Manager, Sales Planning – Central

Role Overview

The Manager, Sales Planning – Central serves as a key commercial leader responsible for driving the integration of sales, demand, and inventory planning across the organization, focusing on the Central Region of Grocery.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include strategic sales planning leadership, team development, forecasting & demand planning, trade & promotional effectiveness, customer inventory & supply optimization, process & infrastructure enhancement, and executive communication & strategic partnership.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a strong business acumen, experience collaborating across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, and IT, and proficiency with trade promotion management systems and intermediate Excel or BI tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA or related advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in Sales Planning, Demand Planning, or Commercial Analytics—preferably within CPG or Food & Beverage.
• Experience with major grocery retailers is a plus.
• Proven experience managing complex annual planning and forecasting cycles.
• Strong business acumen with experience collaborating across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, and IT.
• Proficiency with trade promotion management systems (Exceedra, Confido, or similar) and intermediate Excel or BI tools; SAP Business One knowledge is a plus.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401k
• Bonus / incentive eligibility
• Equity grants
• Competitive health benefits
• Parental leave