Sr Mgr. Supply Chain Planning Process

Position Title: Sr Mgr. Supply Chain Planning Process
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace
Requisition ID: 33849
At McCain Foods, we know the importance that food plays in people's lives - bringing people, families, and communities together. As we embark on a strategic digital transformation journey, the role of Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning Process will be pivotal in modernizing our supply chain planning capabilities across McCain Foods.
Reporting to the Director of Global Supply Chain Planning Transformation, the successful candidate will represent McCain's Supply Chain throughout the implementation of best-in-class technology for supply chain planning and S&OP. They will bring end-to-end supply chain planning expertise to the initiative and will ensure technology is designed, built, and deployed consistently. They will link all solution design decisions to the globally consistent process and represent the supply chain planning process throughout the testing, training, and deployment phases of the new technology implementation.
This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on work. If you are ready to make a tangible impact on a global scale, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to lead within one of the world's premier food companies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead technology solution design, spanning all aspects of demand and supply planning

• Bring together demand planning, supply planning, S&OP, and production scheduling into a cohesive technology solution, focused on speed to decision making and ease of use

• Ensure alignment between new ERP and new planning technology solution design and the globally consistent S&OP process by engaging with global and regional process owners

• Act as a change agent to ensure the new technology is absorbed into the global and regional ways of working and the program reaches its full potential

• Provide guidance and support to functional analysts, regional SMEs, and other project team members, to improve the quality of the end-to-end solution

• Collaborate with other business and technology teams along with external consultants

• Provide escalation of critical decisions to the Steering Committee

Required Experience and Knowledge:

• 5-7 years of supply chain experience across multiple functional areas

• Ability to translate business requirements into technology solutions

• Ability to work in a fast-paced global environment

• Thought leadership

• Continuous improvement mindset with a bias towards action

• Project management skills

• Experience with deployment of ERP and/or planning technology

Personal Qualifications:

• Proven communication skills with an ability to engage both executive-level management and operational teams effectively.

• Results-driven and process improvement-focused with a strong propensity for excellence.

• In-depth industry knowledge within the context of food production and technology implementation.

• Able to approach conflict resolution and negotiation with confidence and tact.

• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement, with a willingness to challenge the status quo.

• Leadership capability in coaching and mentoring, fostering a culture of growth and learning.

• Champions and leads organizational change, ensuring that the strategic goals are met with high standards of business value and innovation.

• Leverages influence, knowledge, and analytical prowess to make well-informed strategic decisions and to dynamically allocate resources.

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
This role can be based out of any of our NA Corporate Offices -- Chicago, Toronto or Florenceville, New Brunswick.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Supply Chain & Logistics
Division: Global Finance
Department: Supply Chain Transformation
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace || US - United States of America : Illinois : Chicago || US - United States of America : Illinois : Lisle
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.