Who We Are
We’re Chomps, the fastest-growing snack brand in the U.S. and we’re reimagining snacking. Our meat snacks are made using high-quality proteins, no sugar, and real ingredients – because we believe snacking should be simple, delicious, and convenient. Chomps can be found in over 30,000 stores nationwide with a strong e-commerce presence. Our mission is to inspire, educate, and fuel our community with accessible, real food that doesn’t compromise on taste.
Traits of a Chompian
If you’ve been called scrappy, resourceful, and persistent, then you might just be a Chompian. You’re a team player who’s self-motivated and action-oriented. You’re committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy, and you happen to be great at proactive cross-functional communication. You’re a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details, research, and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do, and you’ll go the extra mile for your team, consumers, and audience. You’re hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health, fitness, and nutrition. Sound like you? Then we want to meat you.
What You Will Do
As the Manager, Planning Optimization, you will play a pivotal role within the Supply Chain function of our fast-growing Operations organization. With this growth has come increasing operational complexity and a set of manual, knowledge‑heavy processes that no longer match the speed of our business. We are investing in the next evolution of our supply chain capabilities — and you will play a central role in that transformation. Success in this role requires a hands-on approach and a deep curiosity to learn the intricacies of each functional area, enabling you to partner effectively with our technology team on a phased digital transformation journey that supports scalable growth.
We are seeking a technologically fluent, systems‑savvy supply chain professional to lead the implementation of new planning software and to drive process optimization across our core supply chain teams: Planning, Inventory Control, Fulfillment, and Logistics. This is a highly cross‑functional role that blends systems expertise, process design, change management, and hands‑on problem solving.
This is a unique opportunity to build the digital and operational foundation that will support our next phase of growth. You will be the bridge between our current manual, high‑touch processes and the scalable, technology‑enabled supply chain we are creating for the future, directly impacting how quickly and confidently the business can make strategic decisions and drive appropriate supply chain processes.
Responsibilities
- Own Planning Software Implementation
- Become deeply familiar with current planning data, rhythms, processes and establish processes with key contributors.
- Serve as the functional lead for planning system implementation, partnering closely with the Planning team and cross‑functional stakeholders.
- Translate business requirements into system configuration, workflows, and data structures.
- Build and document new planning processes that replace manual, spreadsheet‑driven workflows.
- Drive adoption, training, and change management to ensure the Planning team becomes fully self‑sufficient post‑implementation.
- Establish business rhythms, reporting structures, and governance models that support long‑term scalability.
- Drive Supply Chain Process Optimization
- Assess current processes across Planning, Inventory Control, Fulfillment, and Logistics/Transportation to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for automation or streamlining.
- Lead the design and integration of cross‑functional workflows, leveraging MRP, ERP, WMS, and TMS systems into connected solutions, utilizing EDI, APIs, and integration platforms to ensure accurate, timely data exchange across the supply‑chain ecosystem.
- Develop lightweight analytics tools, dashboards, and scripts (SQL, Python, or similar) to streamline data flows and decision‑making.
- Partner with team leads to codify SOPs, reduce reliance on internalized knowledge, and improve executional speed.
- Resource for Cross‑Functional Operations organization support
- Collaborate with adjacent Operations teams; Manufacturing, Productivity, Procurement, Commercialization, FSQA — to support priority initiatives and process improvements.
- Work closely with Sales, Analytics, and Strategy teams to ensure supply chain inputs support broader business planning and scenario evaluation.
- Serve as a connective tissue across teams, ensuring data, systems, and processes align with company‑wide objectives.
- Digital Transformation & Roadmap Development
- Partner with the Digital Transformation team to influence long-term product roadmap for supply chain systems and data infrastructure.
- Represent supply chain needs in enterprise‑level technology discussions and prioritization.
- Help shape the long‑term architecture that will support forecasting, inventory visibility, fulfillment optimization, and analytics.
Who You Are
- 5–7 years of experience in CPG and/or retail supply chain roles, with a strong emphasis on technology, systems, and process design.
- Deep familiarity with supply chain planning and execution processes; experience supporting or implementing planning tools is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading a full technology solution implementation or owning a major pillar of a multi‑phase implementation
- Technologically fluent — comfortable evaluating tools, working with data, and partnering with technical teams.
- Hands‑on experience with MRP, ERP, WMS, TMS, and related systems.
- Strong analytical skills with experience in data manipulation, dashboarding, or light coding (SQL, Python, R, or similar).
- A natural problem solver who thrives in ambiguity and can build structure where none exists.
- Excellent communicator who can translate between technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Comfortable working cross‑functionally and influencing without authority.
- Energized by building, improving, and scaling processes in a fast‑moving environment.
Position: Manager, Planning Optimization
Reports to: Senior Director, Supply Chain
Location: Remote
Type: Full-Time, exempt
Salary Range Opportunity:
- The salary range for this role is $110,000 - $115,000 + 20% annual bonus
Compensation Philosophy & Total Comp:
- Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry
- Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company
- In addition to base salary, full-time team members receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K 6% match, and monthly reimbursements for wellness and home office.
Other Perks:
- Ability to make an impact: Join a rapidly growing and entrepreneurial-spirited team at a pivotal point to positively impact the food industry.
- Opportunities to grow: Advance within Chomps quickly based on outstanding performance.
- Unlimited PTO and 11+ paid holiday days. Hybrid & flexible remote schedule. Chicago office open to those in the area.
- Paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Bi-annual total team in-person activities.
- Company-wide Continual Education budget.
- Unlimited snacks: Enough meat sticks that if you wanted to eat your body weight in them you could (no judgment here).
Our Commitment
Chomps is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of making nutritious food more accessible we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which comes from diversity of all types, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do and the smart thing for our business.
We're aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they don't believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box? Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Chomps.
You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position. Chomps does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Important Notice:
It has come to our attention that fraudsters have been posing as Chomps employees or recruiters and contacting job-seeking candidates regarding potential job opportunities. These fraudulent messages sometimes include a request for payment and confidential personal information. Please note that the Chomps recruiting process does not include asking candidates for payments or other confidential financial information.If you are applying for a job, you can confirm the legitimacy of a job posting by viewing current open roles: https://chomps.com/pages/chomps-careers. If you have questions please email us at [email protected]
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