Global Supply Chain Planning Manager, BuzzBallz

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka. 

We’re proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of “world’s most award-winning distillery” through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

The Global Supply Chain Planning Manager, BuzzBallz owns end-to-end demand and supply planning strategy aligned to revenue, service, and inventory goals. You will define and govern forecasting strategy tied to financial and growth targets, drive forward-looking demand projections, and translate market insights into actionable supply chain plans. You will also drive adoption and optimization of planning tools and technologies. You will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with sales, marketing, finance, operations, and executive leadership to ensure alignment across the organization and own the execution of the business unit sales and operations plan end-to-end across demand, supply, and executive cycles and partner with Supply Chain Planning Manager partners with the global sales and operations plan team to implement Sazerac sales and operations plan processes, tools and systems.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead global demand planning and forecasting, owning forecast accuracy, governance, and execution of the BuzzBallz sales and operations plan demand cycle across markets, customers, and product portfolios.
• Drive cross-functional sales and operations plan alignment, partnering with commercial, supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, and operations teams to translate demand forecasts into production and inventory plans.
• Manage global supply and inventory planning, balancing service levels, inventory targets, working capital objectives, and production capacity across manufacturing facilities, co-packers, and distribution centers.
• Provide strategic business insights and risk management, communicating demand and supply risks, presenting scenario-based recommendations, and supporting business impact modeling for promotions, product launches, and market changes.
• Enhance planning capabilities and performance, improving forecasting methodologies, data quality, automation, analytics, governance, dashboards, and accountability to enable data-driven decision-making and stronger supply chain performance.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, economics, engineering, or related field
• 8+ years sales and operations plan leadership experience in demand planning, supply chain planning, or forecasting
• Experience working within global supply chains and cross-functional organizations, supporting long term strategic production planning using business analytics to make informed decisions
• Strong understanding of sales and operations plan/integrated business planning processes

Preferred:

• MBA or advanced degree

Culture and Benefits:

Sazerac offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401K, paid time off, and more. These benefits may vary depending on location and work type. Learn more about how we support our employees here.

The annual salary range for this role is $116,000 - $175,000. Final compensation will be based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal pay equity considerations.

Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.

What’s Next:

After you apply, a recruiter will review your application and reach out to qualified candidates. Selected candidates will follow our interview process, which may include a phone screen, hiring manager interview, and panel interviews with business leaders. There may be additional steps or assessments throughout the process dependent on the position. Applicants who are not selected to move through the process, at any stage, will be notified via email.

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