Teams at Riverside Natural Foods Ltd.

Lead 3- to 18-month supply planning across plants, co-manufacturers, and distribution locations using SAP IBP and SAP S/4HANA. Develop feasible production, inventory, capacity, and scenario plans; manage exceptions, constraints, master data, and supply risks; and lead S&OP/IBP reviews. Partner with manufacturing, procurement, logistics, finance, commercial, and IT teams, support product transitions and network changes, improve planning processes, act as an SAP planning subject matter expert, and coach junior planners.

Leads capital engineering and manufacturing improvement projects from concept through commissioning. Responsibilities include project justification, budgeting, risk analysis, vendor selection, equipment specifications, factory and site acceptance testing, plant layout, contractor management, handover, automation, continuous improvement, and OEE improvement. The role also coaches colleagues and collaborates cross-functionally to implement new manufacturing and packaging processes in a GMP-compliant plant environment.

Leads cross-functional execution of CPG product launches, renovations, transitions, and discontinuations from approval through commercialization. Maintains integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables; facilitates meetings; assigns ownership; tracks risks and mitigation actions; and escalates issues affecting launch readiness, inventory, costs, service levels, and timelines. Collaborates with Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Quality, Sales, and Finance without direct authority.