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Your role at Clorox:

The S&OE Process Manager role is responsible for helping our IBP Center of
Excellence enable Clorox's planning transformation while supporting and
advising our Business Unit IBP Teams to deliver target outcomes. Key areas of
focus for the role are to monitor, guide, and enhance the S&OE and inventory
planning processes across Business Units, ensuring alignment with best
practices, providing technical solutions for process improvements, and
supporting users through training, documentation, and proactive communication.

In this role, you will:

• Process Monitoring in BUs: Monitor S&OE and Inventory planning process execution in BUs to identify gaps and areas for improvement vs best in class standards defined.
• Process & Methodology Enhancement: Identify challenges in current S&OE and Inventory planning processes & methodologies, and translate into process related solutions and/or technical recommendations for improvement to be shared with theKinaxis Maestro Product Manager.
• System & Process synchronization: Partner withtheKinaxis Maestro Product Manager and S&OE Process Excellenceto monitor S&OE and Inventory planning system and applications upgrades and new capabilities and identify impacts to processes & potential process improvements to best utilize new functionalities.
• Process Standardization: Develop with S&OE Process Excellence Manager standard ways-of-working for S&OE and Inventory Planning, designing, maintaining and deploying process documentation and guidelines to ensure consistency in activities across BUs as needed in service of IBP.
• Systems support: Teachthe S&OE and Inventory Planners CoPon Kinaxis Maestro, assist users who need help with specific tasks and help escalate system issues to the Product Manager for resolution.
• Capability building:Lead training programs in partnership with the system-related Product Manager on S&OE and InventoryPlanningprocess changes while maintaining training documentation.
• PBI Report Support: Be an SME and 1st line of support for users and lead training as needed.
• Forecast Performance Monitoring: Continuously monitor forecast accuracy results across BUsto identify trends and systematic issues indicating potential process gaps.
• Supply Plan Adherence Performance Monitoring: Continuously monitor ManufacturingPlan Adherence results acrossBUsto identify trends and systematic issues indicating potential process gaps.
• Proactive comms. & coordination: Proactively communicate and collaborate with BU IBP teams to ensure that network planning processes & systems are meeting business needs.
• Enhancement roadmap alignment: Support the development and alignment of the S&OE and Inventory Planning capability roadmap with the S&OE Process Excellence Manager, driving stakeholder engagement, leadership buy-in, and prioritization of process and system improvements.

What we look for:

• Supply Chain Operations: Comprehension of CPG supply chain operations, allowing for holistic understanding of integrated business processes and requirements in supply planning.
• Demand Planning knowledge: In-depth understanding of best-in-class demand forecasting processes, methodologies, and challenges.
• Process improvement & influence: Proficient at identifying process enhancements through observation and effectively influencing senior team members to adapt workflows or meeting procedures.

Analytical thinking & data mastery:

• Ability to analyze and diagnose end-to-end supply chain risks, including the impacts of forecast variability, supply disruptions, and execution gaps on business performance.
• Strong proficiency in querying, transforming, analyzing, and synthesizing large and complex data sets to generate actionable insights.
• Ability to rely on data to drive decision-making processes.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across functions and organizational levels without direct authority.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills; a strong connector across teams and functions.
• Ability to network cross-functionally.
• Attention to detail.
• Proven ability to lead training initiatives, drive adoption of new processes and capabilities, and effectively manage organizational change.

Education

• B.A. in Operations management, Supply Chain, Business Analytics or related field.

Experience

• 5-7 years supply chain experience, CPG / fast-moving consumer goods preferred.
• Deep experience in S&OP / network planning / demand planning / DRP / Production Planning / Inventory Management.
• Experience in statistical modeling / predictive analytics.
• Experience interfacing and influencing across teams.

Workplace type:

This role will abide by the Hybrid 2.0 Policy, being in office 3x per week.
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[U.S.]Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

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-Zone A: $109,400 - $210,000

-Zone B: $100,300 - $192,500

-Zone C: $91,200 - $175,000

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.

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