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Senior Manager, Integrated Planning

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The role involves leading integrated demand, supply, and production planning to support business growth, collaborating with various departments to develop forecasts and production plans, improve accuracy, and provide analysis for decision-making.
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Who We Are

Kate McLeod creates solid body care that delivers the most concentrated moisture on earth, harnessing the power of pure plant butters. Our waterless formulas melt nature’s most nourishing ingredients directly into your skin, without dilution or fillers.

We’re best known for The Body Stone™—a moisturizing lotion bar that melts on contact with dry skin, delivering a deep-conditioning treatment that’s clinically proven to boost moisture levels and keep you hydrated for 72 hours.

The Role

Kate McLeod is seeking a strategic, analytically rigorous Planning leader to own integrated demand, supply, and production planning as the business scales. This role sits at the intersection of Commercial, Marketing, Operations, and Finance, translating demand signals and operational constraints into a single financial and production plan the business operates against.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys building systems, and is comfortable serving as both planner and thought partner.

Key Responsibilities

Demand Planning

  • Develop and refine revenue forecasts for all channels in partnership with Finance, Operations, and Marketing
  • Build out item-level demand forecasts that tie back to revenue forecast and take into account historical data, new product launches, and marketing initiatives
  • Work directly with major retailers to collect replenishment forecasts, selling data, and anticipated new product orders to develop and maintain rolling internal forecasts for each retailer
  • Continuously improve forecast accuracy, structure, and planning processes as the business scales

Supply & Production Planning

  • Own the integrated supply and inventory plan, translating revenue forecasts and operational constraints into a single production plan the business operates against
  • Build and maintain the production plan, incorporating sales inputs, inventory targets, production capacity, lead times, and cost implications
  • Partner closely with Operations and Supply Chain to align on assumptions, surface constraints, and resolve trade-offs between growth, margin, inventory, and cash
  • Lead scenario and sensitivity analyses to support planning under uncertainty, including capacity constraints, demand volatility, and cost changes
  • Set inventory targets and quantify working capital impact, supporting leadership decisions on build-ahead, stock risk, and service levels

Reporting & Ad Hoc Analysis

  • Develop and maintain revenue and product dashboards and KPIs to support leadership decision-making
  • Ensure a clear single source of truth for revenue, COGS, inventory, and operating assumptions
  • Provide ad hoc analysis for growth initiatives, new product launches, and operational improvements


Experience & Qualifications

  • 5–7+ years of experience in Planning, Operations, Brand Finance or a related role, ideally in a startup or high-growth environment. 
  • Experience in manufacturing, CPG, DTC, or inventory-heavy businesses strongly preferred. 
  • Strong understanding of forecasting, with experience in both demand and supply forecasting
  • Strong business judgment and ability to operate independently with limited structure
  • Clear communicator who can influence across functions
  • Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills required


Benefits & Perks

  • Paid Time Off: 10+ days of PTO with 2nd and 4th anniversary increases + paid holidays and sick time
  • Health Insurance: 80%+ employer contribution (medical, dental, vision) for full-time employees
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan: Employee contribution only
  • Performance-Based & Anniversary Bonuses75% product discount and 24+ free products annually
  • Regular weekly schedule
  • Warm, supportive work environment
  • Snacks, team events, and a culture of celebration

Kate McLeod is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome our employees’ differences in race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, medical conditions, among other characteristics.

Top Skills

Excel
Google Sheets

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