Director, Supply Planning

HAVI is a global, privately owned company focused on innovating, optimizing and managing the supply chains of leading brands. Offering services in marketing analytics, packaging, supply chain management and logistics, HAVI partners with companies to address challenges big and small across the supply chain, from commodity to customer. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. HAVI’s supply chain services are complemented by the customer engagement services offered by our affiliated company The Marketing Store. For more information, please visit HAVI.com.

Do you have a passion for supply chain and a desire to lead a high performing team on behalf of one of the most recognizable brands in the world? The Director, Supply Planning role is a key internal and external client-facing leader that guides and oversees the supply chain strategy for assured supply and the execution of everyday and promotional food and packaging items for HAVI Supply Chain customers across the United States and Canadian markets in our Global Planning and Analytics organization.In this highly visible role, you will lead your team through replenishment planning, customer and partner recommendations, operational root cause analyses, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role will be the face to multiple customers in collaboration with internal operations leads.

***This role is hybrid and is open to candidates residing in the Chicago metropolitan area only. NO Relocation is offered at this time***

**Primary Responsibilities:**Accountable for ensuring operational excellence in the delivery of HAVI Supply Chain Management Services, and driving the end-to-end supply planning functions:

• Supplier Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with HAVI’s customers, internal cross-functional teams, offshore teams, and external partners. Set and manage expectations with internal and external customers with the ability to successfully navigate high-pressure customer interactions.
• Operational Excellence: Own efficient and assured supplier shipment plans; maintain generic packaging supply plans and inventory management procedures; ensure quality and timeliness of inputs, outputs, and deliverables to meet customer expectations; identify potential constraints and/or risk exposure and create recommended contingency plans.
• Technology Adoption: Champion the adoption and effective utilization of supply planning technologies by leading change management efforts, facilitating training, and ensuring HAVI tools are embedded into core planning processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the key customer owner for supply planning processes, ensuring adherence to internal and external planning cadences and effective collaboration. Represent HAVI at key external meetings.
• Team Leadership and People Development: Manage and develop a team of 3-5 direct reports at the Manager or Senior Manager level, with oversight of an extended team of 50+ employees. Drive the hiring, performance management, coaching, and training processes of extended teams. Create a positive, collaborative, and empowering work environment to cultivate high performing teams and talent.
• Revenue and Customer Alignment: Collaborate closely with internal Business Management teams and customer teams to create KPIs, metrics, and compensation measures, while achieving no less than 95% success and adherence.
• Strategic Initiatives: Actively participate in strategic business initiatives from concept to implementation, driving thought leadership, creative problem solving, and a proactive focus on continuous improvement.
• Problem Solving and Opportunity Identification: Collaborate with technology and product teams in developing and implementing process enhancements that improves supply planning quality and profitability, and contribute to product strategy and innovation based upon learnings from customer feedback and daily operations.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Operations or a relevant discipline. (Or equivalent experience).

• 7+ years related Supply Chain Management experience.

• Demonstrated success leading operations teams with a proven track record of quality results.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and inter-relationships between forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, analytics, & suppliers.

• Demonstrated experience influencing internal and external decision-makers across multiple functional areas (including Marketing, Analytics, Supply Chain).

• Experience managing relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

• High executive presence with strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute change management efforts.

• Experience, motivating, coaching and developing employees.

• Proven ability to influence, lead, and drive forward solutions for internal and external challenges across multiple functional areas.

• Experience working with large data sets - generating and sharing insights and thought leadership.

• Experience with Inventory/Demand/Supply/ERP applications & reporting tools.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Sharepoint).

• Supply Chain Certifications (ie. APICS, CPIM, CSCP, CLTD, etc) are a plus.

• Project Management or Lean Six Sigma Certifications are a plus.

• Starting salary for this role is between $140,000-$160,000 with a 20% annual target bonus.

TOTAL REWARDS

Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:

• Our commitment to rewarding results
• Opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers’—and our company’s—success

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Inclusive employee resource groups

Generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits

Paid parental and medical leave programs

401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing

15 days of paid time off plus company holidays

Hybrid work model with flexibility

Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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