Supply Planning Manager

Nestle

. Lead, coach, and develop the supply planning team, including hiring, performance management, succession planning, and ongoing feedback .

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeBohemia • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach, and develop the supply planning team, including hiring, performance management, succession planning, and ongoing feedback
Communicate site planning initiatives, training, and issue resolution through clear, audience‑appropriate presentations
Own site KPIs by prioritizing and escalating planning issues, conducting root cause analysis, and driving corrective actions
Partner with Supply Planning to align production planning inputs and material flow execution
Align demand and supply plans with Operations and the S&OP (Sales Operations Planning) process
Collaborate with planning teams to create and maintain a feasible, reliable production schedule
Identify and manage capacity and supply constraints across manufacturing, raw materials, and packaging; lead recovery planning
Own direct materials planning and purchasing for the site; partner with Procurement to resolve vendor delivery issues
Maintain site production requirements to ensure inventory health and on‑time customer delivery
Monitor inventory risks and proactively escalate shortages or excesses to stakeholders
Ensure site adherence to MRP best practices, including shelf‑life management and long‑term planning
Track factory attainment and service levels; develop action plans to close gaps
Lead LEAN and end‑to‑end value stream initiatives to improve cost, efficiency, and planning effectiveness
Partner with factory operations to identify risks to plant uptime and incorporate insights into long‑term production and promotion planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced degree preferred, however a combination of relevant education and professional experience will be considered
5+ years of planning experience in a process manufacturing environment, including MRP, purchasing, and scheduling
2+ years leading supply planning activities and managing direct reports
Experience with manufacturing resource planning (MRP) and material requirements planning
Hands-on experience with Oracle and AS400 planning tools, strongly preferred
Advanced Excel skills (formulas, analysis); strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint)
Experience managing master data governance and maintenance processes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance-based incentives
401k with company match
Healthcare coverage
Broad range of other benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

supply planningMRPpurchasingschedulingroot cause analysisLEANvalue stream mappingcapacity managementinventory managementmaster data governance

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingperformance managementsuccession planningpresentation skillsfeedbackplanning effectiveness