Senior Manager S&OP & Supply Chain

Senior Manager, S&OP & Supply Chain

Location: Emeryville Bay Area Reports to: CEO

About Petit Pot

Petit Pot is reinventing refrigerated indulgence with simple, high-quality ingredients and an obsession for taste, texture, and quality. We make French-inspired, indulgent, extra-creamy desserts, from crème brulée to rice pudding, chocolate pudding, and our new protein range, crafted for consumers who want real food, made with real ingredients, great taste, and a little everyday magic.

About the Role

As we continue to expand, the Senior Manager, S&OP & Supply Chain will play a central role in connecting Petit Pot’s commercial plans with our manufacturing and supply capabilities.

This person will own our S&OP process and the supply plan for all raw materials and packaging, working closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations to turn demand into a clear and executable mid-term plan.

The role will partner with the Operations Director on mid-term capacity and strategic procurement initiatives, lead our freight and logistics with three direct reports and build strong working relationships with external customers, distributors and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

S&OP & Demand Planning

● Own and continuously improve Petit Pot’s monthly S&OP process.

● Build one aligned demand plan incorporating customer forecasts, new distribution, promotions, trade activity, marketing support and innovation.

● Partner closely with Sales and Marketing, as well as key customers and distributors, to challenge assumptions, improve forecast accuracy and translate external input into a reliable demand plan.

● Work with Finance to align the demand plan with the latest financial outlook.

● Bring clear visibility to changes in demand, risks, opportunities to facilitate key decisions.

Supply Planning

● Own the supply plan for all raw materials and packaging.

● Translate the S&OP demand plan into purchasing and replenishment requirements.

● Ensure materials are available to support production while maintaining the right inventory coverage.

● Manage supply assumptions including lead times, MOQs, safety stocks and purchasing parameters.

● Own the supply-chain relationship with external partners to keep plans aligned.

● Lead the monthly inventory reconciliation and align inventory positions with the latest S&OP plan.

Mid-Term Capacity Planning

● Partner with the Operations Director to reconcile demand with mid-term manufacturing capacity.

● Build a rolling demand-versus-capacity view to identify future needs and constraints.

● Provide Manufacturing with clear visibility into upcoming demand and supply requirements.

● Manufacturing owns short-term production planning, scheduling and day-to-day capacity management.

Procurement

● Partner with the Operations Director on strategic procurement initiatives

● Own strong day-to-day relationships with key external suppliers.

● Support the identification, evaluation and qualification of new suppliers.

● Participate in supplier negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, MOQs, lead time.

● Identify opportunities to improve cost, reliability, flexibility and supply continuity.

Freight & Logistics

● Lead a team of 3 to secure day to day execution.

● Oversee inbound freight for raw materials and packaging and outbound freight for finished goods.

● Ensure freight execution is aligned with the S&OP and supply plan.

● Drive improvements in freight cost, service and reliability.

● Build clear accountability and performance expectations across freight and logistics activities.

Systems & Performance

● Identify weak spots in processes and systems and implement improvements.

● Maintain accurate planning parameters and master data.

● Track key KPIs including forecast accuracy, OTIF, Inventory turns, supplier performance and freight cost.

● Build simple reporting that highlights risks, gaps and decisions requiring attention.

Qualifications & Experience

● 7–10+ years of experience in S&OP, demand planning, supply planning.

● Strong experience owning or playing a central role in an S&OP process.

● Experience in food manufacturing is highly preferred.

● Strong understanding of demand planning, supply planning and inventory management.

● Exposure to procurement, supplier management, freight and logistics.

● Previous people-management experience preferred.

● Strong analytical skills and comfort with Google Workspace, ERP/MRP systems and planning tools.

● Continuous improvement mindset, with experience improving pprocesses, systems and master data.

Who You Are

• Strategic and hands-on: You lead the S&OP process and still work directly through a forecast, material shortage or inventory issue.

• Data-oriented and practical: You come to discussions with organized, relevant data and turn multiple inputs into a clear and executable plan.

• Forward-looking: You identify demand, supply and capacity risks before they become problems.

• Solutions-focused: You craft practical and creative supply chain solutions, troubleshoot disruptions and mitigate risk with speed and sound judgment.

• Collaborative partner: You work naturally across Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations, and build equally strong relationships with customers, distributors and suppliers.

• People-oriented: You can lead a small team with clear expectations and accountability.

• Entrepreneurial builder: You thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and enjoy building processes.

Why Join Petit Pot?

• Empowered leadership role scaling a fast-growing refrigerated indulgence brand.

• Visible role partnering with the CEO, founder and leadership team, with plenty of room to grow.

• Open and ambitious team with a passion for product taste and quality.

• $130k to $150K base salary + bonus, benefits and equity.