Strategic Supply Chain Lead - S&OP & Forecasting

World Finer Foods; Bloomfield, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

World Finer Foods in Bloomfield, NJ seeks a Senior Manager, Supply Chain to lead demand planning, forecasting, and procurement for finished goods and packaging. You will align customer demand with inventory, production plans, and business objectives to drive profitable growth and service excellence.

You will oversee S&OP, partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Planning, develop forecasting capabilities, implement analytics, and mentor a team of demand planners to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Statistics, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the supply chain portion of the S&OP / Integrated Business Planning process.
• Facilitate alignment between Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
• Present demand assumptions, risks, and opportunities to leadership teams.
• Support executive decision-making through scenario analysis and recommendations.
• Analyze historical sales, market trends, promotional activity, and customer behavior.
• Develop forecasting models and performance dashboards.
• Translate data into actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Drive adoption of forecasting tools and planning technologies.
• Partner with Supply Planning to balance service, inventory, and capacity objectives.
• Support inventory optimization initiatives.
• Minimize stockouts, excess inventory, and obsolescence risks.
• Improve forecast-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Lead and develop Demand Planners and forecasting resources.
• Establish performance metrics and development plans.
• Build forecasting capabilities and analytical expertise across the team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead forecasting system enhancements and process standardization initiatives.
• Improve data quality, forecasting models, and planning workflows.
• Support implementation and optimization of demand planning technologies.
• Drive automation and advanced analytics adoption.

Job description

World Finer Foods in Bloomfield, NJ seeks a Senior Manager, Supply Chain to lead demand planning, forecasting, and procurement for finished goods and packaging. You will align customer demand with inventory, production plans, and business objectives to drive profitable growth and service excellence.

You will oversee S&OP, partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Planning, develop forecasting capabilities, implement analytics, and mentor a team of demand planners to