

Skills

Demand planning

Supply planning

Production scheduling

S&OP

Excel

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Blue Yonder

Job description

Maker's Pride seeks a Collaborative Planning Manager to bridge customer demand and the constrained supply plan. You will own demand and supply accuracy with a 13-week horizon, align production wheels, and drive a balanced plan across scheduling, service, and inventory health.

You will collaborate with plant scheduling, corporate planning, and multiple teams to deliver the unified plan, while guiding continuous improvements and ensuring policy compliance.