Supply Chain Planner at Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream

Are you looking to catapult your career by driving high-impact transformation with household brands? Do you crave an entrepreneurial, fast paced and engaging growth assignment working with incredible people from across the globe?

At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, we are excited to start a new chapter of accelerated growth as part of Froneri – a global pure-play ice cream leader. With nearly 100 years of winning experience in the U.S, a robust portfolio of powerhouse brands that consumers know and love such as Häagen-Dazs, Drumstick, Dreyer’s/Edy’s, Skinny Cow, OREO, Outshine and Frollies, and the backing and coaching of European-based ice cream experts, we know we have the winning recipe.

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, the Bay Area’s hub for up-and-coming food trends, our DGIC team across our offices and factories is raising the bar on all things ice cream. Our growth has been tremendous in the past few years – moving from being #2 manufacturer in market to being #1 in 2024. The brands have strong investments in marketing support, quality improvements and exciting line extensions and innovation. DGIC has also been recognized by retail partners as the top manufacturer partner, winning the #1 position in the prestigious Advantage Award in 2024.

At DGIC, we don’t just hire for roles, we grow future business leaders. Here, everyone is encouraged to think like a general manager. That means owning your piece of the business, making bold decisions, and seeing the big picture. What makes us unique? You won’t just stay in your lane, you’ll get hands-on exposure to everything from Sales, Marketing and operations to Finance and Supply Chain. It’s like getting an MBA on the job (but with way more ice cream). If you’re curious, driven, and ready to learn a lot about a lot, this is the place to stretch your skills and fast-track your career.

Unleash your potential at Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream and discover what a sweet career we have in store for you!

What to expect from Dreyers

At the heart of our culture are four core values that guide our actions and define how we work together. We Take Ownership by staying committed from start to finish, making thoughtful decisions, and focusing our efforts on initiatives that drive growth, efficiency, and sustainability. We Do What Is Right by prioritizing transparency, setting clear roles and responsibilities, and speaking up when something doesn’t align with our values. We Seek to Improve through continuous innovation, embracing feedback, and learning from both our successes and setbacks. And We Are Better Together by making decisions that benefit the whole organization, fostering inclusion through diverse perspectives, and treating everyone with fairness and respect. These values are not just ideals—they are the behaviors we live by every day.

Main Purpose of Job

Develop and execute comprehensive supply chain strategies, optimize inventory levels, and manage production schedules to meet customer demand while minimizing costs:

• Collaborate closely with the demand planning team to analyze sales forecasts, identify potential risks, and implement strategies to mitigate overstocking or understocking.
• Define and implement efficient production planning strategies to achieve optimal stock levels, service levels, and minimize write-offs, align with Factory managers on production lines organization and efficiency expectations.
• Coordinate with factory production planners to develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term production plans at the article level aligned with the strategies.
• Proactively identify and resolve service level and write-off issues with all different stakeholders, escalating to leadership as necessary.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure supply planning performance and identify areas for improvement, prepare leadership presentations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful launch of new products, meeting target dates and service level expectations.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or Operations and with some experience in supply chain operations.

5 Years of Experience highly preferred in the following -

• Analyzing large data sets
• Identifying trends and making data-driven decisions
• Supply chain management principles and best practices
• Demand forecasting and inventory management techniques
• Utilizing Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, VBA, and Power Query;
• JDE or ERP system.
• Exemplary multitasking and organizational skills.
• Strong collaborative mindset and problem solving
• Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of building relationships globally both internally and externally
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The pay scale for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The pay range for prospective employees in this role is between $80,000 and $90,000 per year.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.