Planning Manager

Planning Manager

In this role, the Planning Manager is responsible for developing, managing, and continuously improving demand forecasts across Growve's portfolio of dietary supplements and wellness products. This role plays a critical part in aligning sales, marketing, supply chain, and finance to ensure optimal inventory levels, high service rates, and minimized waste, especially in a regulated, shelf-life-sensitive environment.

Objectives & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain accurate SKU-level demand forecasts using historical data, market trends, and business inputs
• Lead monthly demand planning cycle, including statistical forecasting and consensus alignment
• Monitor forecast accuracy (e.g., MAPE, bias) and implement continuous improvements
• Adjust forecasts for promotions, new product launches, seasonality, and lifecycle changes
• Facilitate and lead demand review meetings as part of the S&OP process
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Planning teams
• Translate commercial strategies into actionable demand plans
• Partner with supply planning and procurement to ensure appropriate inventory levels and safety stock
• Minimize stockouts, overstocks, and product expirations (critical for supplements with shelf-life constraints)
• Support new product introductions and product discontinuations
• Analyze sales trends, customer behavior, and channel performance (e.g., eCommerce, retail, wholesale)
• Create dashboards and reports to track KPIs such as forecast accuracy, service levels, inventory turns, and fill rates
• Provide insights and recommendations to leadership
• Optimize use of forecasting tools (e.g., ERP, demand planning software)
• Improve forecasting models using statistical and, if applicable, machine learning techniques
• Establish and document best practices and standard operating procedures
• Forecast Accuracy (MAPE / WAPE)
• Forecast Bias
• Service Level / Fill Rate
• Inventory Turns
• Obsolescence / Expiry Reduction
• Own and publish the Master Production Schedule (MPS), maintaining a rolling 3-month schedule as the single source of truth for production commitments
• Lead the supply/production review within the monthly S&OP cycle, reconciling the MPS against demand plan changes and flagging capacity or material constraints to leadership
• Manage line-level capacity planning, including load vs. capacity analysis by line/shift and scenario planning for overtime, added shifts, or outsourcing
• Drive rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) for new product launches and major promotions to validate schedule feasibility ahead of finalization
• Align upstream buy plans and lead-time-driven order-by dates with the production schedule, particularly for long-lead-time or shelf-life-sensitive materials
• Track schedule adherence and attainment metrics (e.g., MPS stability, schedule attainment %, capacity utilization) alongside forecast KPIs

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, statistics, or related field
• 5 plus years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics
• Experience in CPG, supplements, nutraceuticals, food & beverage, or pharmaceutical industries strongly preferred
• Proven experience managing S&OP or IBP processes
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (required); experience with tools like SAP IBP, Oracle, NetSuite, or Anaplan preferred
• Familiarity with forecasting methods (time series, regression, causal models)
• Understanding of shelf-life and regulated product environments (FDA, GMP considerations is a plus)
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to manage ambiguity and influence stakeholders

Additional Details:

• Full Time with Competitive Pay
• Health Benefits Package
• DTO
• 401(k)
• Progressive Working Environment
• Located in Ogden, Utah

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This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications. The position, duties, and qualifications are subject to change at any time.