Director of Planning

Job Title: Director of PlanningReports to:   President/CEOLocation:      Onsite- Williamstown, NJStatus: Full-time/ExemptAbout the Company:Violet Foods is a private equity-backed tomato platform built through a series of strategic acquisitions that combine heritage Italian-inspired brands with a leading organic offering. The company was formed in 2025 through the acquisition of the Don Pepino®, Sclafani®, and Fattoria Fresca® brands, along with a manufacturing facility in Williamstown, NJ. The company’s name honors the 100+ year legacy of Violet Packing, the original producer behind these iconic labels. In early 2026, Violet Foods expanded its platform with the acquisition of Muir Glen®, the leading organic canned tomato brand in the United States, further strengthening its position across both conventional and organic categories. Today, Violet Foods operates a diversified portfolio spanning legacy regional brands and category-leading organic offerings, with distribution across retail, natural, private label, and foodservice channels, supported by a scalable manufacturing and supply chain footprint positioned for continued growth and optimization.Role Overview:The Director of Planning is responsible for leading demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, and production coordination across Violet Foods’ manufacturing and co-manufacturing network. This role plays a critical part in ensuring product availability, optimizing inventory levels, and supporting operational efficiency across multiple channels and customers.This leader will partner cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Finance, Customer Service, and external manufacturing partners to build scalable planning processes that support growth, improve forecast accuracy, and drive service excellence in a fast-paced CPG environment.Key Responsibilities:Lead and continuously improve the company’s end-to-end demand and supply planning processes across internal manufacturing operations and external co-manufacturing partners.Own the development and execution of rolling demand forecasts, supply plans, and production schedules to support customer demand, inventory targets, and operational capacity constraints.Drive the company’s Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, facilitating cross-functional alignment across Sales, Finance, Operations, Procurement, Customer Service, and Supply Chain teams.Develop inventory strategies that optimize working capital while maintaining high customer service levels across retail, natural, private label, and food-service channels.Monitor and manage inventory health, including inventory aging, safety stock levels, lot code tracking, reconciliation activities, and mitigation plans for excess or obsolete inventory.Coordinate production priorities and replenishment activities with manufacturing facilities, co-manufacturers, warehouses, and logistics partners to ensure continuity of supply and operational efficiency.Oversee customer order fulfillment performance, ensuring accurate, on-time, and in-full delivery execution while proactively addressing service risks and operational disruptions.Partner with internal and external teams to resolve order execution issues, shipping delays, allocation challenges, deductions, and service recovery needs.Manage and optimize planning-related ERP workflows, EDI transactions, master data integrity, and reporting processes to support scalable operational execution.Analyze forecasting trends, demand variability, inventory performance, production attainment, and service metrics to identify operational risks and continuous improvement opportunities.Develop and track KPIs related to forecast accuracy, fill rates, inventory turns, customer service levels, production adherence, and supply chain efficiency.Support new product commercialization, product transitions, and customer onboarding activities by coordinating inventory builds, production timing, and launch readiness planning.Partner closely with Procurement and Operations teams to proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risks, capacity constraints, and fulfillment challenges.Build scalable planning processes, reporting capabilities, and operational controls to support rapid growth within a dynamic, private equity-backed CPG portfolio.Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field.7–10 years of progressive experience in demand planning, supply planning, production planning, or supply chain operations within a CPG or food manufacturing environment.Strong understanding of S&OP, forecasting, inventory management, and production planning best practices.Experience working with co-manufacturers and external supply chain partners preferred.Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.Experience with ERP systems and planning tools; ERP implementation experience is a plus.Hands-on experience with order management and EDI transactions preferred.Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.Ability to communicate effectively across departments and with external partners.Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.