Senior Director Supply and Operations Planning

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA! More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves. #LI-VB1 Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!

Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA: Salary Range: $181,600 - $254,200 Annual Bonus Eligibility Comprehensive Benefits Package 401k & Company Match The posted salary range reflects the range the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual starting salary will be determined based on internal pay equity to promote consistency and fairness across comparable roles, while also considering the candidate’s relevant experience and qualifications.

Position Summary:

Bimbo Bakeries USA is seeking a highly strategic and results-oriented Senior Director, Supply & Operations Planning (S&OP) to lead the end-to-end planning process across BBU's six operating regions and provide integrated planning leadership for the total U.S. business. Reporting to the Vice President of Supply Chain (or equivalent executive leader), this position is responsible for developing and executing a best-in-class Supply & Operations Planning process that aligns customer demand, production, distribution, inventory, procurement, and financial objectives. The Senior Director will lead a team of planning professionals and work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, Product Supply, and Executive Leadership to ensure that BBU delivers exceptional customer service while optimizing costs, capacity utilization, inventory investment, and operational performance. This role serves as the primary planning leader for the enterprise, creating visibility to risks and opportunities, driving decision-making through analytics and scenario planning, and ensuring alignment from the regional level through the enterprise leadership team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enterprise S&OP Leadership Own and lead the monthly S&OP process for BBU across all six operating regions. Establish and continuously improve an integrated planning process linking demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial plans. Lead Executive S&OP reviews, providing actionable recommendations, risk assessments, and decision support to senior leadership. Ensure alignment between operational plans and annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and strategic objectives. Standardize planning methodologies, governance, metrics, and performance reviews across the enterprise.
• Supply Planning & Network Optimization Lead enterprise supply planning activities across bakeries, distribution centers, and co-manufacturing partners. Optimize production capacity utilization and network efficiency while balancing service, freshness, cost, and inventory objectives. Develop long-range capacity plans and identify future constraints, investment requirements, and productivity opportunities. Partner with Manufacturing and Operations teams to improve throughput, schedule adherence, and operational reliability. Drive inventory optimization strategies to improve working capital and reduce waste.
• Demand‑Supply Integration Collaborate closely with Sales, Category Management, Revenue Growth Management, Marketing, and Customer Teams to translate market insights into actionable supply plans. Ensure promotional plans, new product launches, customer initiatives, and seasonal demand patterns are effectively incorporated into planning processes. Lead resolution of supply‑demand imbalances and facilitate timely decision‑making. Establish scenario planning capabilities to proactively address market volatility, growth opportunities, ingredient shortages, labor challenges, and service risks.
• Strategic Planning & Business Analytics Develop comprehensive planning analytics and dashboards that provide visibility into service, inventory, forecast accuracy, capacity utilization, waste, and cost performance. Lead strategic supply chain modeling efforts to support growth, productivity, capital investment decisions, and network redesign opportunities. Utilize advanced analytics and planning technologies to continuously improve forecasting and supply planning performance. Drive digital transformation initiatives within planning, including planning system enhancements, automation, AI, and advanced analytics capabilities.
• Leadership & Talent Development Build and develop a high‑performing planning organization. Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, data‑driven decision making. Coach and mentor regional planning leaders and succession candidates. Partner with HR and Supply Chain leadership to strengthen organizational capabilities across planning functions.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration Serve as the primary point of integration between Operations, Finance, Procurement, Transportation, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Supply Chain teams. Partner with Finance to align operational plans with financial forecasts and profitability goals. Work closely with Procurement to ensure material availability and risk mitigation strategies. Support customer service excellence through proactive supply chain planning and execution.

Leadership Competencies:

• Adapts approach and attitude in real time, according to the changing demands of different situations.
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Education and Work History:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Experience 10+ years of progressive supply chain, planning, manufacturing, operations, or logistics leadership experience.
• 7+ years of leadership experience managing large teams and complex cross‑functional organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading S&OP, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Supply Planning, or Operations Planning functions within a large consumer packaged goods (CPG), food, beverage, or manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing multi‑site production networks with complex SKU portfolios and high‑volume distribution environments.
• Track record of leading enterprise transformation initiatives and driving measurable business results.
• Preferred Experience Food, bakery, refrigerated, frozen, or packaged goods experience.
• Experience with SAP APO, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, o9, Oracle, or similar planning platforms.
• Experience supporting large‑scale DSD and warehouse distribution networks.
• Six Sigma, APICS (CPIM/CSCP), Lean, or equivalent certifications preferred.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.