Based in Bartlett, Illinois, part of the Chicago metropolitan area, Joanna Manaves has served as the vice president of supply chain planning at a Downers Grove food solutions provider since 2018. She executes long-term strategic planning, materials management, and customer service tasks, and inventory control at 30 plants throughout the United States. Joanna Manaves also oversees the end-to-end supply chain management at the suburban Chicago food company. She excels at developing high-performance supply chain teams.
Previously, Joanna Manaves spent nearly two decades as the director of planning and materials management at Peacock Foods in Geneva, Illinois. She also oversaw product control, which involved the management of all purchasing, planning, and production activities. A few of her past positions include vice president of supply chain at Greencore USA and accounting manager for Production Packaging, Inc.
Ms. Manaves studied business and accounting at DeVry University in Addison. She accrued enough credits to take the Certified Public Accountant Exam. Her interests include home remodeling, gardening, and swimming.