fairlife, LLC · 10 hours ago
Supply Planning Manager
Webster, New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $115K/yr
5+ years expfairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich dairy products. The Supply Planning Manager is a key leader within the Supply Chain organization, responsible for end-to-end site-level supply planning at the Webster, NY manufacturing facility, ensuring production schedules and material requirements are optimized to meet operational performance targets.
Food & Beverages
Responsibilities
Lead and develop the site supply planning team, setting clear expectations, priorities, and standards while coaching and developing talent to ensure consistent, high-quality execution
Own the development and execution of the site production schedule, milk ordering, filtration capacity, production line capacity planning, materials requirements planning
Drive production efficiency, cost discipline, and asset utilization through optimized scheduling, proactive constraint management, and data-driven decision making
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of planning managers and supply planners, establishing a culture of ownership, high standards, continuous improvement, and intellectual rigor
Serve as the primary planning partner to site Operations leadership, leading daily alignment with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering on execution plans, risks, and recovery actions
Lead milk requirements planning and ordering for the Webster site, partnering closely with Procurement and milk cooperatives to translate production plans into accurate milk order schedules and proactively balance supply to manage risk
Partner with Procurement and Suppliers to ensure material requirements are aligned to production plans and to develop executable run-out and transition plans when bills of materials change
Proactively identify, escalate, and resolve risks related to quality, materials, capacity, or execution that may impact the production schedule or customer service
Lead structured daily and weekly planning forums, ensuring clear communication of plans, changes, and priorities across supply chain planning and site operations
Demonstrate strong leadership, critical thinking, and sound judgment, communicating proactively and with precision while serving as a trusted thought partner to Operations, Network Planning, Procurement, and Supply Chain Leadership
Drive continuous improvement across supply planning processes and ways of working to reduce waste, increase speed, improve accuracy, and embed best-in-class planning principles
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
5-7 years of professional experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Planning, or Operations
3 years of progression in leadership / people management required
Demonstrated ability to lead in complex, fast-paced manufacturing environments
Skilled in organizing resources and establishing priorities
Strong analytical skills with a first-principles, problem-solving mindset
High attention to detail and curiosity paired with the ability to connect execution to system-level outcomes
Advanced Microsoft Excel and experience in data modeling
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence across functions
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and change, with a bias for action
Preferred
Anaplan experience a plus
Programming (SQL, Python) and data visualization (Power BI) experience preferred
Experience with Dynamics 365 preferred but not required
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Company
fairlife, LLC
fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Tim Doelman
Chief Executive Officer
Eileen Thanner
Chief Operating Officer
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