Plant Supply Chain Planner - 1st Shift - Bev Manufacturing

Position Summary

The Plant Supply Chain Planner reports to the Operations Manager and is based out of our Springdale, Arkansas location. This hybrid role oversees the packaging, ingredients, and variable materials combining supply chain management responsibilities with production planning to ensure efficient material flow, optimal inventory levels, and on-time manufacturing.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partnering with the Operations Manager

• Performing high-dollar cycle counts (inventory adjustments)

• Presenting Yield Reports

• Forecasting Production Volume vs Budget

• Validating the prior day's finished goods production, including reviewing scheduled production versus actual production and verifying any production discrepancies greater than five (5) percent.

• Ability to use an inventory reporting system (QAD).

• Adjusting work orders in QAD for any count discrepancies and communicating to impacted departments when it is complete.

• Completing random cycle counts on the bottles.

• Determining the cycle count and at what frequency. Inputting cycle counts in QAD, and informing impacted departments of any significant cycle count adjustments.

• Understanding productivity calculations to understand measures and set targets.

• Understanding inventory principles to keep accurate inventories.

• Using problem-solving skills to figure out inventory discrepancies issues associated with product data in QAD and what is physically in the warehouse; utilizing Root Cause Analysis on why data integrity is wrong in QAD.

• Making final decisions on procurement of material supply requirements based on MRP forecasting.

• Placement and purchase orders for packaging, ingredients, and variable materials from approved suppliers.

• Determining which suppliers to use to meet business needs [TQ1]

• Cooking with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of raw material and components to include managing raw material at 3rd party warehouse and plant.

• Tracking inbound shipments, resolving logistics issues and managing documentation.

• Monitoring, prioritizing and reporting progress of supply orders while identifying and communicating all delays that can have a significant impact on production. This includes problem-solving solutions to corporate scheduler in a timely, organized and consistent manner.

• Developing, maintaining, and adjusting production schedule based on corporate scheduling forecast, inventory targets and capacity constraints while optimizing the schedule at the plant.

• Works within and outside of normal hours to monitor production schedule-in-progress and address and scheduling conflicts or delays. Includes the management of schedule exceptions to ensure materials are available for production.

• If materials are not going to arrive timely for production, this person will change production to match the availability of materials.

• Analyzing line utilization and recommending adjustments to improve efficiency.

• Communicating regularly with procurement, warehouse and quality control team, including leading daily meetings with production personnel on supplier issues.

• Supporting MRP system data accuracy and reporting.

• Analyzing and managing onsite inventory to ensure optimum warehouse inventory levels and space availability based on demand data.

• Performing daily cycle count adjustments to PET inventory.

• Maintaining cycle count records as needed for audit purposes.

• Maintaining PO process to determine correct price, freight changes, and delivery dates.

• Maintaining relationship with transportation service provider to ensure maximum efficiency and prompt delivery of goods.

• Performing SQF food safety and food quality internal audits as assigned.

• Distributing all incoming mail/invoices to required departments.

• Processing PO approval process partnering with Plant Manager and corporate Accounts Payable.

• Performing other related duties as required or assigned.

Education And Experience

• Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Operations or a related field

• 1-3 years’ experience in a supply chain role

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Excel (superuser is preferred)

• Previous experience with ERP system

• Able to handle stressful, time-sensitive situations and quickly set priorities to minimize manufacturing disruptions

• Must be detail-oriented and can multitask

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Frequent: Ability to talk and hear; ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, stoop, bend and/or crouch; push/pull; lift up to 50 pounds; use of hands and fingers to operate machinery/equipment and all manual and electronic equipment in area of responsibility.
• Occasional: Squatting, kneeling, ability to reach above and at shoulder height. Ability to wear a dust mask, and perform Confined Entry using LOTO program.
• Exposure to wet and humid conditions and fluctuations in ambient temperature (seasonal).
• Exposure to toxic and corrosive chemicals.
• Vision: Ability to use close and distance vision, as well as color and peripheral vision with or without correction. Must be able to visually detect obstacles and potential dangers in a fast-paced production environment involving high-speed equipment and powered industrial lift equipment.
• Hearing: Ability to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction. Exposure to noise levels from pumps, machinery, forklift traffic, bottle lines and exhaust fans.