Senior Manager, Planning + Purchasing

We started Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in a yellow truck on the streets of NYC in 2008 with a mission to make good ice cream that makes you feel good.

Nowadays, people can spend so much time on what’s “healthy” they don’t stop to consider what’s healthy. As far as we’re concerned, happiness is healthiness. We strive to ensure every scoop, store and employee feels and creates one community to contribute to the overall brand.

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is hiring a full-time Senior Manager, Planning + Purchasing based out of our corporate HQ in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The role’s key responsibility is to manage and coordinate the supply chain across Van Leeuwen’s 3 channels - retail scoop shops, wholesale/CPG, and e-commerce, from procurement to handling for production to final handoff to customers. This individual is responsible for overseeing demand planning and production scheduling to ensure we have sufficient product to meet the demand across all 3 channels. This role must also monitor all inventory at our Co-Packers, 3PLs, and scoop shops, ensuring all systematic inventory locations are accurately maintained, inventory transactions are correct, while achieving optimal inventory turns. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced individual to collaborate closely with the growing team of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream as the company embarks on its next stage of accelerated growth. The ideal candidate is someone who has strong experience in supply chain management and can thrive in a fast-paced environment (and loves ice cream!).

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversees COGS budget, inventory valuation, P&L including food costs, packaging costs etc. 
• Partners closely with co-packers to ensure quality products are produced to meet customer demand while controlling costs, which include.
  • Materials Management, Material Procurement, including raw materials and packaging.
  • Overseeing production scheduling
• Facilitating communication between copackers and VL suppliers of raw materials
• Collaborating with copacker R&D, Food Safety/QA, finance, and account management teams on all necessary projects
• Responsible for inventory management across scoops shops, co-packers and 3PLs to ensure we have sufficient product on-hand to meet customer demand, balancing inventory leanness with safety stock requirements
• Acts as the supply chain superuser of our Netsuite ERP system, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timeliness, accuracy, and efficiency of all transactions while building scalable reports and processes
• Sources new ingredients and raw materials to meet R+D needs and COGS requirements
• Negotiates directly with vendors to control raw material costs and set-up contract pricing on a spot, monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis depending on needs
• Leads project management initiatives with copacker teams, including sourcing new copackers, negotiating partnership contracts, monitoring copacker compliance with VL requirements, change management, and documentation flow
• Acts as the point person for all projects at the intersection of finance and supply chain, including the creation and maintenance of costing reports, KPI tracking, commodity price forecasting, inventory expiration and obsolescence cost management, and other projects as needed
• Push forward timelines and processes for new product launches, LTOs, and seasonal rotations, including forecasting, cost projection, and transaction process

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• 4 to 6 years of Supply Chain, Procurement and Planning
• Experience using an ERP system – Planning, Procurement, Inventory, Order Management (NetSuite experience a plus)
• Highly proficient with MS Office – Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Possesses strong data analysis and critical thinking skills.
• Highly accurate and detail oriented
• Demonstrate initiative, organizational skills and ability to work well under pressure in a demanding environment.
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a team environment, but able to work independently.
• Eagerness to learn, able to work independently, strong oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work on multiple tasks at the same time and manage one's time productively.
• Ability to simplify complex issues, create innovative ideas and define new ways to move forward.

PERKS + BENEFITS

• Employee Scoop Card (Enjoy Ice Cream from any of our scoop shops nationwide)
• Medical, Dental + Vision Insurance with 70% Employer Contribution
• 401k with up to 4% Employer Match
• Cell Phone Reimbursement Plan
• Wellness Reimbursement Plan
• Paid Time Off - 3 Weeks / 120 Hours Total
• Paid Sick Time
• Yearly Performan