At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.

• Develop lasting relationships with great people.

• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Supply Chain Planning Manager, Beverage

The Beverage Planning Manager is the front line leader within the Beverage Supply Chain team responsibility for leading a team of analysts overseeing functional planning across a region within our beverage business. They are responsible for driving business strategy, inventory policy, production run strategy, RM replenishment, and FG scheduling for our beverage lines. They work hand in hand with our sales team, S&OP team, customers, manufacturing partners, and project management and engineering teams. They are also responsible for helping mature and advance the beverage planning process and help drive the technology requirements for the beverage planning team. This is a high-profile role with lots of coordination required with both internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Functions

• Leads a team of analysts to balance supply and demand over a multi-week horizon for the assigned region consisting of multiple manufacturing and 3PL sites. Execute production run strategies that fulfill Niagara’s goals of maximizing asset utilization and driving value to our customers.

• Collaborates with sales, customers, and mfg. to create production strategies in support of servicing our customers. Overlook the publishing of the master plans to the organization and its customers and ensure a high quality of data outputs by ensuring all data inputs are sound and updated.

• Help design inventory budgets and ensure planned vs actual changeovers and inventory holding cost are within those established budgets.

• Supply plans must take into consideration all relevant variables such as inventory levels, available capacity, projected demands, planned down times, and inventory budgets to meet service and cost goals.

• Overlook the ongoing development and maintenance of inventory policy with consideration to demand, setup costs, holding cost to drive optimal inventory turns and service.

• Maintain a high standard of internal customer service using effective communication and prompt responses to all levels of personnel within the organization.

• Manage non-optimal sourcing strategies by reducing cost while meeting service goals.

• Ensure high warehouse utilization by partnering with internal logistics and plants to understand storage capacities and ensure system values are updated.

• 3PL management by strategizing cost optimal product mix and controlling planned vs actual flow.

• Leads a team in balancing supply and demand of raw materials developing and developing site level supply plans for all Niagara domestic sites.

• Works cross-functionally to develop raw material supply solutions that fulfill the flexibility of customer demand.

• Collaborates to develop infrastructure and refine process to review and plan for raw material production requirements within a 90-day window; establishes methods to scale requirements gathering for a growing network of sites.

• Monitor shifts in demand across the network and proactively adjust network raw material supply plans accordingly, ensuring supply continuity at all times. Must anticipate and communicate any updates or change in needs/constraints.

• Strong leadership skills in relation to emotional intelligence, active listening, and providing constructive professional feedback to team members. Excellent verbal and written communication required.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:

• 6 Years – Experience in Purchasing, MRP, Procurement, Planning or similar function

• 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects

• 2 Years – Experience in Position

  *experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Travels approximately 10%

• Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ Years – Experience in Purchasing, MRP, Procurement, Planning or similar function

• 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects

• 4 Years – Experience in Position

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, with strong grasp of Microsoft Excel

• Strong attention to detail and organization

• Track record of leadership

• Data-driven approach to problem solving

• Excellent verbal and written communication

• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders

• Knowing when face to face vs. phone vs. email vs. text communication is appropriate

• Ability to tailor message to audience

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner

• Identifies safety issues and takes prompt corrective action

• Coaches/corrects unsafe team behavior

• Effectively prioritizes quality, productivity, and cost

• Encourages honest feedback from direct reports, peers, and up-line manager

• Uses customer feedback to improve service levels and internal/external customer relationships

• InnovACT

• Understands the concepts of process consistency and waste minimization

• Modifies goals based on changing business needs

• Promotes sharing of opposing viewpoints

• Find a Way

• Anticipates problems and opportunities within functional area, and recommends proactive solutions

• Uses technical knowledge to coach team performance and educate others

• Leverages technical know-how to solve challenging problems

• Encourages and models teamwork to demonstrate behavioral expectations for Team Members

• Builds relationships up, down, and across effectively

• Empowered to be Great

• Provides effective coaching and feedback to improve individual and team performance

• Provides positive recognition for Team Member results

• Assigns responsibilities to maximize team strengths

• Resolves team conflicts with a calm demeanor and skill

• Effectively communicates team and individual expectations and follows up appropriately

Education

• Minimum Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Finance or Manufacturing

• Preferred:

• Master's Degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Finance or Manufacturing

Typical Compensation Range

Pay Rate Type: Salary

$115,381.28 - $167,302.86 / Yearly

Bonus Target: 10% Annual

Benefits

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

• Los Angeles County applicants only* Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

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Niagara Bottling, LLC has been family owned and operated since 1963. Niagara is a leading bottled water manufacturer in the U.S., supplying major retailers across the nation. With incredible growth over the past several years, the career possibilities at Niagara are endless!

Niagara’s culture is fast-paced, innovative and intensely collaborative. Our Team Members are passionate, driven and always find a way to get the job done. We work hard and play hard while staying true to our family atmosphere.

From competitive benefits and retirement options to educational reimbursements, ongoing training courses and exciting career advancement opportunities, at Niagara we truly take care of our Team Members.

We hope that you consider joining our Niagara family!

Niagara Bottling LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in relation to our recruiting, hiring, and promoting practices.