Strong, growing produce company seeking a strong candidate to fill their Director of Supply, Demand and Forecasting role. This position is crucial for ensuring their strong customer relationships and strategic goals. PRODUCE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IS A MUST.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement planning strategies to optimize commodity management.
- Align planning activities with long-term goals and market trends.
- Lead cross-functional teams for planning initiatives.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment.
- Conduct performance reviews and support professional development.
- Oversee domestic and import supply management.
- Develop solutions for supply shortages and optimize resource allocation.
- Lead the team to develop accurate forecasts for sales, packaging, and commodities.
- Oversee and delegate order allocation strategy.
- Direct team to utilize data analytics to improve forecasting accuracy.
- Identify and implement process improvements.
- Communicate planning strategies to the executive team.
- Collaborate with other departments for alignment.
- Represent the planning department in cross-functional meetings.
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
- Prepare and present regular reports on planning performance.
- Resolve escalated issues and discrepancies.
- Perform other work-related duties and projects as directed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture business administration, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7-10 years of experience of management, demand and supply planning within the agricultural industry
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Demonstrated capacity to work well with others, strong organizational and communication skills, and service-focused attitude.
- Proficiency with Famous software preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
All applicants to this listing will be reviewed. Due to the number of potential applicants, we may not be able to reply individually to each application. We appreciate your interest in the listing and opportunity.
