Supply Network Planner

Rich's•Buffalo, NY

About The Position

Rich’s, also known as Rich Products Corporation, is a family-owned global food company with more than 13,500 associates working in 100 countries and annual sales of $5.9 billion. Its products and solutions serve foodservice, retail, in-store bakery, deli, and prepared-food businesses. The Supply Network Planner develops weekly production and inventory requirements covering a 3–18-month horizon for manufacturing operations. Planning accounts for new product rollouts, operational initiatives, and seasonal products. The role supports multiple manufacturing facilities and contributes to the Sales and Operations Planning process, inventory and working-capital management, production scheduling, and supply-chain cost optimization. The position includes 10% travel within the U.S. and internationally to other corporate locations and/or for training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or educational equivalent in Business Administration, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
Two years of experience in the job offered, fulfillment planning, or a related field.
Required experience must include supply-chain or fulfillment planning with perishable materials or materials having a short shelf life, advanced planning systems for enterprise resource planning, financial analysis, and network modeling.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage capacity-planning models for 3–5 manufacturing facilities.
Conduct the monthly Supply Agreement process for designated manufacturing facilities and product categories in support of the Sales and Operations Planning process.
Establish inventory-planning and production-scheduling parameters for execution by Master Production Schedulers at each supply facility.
Manage working-capital investments in raw materials, conversion, and finished goods for designated production facilities to achieve the lowest total delivered cost.
Develop monthly and Sales and Operations Planning workbooks for Product Business Teams.
Represent Customer Service & Logistics within designated Product Business Teams, supporting inventory management, transportation, warehousing, and customer-service issues.
Review inventory stocking policies and strategies quarterly to minimize spoilage and maximize service and inventory turns.
Analyze inventory investment costs and trends to ensure alignment with departmental and company objectives.
Analyze total delivered manufacturing and distribution costs, and recommend and implement process and strategy changes to achieve the lowest supply-chain cost.
Manage inventory for selected contract-manufactured products.
Develop and execute warehouse strategies aligned with the Distribution Center Sales and Operations Planning process.
Travel 10% within the U.S. and internationally to other corporate locations and/or for training.