S&OP PLANNER

DreamPak • New Berlin, WI

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About The Position

The S&OP Planner/Scheduler develops, coordinates, and maintains an integrated production plan that aligns customer demand with manufacturing capacity, labor availability, material requirements, and inventory objectives. The role serves as a central planning resource connecting Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Purchasing, Warehouse, and Finance to help ensure production schedules are achievable and customer commitments are met. It establishes a disciplined, data-driven planning process intended to improve schedule attainment, reduce unplanned production changes, and optimize inventory levels.

The position is with DreamPak, a food and beverage contract manufacturing and innovation company. A bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of production planning, scheduling, or supply chain experience in a multi-line manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing production schedules based on capacity, labor, equipment, and material constraints.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (MPS/MRP), preferred.
• Experience participating in or coordinating an S&OP process, preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, and rules.
• Promote safety awareness and commitment.
• Maintain confidentiality of information received, created, or processed.
• Consolidate customer orders, forecasts, and anticipated demand into a rolling production plan; validate requirements with Sales and Customer Service and communicate demand changes.
• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules across manufacturing lines, translating customer demand into executable plans.
• Schedule and sequence production based on equipment capabilities, product specifications, labor, changeovers, and material availability to minimize downtime and unnecessary cleaning.
• Communicate schedule revisions and proactively develop recovery plans for scheduling conflicts.
• Evaluate capacity by line and process using demonstrated production rates; identify equipment, staffing, and maintenance constraints and assess the need for overtime, additional shifts, or alternate lines.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Warehouse, and Operations to ensure raw materials, ingredients, and packaging are available; identify shortages and supply disruptions.
• Monitor inventory levels to improve inventory turns and reduce working capital.
• Coordinate the monthly Sales and Operations Planning process; consolidate demand, capacity, inventory, and supply constraints, and present gaps, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Track schedule attainment and root causes of missed commitments; partner with Operations and Continuous Improvement to improve sequencing, line utilization, and scheduling accuracy.
• Maintain accurate planning data and production standards within the ERP system.
• Influence decisions across departments and drive accountability for the planning process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level