Supply Planning Manager — Hybrid, Lead & Elevate S&OP

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery; Oakbrook Terrace (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

HSA/FSA eligible plans

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, headquartered in Oak Brook, IL, seeks a Supply Planning Manager to lead and develop two planners, manage master production scheduling, and align finished-goods with customer needs. Hybrid work from our Oak Brook corporate office.

You will partner across Operations, Demand Planning, Logistics, Finance, and Technology to implement scalable planning tools and stronger processes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field required; MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive supply chain experience with hands-on planning.
• Experience with consumer packaged goods (CPG) or food manufacturing; Excel-based planning tools.
• Prior people leadership or supervisory experience preferred, with ability to coach planners.
• Strong supply planning fundamentals: demand & supply balancing, deployment, inventory.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement across all aspects of supply planning to establish robust end‑to‑end planning processes.
• Cadence planning activities: manufacturing alignment, supply/demand balancing, and S&OP process.
• Balance hands-on planning with leadership, priorities, and coaching of planners.
• Develop planners, strengthen planning skills, and drive adoption of process changes.
• Improve planning tools and performance routines to boost service, cost, and working capital.

Skills

Leadership

Supply planning

Demand planning

Excel modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Business

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP IBP/APO

Kinaxis

John Galt

o9

OMP

Advanced Excel

Job description

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, headquartered in Oak Brook, IL, seeks a Supply Planning Manager to lead and develop two planners, manage master production scheduling, and align finished-goods with customer needs. Hybrid work from our Oak Brook corporate office.

You will partner across Operations, Demand Planning, Logistics, Finance, and Technology to implement scalable planning tools and stronger processes in a fast-paced environment.