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*Location*: Hershey, PA * Department*: IDP * Summary of Role*: The Senior Manager is responsible for leading strategic initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, reduce waste, and support enterprise-wide planning objectives. This role will champion efforts to minimize distressed inventory, optimize resource utilization, and improve donation and disposal processes. By fostering cross-functional collaboration across supply chain, commercial, finance, and sustainability teams, the Senior Manager will proactively identify risks and implement solutions that drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will bring a strong analytical mindset, operational discipline, and a passion for delivering measurable impact across the product lifecycle. This position is instrumental in advancing corporate sustainability goals while contributing to financial performance and long-term business resilience. * Role Responsibilities*: * Lead Strategic Planning Initiatives: Develop and execute integrated strategies that align operational planning with business objectives, including sustainability and waste reduction goals. * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with commercial, supply chain, finance, and sustainability teams to ensure accurate forecasting, performance tracking, and transparent reporting. * Drive Execution and Accountability: Lead cross-functional teams in developing and executing targeted action plans that address key operational risks and business drivers, ensuring timely and effective implementation. * Mitigate Operational Waste: Identify and address root causes of inefficiencies and distressed inventory across the value chain, implementing systemic solutions to minimize waste and optimize product disposition. * Enable Continuous Improvement: Utilize data analytics, scenario planning, and collaborative workshops to drive ongoing improvements in planning processes and overall product lifecycle efficiency. * Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities*: * Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and make data-driven decisions. * Leadership: Effective leadership skills with the ability to manage and inspire a team. * Communication: Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present insights to senior leadership. * Minimum Education and Experience Requirements*: * Education – o Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred * Experience – o At least 10+ years of experience in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Supply Chain, Finance or other relevant CPG/Planning fields #LI-TL1 #LI-Onsite The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans. You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application process as a result of a disability. You can request an accommodation via phone or email. To request an accommodation via phone, please call +1 877-804-1794 and leave a voicemail with your contact information. You may also email a request for accommodation to [email protected]. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Needed” in the subject line. This will ensure that your email is routed to the appropriate contact who will handle your request.