The Vice President, Integrated Planning & Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) serves as a key member of the Supply Chain leadership team and reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer. This role is responsible for leading the company's end-to-end planning strategy, ensuring alignment between customer demand, inventory investment, supply availability, operational capacity, and financial objectives.
The VP will oversee demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, replenishment, forecasting, and the enterprise S&OP process, while developing and implementing Integrated Business Planning (IBP). Working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Finance, Sourcing, Logistics, and Operations, this leader will drive planning excellence, improve forecast accuracy, and optimize inventory to support Bradshaw Home’s branded, licensed, and private label businesses. The role’s primary measure of success is maintaining on-time, in-full (OTIF) performance above the established target for each customer.
Responsibilities
Integrated Business Planning & S&OP Leadership
- Develop and implement the company's end-to-end Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process and lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
- Establish a disciplined planning cadence that aligns demand, supply, inventory, and financial objectives.
- Facilitate executive decision-making related to demand-supply balancing, inventory investments, and operational priorities.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Finance, Sourcing, and Operations. Based on common best practices for integrated planning leadership in consumer products organizations.
Demand Planning & Forecasting
- Oversee the enterprise demand planning and forecasting process across all product categories and business channels.
- Partner with commercial teams to incorporate promotions, customer programs, seasonal trends, and product launches into demand forecasts.
- Improve forecast accuracy and demand signal visibility.
- Develop scenario planning capabilities to proactively address risks and opportunities.
Supply Planning & Inventory Management
- Lead supply planning, replenishment, and inventory deployment strategies to support customer service and working capital objectives.
- Ensure alignment between demand forecasts, sourcing timelines, inventory investments, and operational capacity.
- Optimize inventory levels while minimizing stockouts, excess inventory, and obsolescence.
- Develop short- and long-term inventory strategies that support company growth.
Supply Chain Performance & Continuous Improvement
- Own on-time, in-full (OTIF) performance as the role's primary measure of success, maintaining OTIF above the established target for each customer.
- Establish and monitor KPIs related to forecast accuracy, inventory turns, fill rates, service levels, and inventory health.
- Champion planning process improvements, systems enhancements, and data governance initiatives.
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks through proactive planning and contingency strategies.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance responsiveness, efficiency, and scalability.
Leadership & Talent Development
- Lead, develop, and mentor a multi-functional planning and supply chain organization.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement.
- Build organizational capabilities and succession plans to support future growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field.
- MBA preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive supply chain and planning leadership experience.
- Experience leading S&OP, IBP, demand planning, supply planning, and inventory management in consumer products, CPG, housewares, hardgoods, or retail-driven environments.
- Proven success managing large SKU portfolios sourced globally.
- Strong understanding of forecasting methodologies, inventory optimization, and replenishment strategies.
- Experience supporting major retail customers including Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Kroger, and similar customers preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership of multi-functional supply chain organizations.
- Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen.
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Deep knowledge of outbound dry truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and parcel transportation preferred, but not required.
Pay and Benefits
US$240,000.00 - US$250,000.00 Annually
Final compensation offered will be determined based on a number of job-related factors, including the candidate’s skills, experience, and qualifications. Employees in this role are eligible to participate in the company’s benefits program, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company matching, accrued vacation, floating holidays, and designated company holidays.
Life at Bradshaw Home
At Bradshaw Home, we’re proud of our culture of collaboration, growth, and innovation. Recognized as a Great Place to Work®, we believe in supporting our people just as much as we support our customers.
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Bradshaw Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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