Supply and Demand Planning Manager - Town of Verona - Verona Collective

Description

As the Supply & Demand Planning Manager for Verona Collective, you will lead end-to-end forecasting, inventory strategy, and production planning across cultivation, manufacturing and retail channels. You\'ll be responsible for balancing real-time sales insights with operational capacity, ensuring a consistent, compliant, and cost-effective supply chain that supports rapid growth and dynamic product lines.

This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role, critical to aligning commercial demand with supply-side capabilities in a highly regulated and evolving market. Success in this role requires strong analytical capability, cannabis industry knowledge, and the ability to lead cross-functional planning across siloed business units.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Integrated Supply & Demand Planning
  • Build and lead a comprehensive demand forecast across all channels (retail, delivery) and product categories (flower, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles, etc.).
  • Translate demand signals into actionable cultivation, production, and packaging schedules across multiple sites.
  • Manage planning across multiple time horizons (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually) to ensure strategic alignment.
• S&OP Leadership
  • Own the cross-functional S&OP process, aligning Sales, Cultivation, Manufacturing, Retail, and Finance around a unified demand plan.
  • Facilitate monthly S&OP meetings with scenario planning, capacity modeling, and KPI reporting.
  • Serve as the key point of integration between demand forecasts and operational execution.
• Cultivation & Manufacturing Planning
  • Coordinate with cultivation and post-harvest teams to align grow cycles with projected demand by strain, potency, and format.
  • Partner with extraction and production leads to balance capacity, batch yields, and formulation needs.
  • Optimize production runs to reduce waste, minimize changeovers, and ensure consistent inventory levels.
• Retail Inventory Optimization
  • Collaborate with retail operations and merchandising teams to forecast in-store demand and manage stock levels by location.
  • Use sell-through data and promotional calendars to drive proactive replenishment and avoid out-of-stocks.
  • Adjust allocations across stores based on performance, seasonality, and regulatory constraints.
• Systems, Compliance & Reporting
  • Maintain accurate data within seed-to-sale system (METRC) and POS (Flowhub)
  • Monitor inventory health across all facilities to balance freshness, compliance thresholds, and working capital.
  • Ensure all planning activities adhere to state cannabis regulations regarding traceability, transfer limits, and shelf life.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Forecasting & Scenario Planning
• Supply Chain Integration
• Commercial & Operational Alignment
• Regulatory Knowledge (Cannabis)
• Cross-functional Communication

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field.
• 5+ years in supply/demand planning, S&OP, or operations—preferably in cannabis, CPG, agriculture, or pharma.
• Experience working within or across vertically integrated businesses.
• Strong knowledge of inventory systems; advanced Excel and scenario modeling.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional planning initiatives.
• Preferred experience in cannabis operations (cultivation, manufacturing, or retail).
• Familiarity with METRC or state-level cannabis compliance systems preferred.
• APICS (CPIM/CSCP), Lean Six Sigma, or MBA a plus.

Located in Upstate New York, Verona Collective offers a diverse range of cannabis products ranging from flower to edibles, all of which are cultivated and produced entirely by the Oneida Indian Nation. Verona Collective is committed to meeting the highest standards for quality and exceptional service that have become hallmarks of the Oneida Indian Nation. Team Members of Verona Collective will share the qualities of all of Oneida\'s nationally acclaimed, award-winning team: stellar work histories and an excellent track record of reliability, productivity, flexibility, and work ethic.