Sales & Operations Manager

At Golden Pet Manufacturing, we are proud to be at the forefront of changing the future of pet food by creating the most nutritionally-dense, thoughtfully-sourced, and practical solutions to pet parents everywhere. Watch our new company video to learn more!

We’re Looking For A: Sales & Operations Manager

Location: Richfield, WI

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Develop and lead an S&OP process for pet food.


• Create dashboards and measure KPIs for the organization such as forecast accuracy and production efficiencies.


• Innovate and deploy tools that support continuous improvement within S&OP.


• Works closely with Demand & Supply Manager on forecasts, WOH targets and aged inventory.


• Creates and manages capacity models for each category and presents risks to leadership team.


• Drive improvements in forecast accuracy, inventory optimization and service levels.


• Designs and installs the monthly S&OP cadence from the ground and coordinates and facilitates the planning meetings with Supply Chain and executive team.


• Communicate with planning and production about promotions, new products and launch timing updates.


• Works closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, Procurement and Logistics to ensure alignment and resolves any supply or demand issues.


• Assist in the new product development process.


• Becomes an ERP (NetSuite) superuser and assists with training when necessary.


• Builds capacity and allocation visibility across owned plants and co-manufacturing partners, including co-man capacity constraints, allocation decisions, and co-man performance/OTIF tracking.

Preferred Qualifications (Note: These are preferred and not required. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick ALL of these boxes.):

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Management, Economics, or a related field


• MA or MBA in a related field (preferred)


• 7+ years in the Consumer Goods industry


• 5+ years in Supply Chain/S&OP role


• 5+ years in an analytics role


• 3+ years team leadership experience


• Supply Chain or Sales Operations experience


• Advanced Excel skills


• 10+ years in Consumer Goods analytics (preferred)


• Experience with collaborative forecasting processes (preferred)

Golden Perks & Benefits: 

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage – We cover 100% of premiums for medical, dental, and vision plans for employee-only plans.


• Through our charity sponsorships, you can make a positive impact on communities worldwide. We’ve donated over $6.1 million to date.


• 6 paid sick and mental health days, an Employee Assistance Program, and additional mental health benefits, because we take a holistic approach to your well-being. 


• We match up to 3.5% of your 401k contributions, ensuring your retirement savings grow alongside your career. 


• Invest in your future with our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, where company contributions fund your retirement plan with company stock. Learn more.


• Tuition reimbursement program, which reimburses eligible tuition expenses up to specified amounts, empowering you to invest in your ongoing growth and development. 


• Company events, like our team picnics and ice cream socials, designed to cultivate connections and enhance work-life balance.

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