Production Planner-APLGT
About The Position
Under the direction of the Supply Planning Supervisor II, the Supply planner position oversees inventory and co-manufacture supply planning responsibilities for assigned plants and/or co-packers. The Supply planner maintains capacity plans, production schedules and/or finite schedules to ensure the efficient delivery of inventory, fill rates and cost objectives. A key part of the planning team the Supply planner will be an active participant in the weekly SIOP (S&OE) / monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes. Responsibilities also include minimizing inventory spoilage/overstocks and identifying ways to improve supply planning processes / tools for the assigned area. Furthermore, the Supply Planner provides supply planning expertise to the commercialization of new products or resolution of key inventory shortage issues.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree (supply chain discipline or relevant/equivalent experience preferred)
- 1 year production planning or logistics experience highly preferred (Internships or coop experience acceptable)
- Great attention to detail
- Ability to make reasoned decisions based upon available information
- Excellent interpersonal skills (both written and verbal)
- Ability to work independently within a fast-paced environment and with cross-functional teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications; Word, excel & PowerPoint.
- ERP system experience – Oracle, O9, SAP systems highly preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with supply and demand planning systems preferred
Responsibilities
- Accountable for successful collaboration with Sales and Co-manufacturers to prioritize and deliver products and services that meet or exceed the business needs
- Develop detailed understanding of manufacturing constraints and capabilities of the manufacturing locations being planned
- Proactively communicate with production facilities as well as Sales, Marketing, Demand Planning and Operations management through the weekly SIOP (S&OE) and monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.
- Oversee inventory and supply planning responsibilities for assigned co-manufacturers
- Utilize systems to proactively identify and communicate key drivers and proposed solutions to service and inventory issues
- Ensure successful 'Promotion' execution by utilizing effective planning processes, system set-up, and communication with the cross functional teams
- Collaborate with Demand Planning to translate IBP forecasts to SKU level supply plans
- Proactively identify and communicate key drivers and proposed solutions to service and inventory issues
- Assess current inventory levels and forecasts to make appropriate business decisions that minimize costs and achieve corporate working capital and service level objectives
- Track plant/business performance (KPIs) to the established supply chain plan
- Identifies ways to improve supply planning processes and tools for assigned areas
- Perform other supply planning duties as needed
Benefits
- comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
- discretionary annual merit increases
- profit sharing
- 401(k) with employer match
- stock purchase plan
- paid vacation
- FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
