Manager, Supply Planner

Hello, potential future Oatly employee. It’s us, the original oatmilk company that started in Sweden back 25 or so years ago and has since expanded to the U.S., where we’ve continued growing at a rate such that we need more brilliant minds to work with us to keep the momentum going and the oatmilk flowing.

Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. Basically, we exist to help people live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process, and to change the food system for the better. We drive that change through the power of oats and through a significant reduction in cow’s milk consumption. If any of this resonates with you, then maybe you’d like to work for Oatly, too. Now onto the formal stuff.

We are looking for aSupply Planning Manager, North Americ a to join our Supply Chain team. This role will lead the North American Supply Planning function and ensure the business has a robust, executable supply plan that delivers the right products at the right place and time while balancing customer service, inventory, capacity, cost, waste, and operational efficiency.

Due to business needs, the qualified candidate will reside in the Eastern timezone.

Here are the things we want to hire you to do:

• Lead the North America Supply Planning team and build a high-performing, data-driven planning organization

• Own the development and execution of the regional supply plan across manufacturing sites, product categories, co-manufacturers, and the distribution network

• Translate the consensus demand plan into integrated capacity, production, inventory, deployment, and material requirements

• Establish clear planning priorities and decision rules across service, inventory, cost, capacity, and waste

• Connect short-, medium-, and long-term supply plans to provide a consistent view of regional supply capability

• Drive exception-based planning so the team can focus on decisions and risks rather than manual data processing

• Develop a forward-looking view of capacity requirements, constraints, gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities across manufacturing sites and co-manufacturers

• Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Customer Service, Deployment, Commercial, Finance, and the broader Supply Chain organization to develop mitigation plans and align around one set of numbers

• Evaluate production, sourcing, capacity, and inventory scenarios to optimize the North American supply network and support fact-based business decisions

• Ensure new products, renovations, transitions, and discontinuations are reflected in supply plans with clear ramp-up and phase-out strategies

• Own regional inventory planning principles, safety stock, inventory targets, planning parameters, and replenishment policies

• Balance customer availability with working capital, shelf life, storage capacity, obsolescence, and waste considerations

• Proactively identify shortages, excess inventory, service failures, inventory deviations, and supply disruptions, then coordinate root-cause analysis and corrective action

• Lead the Supply component of the North American Integrated Tactical Planning process and escalate structural or strategic constraints into the monthly Integrated Business Planning process

• Champion the simplification, standardization, automation, and effective use of planning systems, ERP capabilities, master data, advanced analytics, and AI

• Lead or contribute to regional and global planning transformation initiatives and deploy best practices across the planning organization

• Coach, mentor, and develop Supply and Deployment Planners; establish clear expectations and development plans; and strengthen succession and future planning capabilities

Here are the things we think you need:

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

• 5+ years of experience in Supply Planning, IBP, S&OP, or related processes

• 3+ years of people leadership experience

• Proven experience leading supply planning processes; experience in FMCG, food and beverage, consumer goods, or another fast-moving industry is preferred

• Demonstrated success driving cross-functional alignment and influencing senior stakeholders

• Experience supporting executive-level decision-making through analytics and scenario planning

• Experience with planning platforms such as Anaplan, SAP IBP, OMP, Kinaxis, or an equivalent platform, along with strong business intelligence and Excel capabilities

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills

• Ability to travel approximately 4-6 times per year within the requirements of the role

And here’s another list of qualities we think make a good Oatly team member:

• You feel connected to our mission of encouraging health, sustainability, and transparency

• You are a self-starter who doesn’t need direct supervision to motivate you for success - we believe strongly in building a culture of individual accountability and ownership and need partners that can embrace that mentality

• You are ready to make your mark in a smaller, growing brand, leveraging your experience to deliver amazing results and build an outstanding company

• You have an entrepreneurial spirit in that you’re comfortable with ambiguity and are energized by the process of building something lasting from the ground up

• You enjoy sharing your quirkiness and talents with your coworkers

Another bulleted list felt a bit too…bullet-y. So we wrote this long, awkward sentence to let you know all the ways we sweeten the deal when you work with us, like flexible vacation (take it when you need it), really great benefits (yes, pet insurance is in there), paid volunteer days off throughout the year (doing good is fun), free six packs of...(drumroll)…oatmilk, and you’ll also get genuinely great coworkers who are rooting for each other and the company to thrive. Oh, one more short but very important sentence: We are nimble and agile (not chaotic) in how we work, and we’re grounded in a long company history dating way back to the last century.

The salary for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to geographic location, internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. Compensation may also include bonus, commission, or equity as applicable. Our good-faith estimate for base salary is $115,000.

Our team is available to support you through the hiring process with reasonable accommodations to enable a barrier-free interview experience. We will maintain candidate privacy and confidentiality to enable an unbiased and equitable experience. If you need assistance applying for a role due to a disability or special need, please contact [email protected].

Oatly is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.