Senior Integrated Business Planning Manager - 10004-Charlotte- NC - Hawkins (Charlotte, NC)

Since its founding in 1937, Krispy Kreme's focus has remained the same - making fresh doughnuts using our founder's original recipe. The brand's iconic Hot Light lets consumers know when doughnuts are being made in the shop so they can stop in and enjoy them hot, right off the line.

Krispy Kreme's Senior Integrated Business Planning Manager is focused on connecting the long-term strategic plan to operational planning. This highly visible and influential position requires exceptional drive and energy, strong strategic and analytical skills, financial and business acumen, highly effective verbal and written communications skills, and the organizational agility to influence and collaborate at all levels of the organization. You will work within the US business and lead the IBP process to ensure connectivity between functions and across the organization, as well as work extremely closely with the GLT as the champion of business planning processes used to drive results. This individual will need to influence both the leadership team as well as team members across the organization to provide a clear mechanism for decision making, and to remove obstacles that prevent successful achievement of results. A broad-based skill set, with strong business acumen and agility to respond to a changing landscape is required.

A TASTE OF WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Integrated Business Planning

• Process leader of the end-to-end IBP process for the US Business.
• Govern existing IBP process in accordance with agreed practices & principles. Identify and lead all continuous improvement efforts.
• Lead the cross functional team of step owners, process managers & facilitators that drive the running and development of IBP processes and subprocesses and ensure connectivity between the steps.
• Lead the development and facilitation of the MBR (Step 5) meeting each period with the respective Step leadership teams, including the GLT members.
• Embed IBP in the ways of working. Identify gaps, drive change management as required, hold step facilitators accountable for delivering best practices.
• Proactively manages any risks & opportunities through effective and collaborative communication with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders, including the GLT.
• Ensure business ability to identify and react to changes in planned performance against annual plan and in the competitive environment.
• Onboard new associates with the process and their role in successful execution of the process.

Supporting Competencies

• Ability to build strong relationships: challenge others while building collaborative relationships at all levels.
• Ability to influence without authority using fact based, data driven insights.
• Ability to effectively work across the organization at all levels, including the ability to take touch stands and face tough challenges with senior leaders.
• Must be proactive, high-energy, results-oriented, and willing to drive change.
• Ability to clearly assign responsibility for tasks and decisions.
• Ability to set objectives and goals; evaluate results; track record for decision quality.
• Be comfortable handling ambiguity and change.

YOUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS:

• 8+ years of either direct IBP experience and/or related marketing, supply planning, and/or finance experience, with some strategic program experience.
• The ideal candidate will have an additional 1-2 years' experience in strategy and/or business process. Candidates will be assessed for high potential for development within the organization.
• Bachelor's degree required. MBS preferred or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical capabilities coupled with the ability to identify issues, obtain mutual agreement as to resolution, and implement change.
• Strong management and interpersonal skills. Must be able to convince, influence, and motivate all levels within the business to achieve objectives.
• Ability to focus on the long-term strategic imperatives for the business, while at the same time being aware of short-term pressures and providing guidance and challenges to short-term decisions.
• Must have a high degree of self-direction with the ability to constantly seek innovative ways to drive and implement process improvements efficiently.
• Must be proactive, high energy, detailed-oriented when appropriate, results-oriented, and willing to drive change.
• Experience evaluating the performance of the business and what levers should be pulled to drive performance.
• Demonstrated communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to synthesize and clearly communicate highly complex findings to focus on critical issues and actionable opportunities.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. The official job description will be provided during the application/interview process.

BENEFITS:

• Comprehensive benefits (medical, vision, and dental insurance)
• Employee discount program
• 401K plan
• Generous PTO Plan
• Company events
• Education Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• Life Insurance
• FSA/HSA Plans
• Pet Insurance

Learn more at www.kkbenefits.com

WHY KRISPY KREME?

At Krispy Kreme, we focus on:

• Loving People:
• Our global culture is best captured by our Leadership Mix, a dozen behaviors that define how we work with one another across the world and give back to our communities. Check out our leadership mix here.
• Belonging happens once each Krispy Kremer knows their bold authentic self is welcomed, dignified, and loved, where their wonderfully original identities flourish and thrive.
• Loving Communities:
• At Krispy Kreme, sharing joy is at the center of everything we do, and we strive to inspire this in our communities. Our brand purpose truly shines through our Acts of Joy and community fundraising initiatives.
• In the U.S., we have been donating unsold doughnuts to local food banks, with a goal of bringing a smile to our consumers as they enjoy a small, sweet treat. We partner with Feeding America and Convoy of Hope, who in turn partner with organizations nationwide to distribute donations to people in need through diverse types of programs and services.
• In 2022, we helped community groups raise $40 million globally. Last year in the U.S., we supported more than 83,000 fundraising events, raising nearly $37 million.
• Loving Planet:
• We have been conducting a multi-year global GHG emissions assessment to establish an emissions baseline, using this foundation to soon set goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions.
• We are working on reducing food waste through donation efforts, animal feed, and composting programs.

Krispy Kreme is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

At Krispy Kreme, we believe that your originality sweetens our recipe. We value the diverse ingredients of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, gender, intersex, or veteran status of every individual. We strive for an inclusive culture that allows each of our peeps to bring their bold authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

About Krispy Kreme

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Krispy Kreme is one of the most beloved and well-known sweet treat brands in the world. Our iconic Original Glazed doughnut is universally recognized for its hot-off-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth experience. Krispy Kreme operates in more than 35 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops, partnerships with leading retailers, and a rapidly growing Ecommerce and delivery business with more than 14,000 fresh points of access. Our purpose of touching and enhancing lives through the joy that is Krispy Kreme guides how we operate every day and is reflected in the love we have for our people, our communities and the planet. Connect with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at www.KrispyKreme.com, or on one of its many social media channels, including www.Facebook.com/KrispyKreme and www.Twitter.com/KrispyKreme.