Product Supply Operations Planner, Liquid

About the role

Built on flavor and fueled by people, Kinder's is a privately held company that's passionate about making food unforgettable. As we grow and approach $1 billion in revenue, we're seeking a Product Supply Operations Planner to join our Supply Chain Planning team.

Responsibilities

• Assess short term inventory needs aligned to deliver metrics ensuring high levels of Customer Order fill rates, coordinating with Contract manufacturers, Quality and Fulfilment teams.
• Facilitate collaboration meetings with stakeholders and vendors to review completed and scheduled production jobs and review any operational issues impacting short term production.
• Proactively identify and escalate issues that could jeopardize supply including raw material or packaging constraints, quality holds, production issues. Actively support the decision-making process to resolve these issues. Identify potential future capacity constraints and bottlenecks, and escalate material concerns.
• Collaborate with purchasing, planning, logistics/warehousing, and commercial teams to provide input on capacity planning assumptions and performance measures.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive speed to market initiatives in the execution of new product launches, product change projects, and demand shaping activities.
• Cook up a phased scaling-up process for Co-manufacturer start-ups and capacity enhancements, both short-term and long-term.
• Adopt a continuous improvement mindset to enhance planning and operational processes.
• Data Analysis: Create, Review & Action against the Master Production Schedule for all Finished Good items.
• Reporting: Track and review Key Performance Indicators such as schedule adherence, attainment, inventory turns, customer service and days on hand and take appropriate action to meet or exceed targets.
• Review firm order demand, new sales or marketing demand and current levels of inventory to monitor emergent demand.
• Assist in process improvement efforts around SAP B1 functionality and fundamental inventory/production planning methodologies.
• Work with internal and external resources to actively ensure that each initiative delivers on-time, and that inventory & customer service levels meet and/or exceed targets.
• Work closely with inventory personnel to ensure that inventory transactions are accurately accounted for.
• Ensure cost effective supply chain execution and/or escalate exceptions/trade-offs.
• Absorb and maintain the team’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain preferred.
• 3+ years of planning and supply chain experience.
• Ability to manage complex supplier and 3PL relationships.
• High degree of competence in all aspects of complex manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Prior experience with SAP preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products, especially Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP B1 preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite of products, especially Excel.

Skills

• Proactive problem-solving and “Fail-forward” mindset.
• Collaborative and adaptable work style.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Bonus/incentive eligibility
• Equity grants
• Competitive health benefits
• Family-friendly benefits, including parental leave

Location & Pay Transparency

The position will be based out of our 20,000 sq. foot office in Walnut Creek, CA. We offer a hybrid work structure with 4 days in the office on a weekly basis to encourage collaboration and personal connections, and Fridays are flex days with employees having the opportunity to choose to be either in the office or to work from home based on what makes most sense for them.

Location

Based in Walnut Creek, CA.

Pay Range

The expected starting salary range for this role is $120,000 - $130,000 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.

Seasoned for Success

No two days here are the same. We try to be good team members and good communicators, but we don’t live by hierarchy and structure – everyone is a difference maker here. We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information – our team embraces ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow. We believe our job is to take smart risk, not to eliminate risk. We believe in growing our skills and becoming a better company with more managerial expertise, but we are an entrepreneurial company at heart. We aren’t trying to be average – we want to do exceptional things, and we are willing to work hard to achieve them.

Benefits

• Total rewards that may include paid time off, 401k, bonus / incentive eligibility, equity grants, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits, including parental leave.
• Kinder's benefits vary based on eligibility and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.
• We believe great culture starts with people. We’re a people-first company built on connection, collaboration, and balance. Most of our work happens in the office to spark creativity and community, but we also offer flexibility so team members have the autonomy to work outside the office when needed to support their work-life balance and personal commitments.