At Lindt, we are a global fast-growing consumer goods company, enchanting the world with premium chocolate. We are driven by our passion for excellence and go the extra mile ensuring that every Lindt experience is nothing short of exceptional. Our collective efforts are geared towards making a positive impact, not only in the world of premium chocolate but also in the lives of our employees, customers, and communities. Our company embraces a culture defined by the core values of Excellence, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Responsibility, and Collaboration, fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment where these principles drive our success.
Position Purpose:
The Intercompany Planning Manager oversees all planning, coordination, and execution of intercompany supply, demand, and financial flows across the global organization that supports the Lindt US division. This role ensures accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in intercompany transactions while driving alignment between Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, and regional business units. The manager is responsible for forecasting, inventory planning, process governance, and continuous improvement of intercompany planning systems and workflows.
This is a hybrid role that requires three days per week in our Stratham, NH corporate office.
Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:
Intercompany Planning
· Lead end-to-end intercompany planning, including demand forecasting, supply allocation, and inventory balancing across US distribution network.
· Own the intercompany S&OP and S&OE processes, ensuring alignment between manufacturing/co-packing sites, distribution centers, and commercial teams.
· Maintain accurate intercompany demand signals and supply plans in planning systems (e.g., SAP, IBP).
· Monitor and resolve intercompany supply constraints, capacity issues, and fulfillment risks.
· Develop and maintain standardized intercompany planning policies, KPIs, and governance frameworks.
· Lead root-cause analysis for service failures, inventory discrepancies, and planning variances.
Intercompany Compliance
· Partner with Finance to ensure accurate transfer pricing, cost flows, and month-end close activities.
· Collaborate with Logistics and Trade Compliance to ensure timely, compliant movement of goods across borders.
· Reconcile and resolve PO and invoice discrepancies.
· Operate within global intercompany policies and internal controls.
Other Responsibilities
· Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline intercompany processes and enhance data quality.
· Provide leadership, coaching, and cross-functional communication to ensure global alignment.
· Support intercompany sourcing and set up for Lindt US commercial initiatives.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Skills & Knowledge:
· 5–8+ years of experience in supply chain planning, S&OP, or intercompany operations.
· Strong understanding of global supply chain networks, transfer pricing, and intercompany accounting.
· Proficiency with advanced planning systems and ERP platforms.
· Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
· Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment.
Education:
· Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field
· MBA or APICS/CSCP preferred.
Success Indicators:
· High forecast accuracy and stable intercompany demand signals.
· Improved service levels and reduced backorders across global entities.
· Reduced planning cycle times and fewer manual interventions.
· Strong cross-functional alignment and predictable financial outcomes.
Total Rewards:
Compensation Range: $108,000-140,000.00
To learn more about our benefits visit https://jobs.lindtusa.com/total-rewards
Lindt USA’s salary range reflects market rates based on our size, revenue, and location. Starting pay is determined using a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience as well as market conditions. A bonus and/or long-term incentive may be included as part of this compensation package. Lindt and Sprüngli is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or any other classification protected by state, local or federal law. Applicants for this position must successfully pass a background screening and may be required to pass drug screenings as well.If you are looking to join a winning team and fast-track your career, contact us!
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Skills Required
- 5-8+ years of experience in supply chain planning, S&OP, or intercompany operations.
- Strong understanding of global supply chain networks, transfer pricing, and intercompany accounting.
- Proficiency with advanced planning systems and ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, IBP).
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment.
- MBA or APICS/CSCP certification.
- Hybrid work requirement: three days per week in Stratham, NH corporate office.
- Must successfully pass background screening and possibly drug screening.
What We Do
The Lindt & Sprüngli Group - premium chocolate for more than 175 years Lindt & Sprüngli is recognized as a leader in the market for premium quality chocolate, offering a large selection of products in more than 120 countries around the world. During 175 years of Lindt & Sprüngli's existence, it has become known as one of the most innovative and creative companies making premium chocolate. The beginnings of Lindt & Sprüngli are in 1845, when father and son for the first time manufactured solid chocolate in their small confectionery Sprüngli & Son, at that time yet a partnership. Since then, the company has gone through many different eras, but the entrepreneurial spirit and passion for making chocolate that drove both the Sprüngli family as well as Rodolphe Lindt, when he invented the first truly melting chocolate and later on sold his business to Sprüngli, are still alive. Today, quality chocolate products by Lindt & Sprüngli are made at 12 own production sites in Europe and the USA. They are distributed by 36 subsidiaries and branch offices, in more than 530 own stores, and also via a comprehensive network of more than 100 independent distributors around the globe. With more than 14,500 employees, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group reported sales of CHF 5.2 billion in 2023.
