Manager, Supply Chain

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

The Manager will oversee and enhance the Integrated Business Process/Sales and Operations Planning and Integrated Business Execution/Sales and Operations Execution ensuring successful outputs and execution. They will ensure there is stakeholder engagement, decision-making, and clear execution plans with designated owners and timelines. Additionally, they will host IBE/S&OE meetings, manage follow-ups, and make sure there is effective communication of decisions to relevant departments. They will provide ongoing feedback, identify opportunities for process and meeting enhancement and improvement of metrics and reporting. They will possess strong relationship-building, communication, conflict management, and change leadership skills. They will be essential in driving collaborative efforts across various organizational functions and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and growth. This role can be located in Los Angeles or Chicago. 

Accountabilities:

• Attend IBP/S&OP meetings ensuring that all information is presented, all stakeholders are engaged, decisions are made, and execution plans articulated with owners and completion dates.
• Ownership of IBE/S&OE meeting. Compile and document key issues for meeting. Maintain tracking of attendees, action plan log, outcomes, and summaries of meetings.
• Meeting follow-ups for both IBP/S&OP and IBE/S&OE. Ensure that decisions from the meeting are communicated to each function/department/team and, if necessary, ensure that execution takes place.
• Continuously provide feedback on the process, meeting effectiveness, metrics, and subsequent activities to identify issues to resolve.
• Review and improve metrics and reporting used for IBP/S&OP and IBE/S&OE process.
• Document current process and work with the IBP/S&OP process owner on challenges with the process and options to improve the process.
• Support the IBP/S&OP process owner in implementation of improvements. Share and reapply best practices.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Skills

• Strong relationship building. The ability to build rapport, understanding and trust with all key stakeholders through ongoing dialogue and delivering results.
• Communication. A proven ability to communicate with stakeholders across the organization, including listening to understand multiple viewpoints and their relevance to the success of IBP/S&OP and IBE/S&OE outcomes.
• Conflict management. Understands organization priorities. Fosters productive dialogue and manages situations with diplomacy and tact to maintain credibility and influence.
• Priority setting. Focuses on most important and relevant topics through identification of impact on business results.
• Detail orientation. Focused on ensuring that all data and activities are managed at an appropriate level of detail to ensure an accurate demand and supply plan.
• Process orientation. Understanding the connection between groups and activities and ability to organize people and activities to achieve expected outcomes. Insight into opportunities to simplify and integrate process steps to maximum effect.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred- preferably in supply chain, operations, or related discipline.
• 2+ years’ experience required in S&OP/IBP and S&OE/IBE
• A plus to have experience in manufacturing, logistics, procurement, or finance.
• SAP ECC, AERA, experience a plus

Salary Range: $89,000 - $ 119,000

Aspire Bakeries LLC values the contribution each Team Member brings to our organization. The final determination of a successful candidate’s starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to location, shift, education, skill, and experience within the job or the industry. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed In this specific job description. Additional pay may be determined for those candidates that exceed these specified qualifications and requirements. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs. For union-represented postings, wage rates and ranges are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.