Supply Chain Planning Manager

Position Summary

Own and lead the North America supply planning process for key Food product lines, translating demand forecasts into an executable, optimized supply strategy including oversight of external supply and supplier execution. This role is responsible for mid- to long-term capacity planning, network optimization, and scenario modeling, while ensuring alignment between strategic IBP plans and plant-level execution.

The Supply Chain Planning Manager plays a critical role in driving cross-functional decision-making, balancing service, cost, and inventory, and enabling the organization to respond effectively to changing business conditions.

Responsibilities

Lead effective IBP Mid/Long-term Supply Plan for relevant Foods product lines:

This role is responsible for delivering:

• Rough-cut capacity plan: Accounting for the consensus demand forecast, inventory targets, production capacity and targeted lead times
• Network Planning: Ensure rough-cut capacity plan best utilizes multiple nodes (mfg. plants) of capacity to maximize throughput, deliver top customer service and drive optimum financial results for SEE corporation
• Effective Scenario Modeling: Lead scenario modeling to evaluate business risks and opportunities (e.g., demand shifts, capacity constraints, network changes)
• Effective engagement with Operations: To determine capacity, identify gaps and develop/execute action plan to better balance plant output
• Analyze and resolve variance from cycle to cycle on both supply and demand side, driving continuous improvement with associated process owners
• Effective Communication of supply and demand gaps in IBP: Implement governance processes to balance supply and demand with supporting analysis (risk, financial, service impact)

Ensure External Supplier Alignment to IBP Supply/Demand Plan:

• Oversee supplier planning activities to ensure alignment with the IBP Master Supply Plan
• Translate supply plans into clear procurement requirements, including purchase orders, supplier forecasts, and inventory targets
• Partner with suppliers to confirm capacity, lead times, and material availability, proactively identifying risks to supply continuity
• Conduct root cause analysis on supply disruptions and implement corrective actions with internal teams and suppliers

Drive Supply Chain Excellence:

• Deliver Inventory, Service Delivery, and Cost targets
• Analyze factors impacting key performance indicator (KPI) results and improvement opportunities
• Communicate overall status and opportunities throughout multiple levels of the organization to ensure effective decision-making and timely action

Planning and Inventory Strategies and Execution:

Develop and implement effective strategies to optimize cost, service and output by application of:

• Planning strategies (M to O, M to S, A to O)
• Inventory strategies: plan for every part, segmentation, ABC analysis, lead-time and service regression analysis
• Work with Product Line Management and Commercial to set supply plan business priorities as needed (by Customer, by Product, by Market) in a supply constrained environment

Actively Support Global Business and Supply Chain Initiatives:

Support the development and implementation of key global initiatives as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management or Bachelor of Business Administration required; Master of Business (Supply Chain, Accounting, Management) preferred.
• Professional Supply Chain certification in APICS, CPIM or CSCP preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a highly proficient user in ERP (MPS/MRP), SAP preferred.Advanced planning (SAP ECC/APO, S4hana/IBP) strongly preferred.
• Strong leadership skills (3-5 years' experience) with demonstrated ability at driving change management and large-scale process change throughout organization.
• The ability to influence others based on empirical evidence to support decision-making.
• Embrace ambiguity and demonstrated willingness to take calculated risks based on thoughtful cost/benefit analysis.
• Effective communication skills at multiple levels within an organization, including executive presentation skills.
• A successful candidate should have demonstrated experience applying Lean manufacturing concepts, black belt and/or the value stream mapping experience, inventory management strategies, root cause analysis.
• Travel up to 15%.

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $93,000-$160,655

The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and other benefits designed to promote well-being.