Once Upon a Farm

Procurement

• Support development of sourcing strategies for supply chain resiliency
• Conduct sourcing analysis and insights development
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, Operations, Quality, R&D, Sustainability, and Marketing

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Director

• Build, develop, and inspire a high-performing, end-to-end planning organization across Demand, Supply, and Materials Planning, setting clear expectations, cultivating accountability, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic direction, coaching, and structured career development to planners and planning leaders, ensuring the team has the skills, tools, and support needed to scale with the business.
• Establish the planning organization’s operating model-defining roles, responsibilities, workflows, governance, and cross-functional interfaces to ensure seamless execution.
• Champion change management related to system upgrades, process maturation, network expansion, and the planning discipline expected of a newly public company.
• Create a culture of analytical excellence, proactive problem-solving, and cross-functional partnership, enabling the team to influence decisions across Commercial, Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Executive Leadership.
• Drive talent capability building in forecasting, scenario planning, analytics, communication, and integrated planning processes to support both short-term performance and long-term organizational growth.
• Support an S&OP/IBP process that improves cross-functional alignment and drives clearer decision-making in a rapidly changing environment.
• Connect demand and supply plans to provide predictable, reliable signals for operations and commercial teams.
• Lead the rollout and evolution of planning tools and systems, balancing the need for better analytics with the realities of a small, fast-moving team.
• Build scalable forecasting capabilities—including statistical tools, AI/ML, and structured cross-functional inputs—to enhance demand signal reliability across channels and customers.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy through disciplined review cycles, root-cause analysis, and effective collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Commercial partners.
• Own the demand planning pillar of the S&OP/IBP process, ensuring transparency, actionable scenarios, and clear recommendations for executive decision-making.
• Execute a scalable supply plan that balances service, cost, inventory, and capacity across a fast-growing, multi-node co-manufacturing network.
• Implement robust capacity planning, scenario modeling, and constraint-based planning tools to guide short-, mid-, and long-range decisions.
• Partner with Operations, Procurement, and Commercialization to anticipate constraints, mitigate supply risks, and ensure production plans are fully aligned with demand priorities, innovation timelines, and network capabilities.
• Communicate supply risks, trade-offs, and service implications clearly and proactively to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to enhance responsiveness, reduce lead times, and improve throughput across the supply network.
• Collaborate with external network partners, including co-mans, logistics providers, and suppliers, to support reliability improvements, capacity expansion, and long-range network planning.
• Oversee material contracts and coverage, ensuring adequate supply levels and strong alignment with Procurement on new contracts, and supplier performance.
• Manage VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) suppliers, ensuring replenishment of reliability, inventory accuracy, and adherence to service and quality standards.
• Establish scalable processes that provide end-to-end visibility across raw materials, packaging, components, and all supplier-managed inventory programs.
• Lead material risk management by proactively identifying shortages, supplier constraints, lead-time shifts, and cost exposures, while developing mitigation plans and communication protocols.
• Partner closely with Procurement and R&D to support commercialization timelines, supplier readiness, and material availability for new product launches and innovation projects.
• Ensure material availability and readiness to support ongoing production plans and service-level commitments across the network.
• Own safety stock strategy, inventory optimization, and slow-moving/obsolescence management in a cost-conscious environment.

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Director of Planning