Manager, Sales Planning-West

BUILT ON FLAVOR.  FUELED BY PEOPLE. What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it.      With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We’re not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.   As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need more smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work... this is it! Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives. About the Role: The Manager, Sales Planning – West serves as a key commercial leader responsible for driving the integration of sales, demand, and inventory planning across the organization, focusing on the Western Region of Grocery. This role is part of a high-performing team that partners cross-functionally with Sales, Brand, Finance, and Operations to deliver accurate forecasts, optimize trade investment, and improve customer inventory health. The Manager ensures that Kinder’s commercial plans are data-driven, strategically aligned, and executed to support sustainable growth and operational efficiency. Key Responsibilities Include: Strategic Sales Planning Leadership Lead the development of sales and demand plans, aligning volume, revenue, and trade investment targets with company strategy. Drive the end-to-end planning calendar, ensuring alignment and timely input from cross-functional partners including brand, sales, planning, and finance. Challenge assumptions and elevate the analytical rigor of commercial plans through data-driven insights and scenario modeling. Team Development Build team capabilities in forecasting, analytics, and cross-functional communication. Create a collaborative and performance-driven environment that emphasizes continuous improvement and proactive problem-solving. Forecasting & Demand Planning Own divisional monthly sales forecast accuracy and integration into the Demand Planning process. Manage cross-functional forecasting reviews, ensuring timely updates reflecting current market dynamics, customer performance, and promotional shifts. Partner with Finance to ensure forecast alignment with financial targets and strategic objectives for revenues, trade spend, and total promotional spend. Trade & Promotional Effectiveness Oversee post-event analysis and ROI evaluation for trade and promotional spend; analyzes total trade investment for partners include trade spend, marketing spend, slotting, and additional ...