Director of Planning

Director of Planning

Build the plan that keeps a growing, multi-site manufacturing organization moving.

Carolina Beverage Group (CBG) is looking for an experienced Director of Planning to lead planning strategy and execution across our manufacturing operations in North Carolina, Minnesota, and Texas. This is a 100% in-office role.

This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who understands how great planning connects the entire business—from customer demand and materials to plant capacity, inventory, and execution. You’ll lead a multi-site planning organization, partner closely with Operations and Commercial leadership, and help us continue building more consistent, data-driven planning processes across CBG.

What You’ll Do

As Director of Planning, you’ll oversee demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and customer planning across our manufacturing network.

You will:

• Lead planning activities across our North Carolina, Minnesota, and Texas facilities
• Drive demand, supply, inventory, and capacity planning processes
• Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Customer Service, Finance, and Commercial teams to align customer demand with operational capabilities
• Lead monthly forecast reviews and planning discussions
• Identify capacity, material, inventory, and supply risks before they impact our customers
• Lead, coach, and develop Planning Supervisors, Key Account Planning Managers, and other planning team members
• Establish consistent planning processes, expectations, and accountability across all locations
• Drive improvements in inventory performance, working capital, and inventory turns
• Support new customer onboarding, new product introductions, and commercialization activities
• Monitor forecast accuracy, service levels, schedule attainment, capacity utilization, and other key planning metrics
• Identify opportunities to improve planning tools, systems, SOPs, reporting, and cross-functional communication
• Support ERP, MRP, and planning system enhancements

What Success Looks Like

You’ll help CBG improve:

• Forecast accuracy and planning reliability
• Customer service and supply-risk visibility
• Inventory turns and working capital
• Capacity utilization and schedule attainment
• Material availability
• Planning consistency across all locations
• Development and succession readiness of our planning team

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field
• 7–10 years of planning, supply chain, operations, or manufacturing experience
• 3–5 years of leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of demand planning, inventory planning, capacity planning, and materials management
• ERP/MRP systems experience; SAP experience preferred
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional problem solving and communicate business risks effectively
• Experience developing teams and building accountability
• Multi-site manufacturing experience preferred
• Beverage, food, CPG, or other high-volume manufacturing experience preferred
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification is a plus

Why Work for Carolina Beverage Group?

At CBG, planning isn't a back-office function—it is a critical part of how we serve our customers and operate our business.

This role offers the opportunity to:

Make an enterprise-wide impact.
 Your decisions and leadership will influence operations across three states and multiple manufacturing facilities.

Have a seat at the table.
 You’ll work directly with leaders across Manufacturing, Commercial, Procurement, Finance, Customer Service, and Supply Chain to solve real business challenges.

Build, not just maintain.
 We’re continuing to strengthen our planning organization, processes, systems, and capabilities. You’ll have the opportunity to help shape how planning operates across CBG.

Lead and develop a team.
 This is a true leadership role with the opportunity to coach talent, strengthen accountability, and build the next generation of planning leaders.

Work in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
 If you enjoy solving complex problems, balancing competing priorities, and seeing the direct impact of your decisions on customers and operations, you’ll find plenty of opportunities here.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re a planning leader who can connect customer demand, inventory, materials, capacity, and manufacturing execution—and you’re ready for the opportunity to influence a growing multi-site organization—we’d like to hear from you.

Apply today and explore what’s next with Carolina Beverage Group.