Planner Production

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream•Laurel, MD

8d•$80,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for providing accurate, short-term, capacity-constrained production plans for Filling Lines and the Mix Plant. The goal is to ensure all plans are feasible, properly sequenced, and aligned with available resources, materials, and GMP requirements. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective cross-functional communication to maintain uninterrupted material and production flow. The company, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, is undergoing a period of accelerated growth as part of Froneri, a global ice cream leader, and is transforming its operations and supply chain to become agile, accelerate growth, and elevate quality.

Requirements

Advanced Excel and analytical skills
Strong negotiation and communication abilities
Leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of planning cycles, costing, optimization
Ability to manage workflow from planning to delivery
Results-oriented and able to work under pressure
Strong presentation and documentation skills.
Two or more years of relevant operational experience at market / business level is useful, in at least one of the following areas (Manufacturing Function/Planning Function): MPS (Master Production Scheduling), DRP (Distribution Requirement Planning), MRP (Material Requirement Planning)
Basic understanding of the Impact of Master Production & Detailed Production decisions on execution and other Supply Chain KPIs.
Knowledge of Customer Service / Distribution Requirement Planning (domestic/international) / Factory Operations / Co-packing / Co-manufacturing / Inventory management (Finished Goods)/ Materials Management (Raw & Packaging) / Supply Chain KPIs.
Sales & Operational Planning Experience including scenario planning, supply risk assessment, and alignment with demand and manufacturing.
Trusted, reliable, strong judgment
Clear communicator, open to feedback
Detail oriented with strong prioritization skills
Business wide perspective beyond role scope
Solution driven and adaptable
Leadership mindset without formal authority

Responsibilities

Create feasible production plans within the detailed planning period, considering available capacity, labor, materials, and product-family sequencing set by the long-term planner.
Develop realistic Mix Plans that meet factory requirements and comply with batching, CIP, and GMP constraints.
Create and maintain all Work Orders in JDE for factory and mix planning; all changes must flow through the planner.
Conduct daily reviews and weekly planning meetings with all relevant functions and distribute meeting minutes.
Establish a 4-week production plan with minimal changeovers and zero downtime.
Establish a 2-week Mix Plan that fully supports all products scheduled for the current and upcoming week.
Track and update daily inventory, identifying risks and rescheduling needs based on carrier lead times.
Maintain updates to planning tools, periodic alignments of efficiency with supply planner and that standard operating procedures have relevant and up to date procedures.
Track and support buyers with material flow through work order adjustments and run outs are planned and communicated to operations.
Manage bulk orders to ensure smooth arrival and unloading, minimizing detention caused by space or receiver availability.
Update and highlight Work Orders daily in planning tools, ensuring schedule adherence, quantity accuracy, and documentation of all changes.
Identify and integrate CIP cycles, production shutdowns, and preventive maintenance within the detailed plan.
Monitor new products to ensure mix and production readiness for on-time launch.
Identify potential issues within the planning horizon, assess their risks, and provide actionable solutions.
Communicate daily/weekly updates to maintain alignment with cross-functional partners.
Highlight demand increases or decreases and communicate impacts on material requirements.
Adhere to all Froneri procedures and standards.
Maintain 5S in the planning workplace.
Update material planning parameters in the system as needed.
Track and report Mix Attainment weekly, monitoring planned versus actual KPIs.
Identify opportunities for factory performance improvement within the planning period.