Sr. Supply Planner - Chicago, IL

Due to the highly interactive and team-based nature of this role, in-person attendance for most of the workweek (i.e., 3 days or more) is essential for: effective communication including during in-person meetings, strong supervision, real-time problem-solving, and participation in cross-functional initiatives.

Want to make an impact?
This position is responsible for supporting management of the supply and production planning for a production location(s) at Ferrara Candy Company.  This position owns the mid-term planning horizon, working cross functionally to understand demand, timing issues, and capacity requirements impacting the everyday and seasonal portfolios. You will work with multiple plant schedulers and other cross functional areas to assure optimal service balanced with working capital, sourcing strategy, and obsolescence targets.

Ways you will make a difference
Creates and maintains a supply plan(s) for weeks 5-78 that adheres to service, working capital, sourcing strategy, and obsolescence targets while respecting capacity, run mode, and other known constraints
Engages in Integrated Business Planning by delivering above plan, quantifying and highlighting risks in the short (0-3 month) and mid-term (4-18 month) horizons
Provides regular status updates to management in weekly meetings on adherence to plan, root cause of delays, risks, and options/tradeoffs/recommendations to minimize impact
Partners with and provides prioritization/guidance to finite scheduler(s) and plant(s) in scheduling horizon
Communicates effectively and proactively with stakeholders and collaborators
Investigates planning failures, identifying issues and prescribes appropriate correction
Actively participates in Commercialization process and corresponding meetings
Leads Root Cause Corrective Action, working cross-functionally to deliver resolution
Performs other duties as assigned
Some travel may be required, potentially internationally
Skills that will make you successful
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required

Integrity – holds themself to meet expectations and do what is right over what is easy
Respect – values all people; equips stakeholders to make informed decisions and trusts them to do so
Focused – aligns actions to departmental and organizational goals
Collaborative – approaches work and others with an open and cross functional mindset
Responsible – holds themself accountable to make the right decisions and deliver results without intervention; proactively asks for help when this can’t be completed alone
Imaginative – asks questions to make better decisions and drive process improvement
Composed – stays collected in unexpected situations, comfortably handles risk and uncertainty
Data Driven – uses data to inform the decision-making process