Integrated Business Planning Lead

Integrated Business Planning Lead – Retail Business Unit

This position will report to the Assistant Director of Integrated Planning and will lead the end-to-end Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for the Retail Business Unit, ensuring alignment across demand, supply, finance, category, and customer development.

Responsibilities:

• The Retail IBP Lead sits at the center of the business – connecting Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations. This role is accountable for translating strategy into executable plans, identifying risks and opportunities, and driving alignment across teams to support customer commitments and financial outcomes.
• Own the Retail IBP Operating Rhythm
• Represent Retail across the IBP cycle (Portfolio, Demand, Supply, and MBR), ensuring alignment across commercial, financial, and operational plans
• Drive clear outputs from each step, culminating in actionable decisions at the Retail MBR
• Drive Business Performance & Decision-Making
• Frame key business questions, risks, and opportunities for leadership
• Facilitate trade-off discussions across service, cost, inventory, and growth priorities
• Ensure decisions are made with a clear understanding of business impact
• Translate Strategy into Execution
• Convert commercial strategies (innovation, distribution, promotion, category growth) into integrated demand, supply, and financial plans
• Ensure plans are actionable, measurable, and aligned across functions
• Lead Scenario Planning & Risk Management
• Identify and quantify risks and opportunities (e.g., demand variability, supply constraints, cost pressures)
• Develop scenarios and recommended actions to support decision-making
• Ensure contingency plans are in place and understood
• Enable Cross-Functional Alignment
• Act as a connector across Marketing, Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations
• Build strong relationships across the organization to drive alignment and accountability
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Improve the quality of planning inputs, outputs, and decision-making over time
• Partner with the IBP team to evolve tools, reporting, and processes
• Help establish and reinforce best practices across the organization

Qualifications: Required

• A bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, planning, or related roles within CPG or a similar environment
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence without direct authority
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect commercial, operational, and financial drivers
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex topics and drive decisions
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
• Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

Preferred

• Experience in business strategy, revenue growth management, demand planning or supply planning
• Familiarity with planning tools and systems
• Experience working with data and analytics to inform business decisions

Location: Austin, MN or Flexible location/Remote location

Compensation/Benefits: Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus bonus, annual merit increase performance reviews, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) immediate eligible, stock purchase plan, relocation assistance, paid PTO, FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees.

The base pay range for this position $113,500-$158,900 per year; however, actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills set, level of experience, and specific office location.

Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

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