Sr. Director, Demand Planning & Operations Excellence

About the role

Premier Nutrition Company (PNC) is a fast‑growing wellness company behind Premier Protein and Dymatize, part of BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR). The Sr. Director, Demand Planning & Operations Excellence leads the end‑to‑end Demand Planning function while driving operational excellence across supply‑chain people, processes, data, and technology. This role owns the Demand Review segment of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycle, delivers unbiased, insight‑driven demand forecasts, and partners with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Data & Analytics, and IT to enable strategic decision‑making.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high‑performing Demand Planning organization: provide strategic leadership, coaching, and mentorship; set goals and performance expectations; build a culture of curiosity, learning, constructive challenge, and fact‑based decision‑making; create a multi‑year talent and capability roadmap; develop succession pipelines; partner with Operations leaders to close capability gaps; lead supply chain capability‑building programs; promote a builder mindset; foster an inclusive team environment.
• Drive the end‑to‑end monthly Demand Planning process: serve as Process Owner for Demand Review within the IBP cycle; deliver a credible, unbiased, insight‑driven rolling 18‑month demand plan (with a path to 24‑36 months); oversee demand planning forums; engage in key rhythm‑of‑business forums (S&OE, Command Center, SBU sessions, Supply Review, Integrated Reconciliations, annual and long‑range planning); guide cross‑functional collaboration to clarify demand drivers; monitor external demand signals; identify and communicate material demand risks and opportunities; translate data into executive‑level insights; represent Demand Planning in enterprise forums; partner with Supply Planning on inventory and weeks‑of‑supply parameters; connect demand insights across execution, IBP, annual, and long‑range planning to inform financial commitments, budgets, capacity, inventory, innovation, portfolio, and strategic investments; act as a trusted enterprise thought partner for Finance, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and senior leadership.
• Advance Operations Excellence and Planning Center of Excellence: define and execute a multi‑year roadmap for supply chain planning maturity, scalability, and business impact; design and implement future‑state planning capabilities that improve agility, visibility, clarity, insight generation, scalability, decision quality, and end‑to‑end connectivity; drive process optimization initiatives to simplify workflows, reduce manual effort, shorten cycle times, improve handoffs, and strengthen accountability; champion operational excellence through structured problem‑solving, root‑cause analysis, standard work, clear governance, and continuous improvement; provide leadership in advanced forecasting methodologies integrating statistical modeling, historical data, consumption and shipment signals, customer insights, market intelligence, and business judgment; own governance for key Demand Planning measures (forecast accuracy, MAPE, bias, rolling 90‑day forecast performance, forecast value add, etc.); establish clear Demand and Supply KPI definitions, targets, ownership, reporting routines, and corrective‑action processes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a Challenger Mindset: takes smart, bold risks, displays relentless hunger, sees oneself as a builder, chooses action over analysis paralysis, starts before feeling completely ready, makes calculated moves based on the best available information, builds momentum through decisive action.
• Possesses an insatiable drive that keeps you agile and forward‑thinking, constantly challenging assumptions, seeking new opportunities, and focusing on long‑term impact over short‑term wins.
• Thrives in PNC’s purpose‑driven, connected culture where employees are trusted to make the right decisions and are given autonomy to do their best work.

Skills

• Strategic leadership, coaching, and mentorship of high‑performing teams.
• Expertise in end‑to‑end Demand Planning, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and demand review processes.
• Strong forecasting capabilities: statistical modeling, advanced analytics, AI‑enabled planning, forecast accuracy, MAPE, bias, forecast value add.
• Process optimization and operational excellence: designing future‑state planning capabilities, workflow simplification, standard work, continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder collaboration and influence across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Data & Analytics, IT, and senior leadership.
• Data‑driven decision making: translating complex data, trends, assumptions, and scenarios into concise executive‑level insights and recommendations.
• Experience with planning technologies such as o9 and mastery of master data governance, automation, and digital planning tools.
• Change management and ability to build inclusive, curious, and constructive team environments.

Benefits

• Year‑round half‑day Fridays.
• In‑office massages.
• Free lunches & snacks.
• Dogs in the office.
• Culture of belonging celebrations.
• Engaging in‑office events (e.g., bring your kids to work day).
• 6% 401k match after 1 year.
• Generous paid family leave regardless of gender.
• All positions bonus‑eligible.
• Company‑wide volunteer days.
• Company‑matched charitable donations.
• No employee handbook.
• No dress code.
• Coaching conversations instead of performance reviews.
• Walking meetings.
• On‑site gym with rock‑climbing wall, café, free parking, ample greenery, and multiple transportation options.

Pay

The expected pay scale for this role is $225,000 to $250,000, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.

Schedule

PNC operates as a dynamic hybrid workplace with an expectation that all employees work in the office Tuesday through Thursday. The in‑person portion of the hybrid week begins each Tuesday morning with the weekly all‑company meeting at the Emeryville office.