Senior Supply Chain Planner

About the role

Establish and maintain the production master schedule for multiple production facilities to meet production and demand requirements while ensuring customer service levels. Conceptually understand deployment and purchasing practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee production plans and schedules that meet customer demands and production capacity for multiple facilities using SAP Production (PPDS) Planning Books & Forward Plan.
• Ensure PC’s downtime requirements are honored to support manufacturing integrity and capability.
• Prepare and sequence production schedules for the following week, maintaining constant communication with assigned plants to ensure execution.
• Maintain and update daily the SAP release/schedule process orders for each assigned plant.
• Maintain Min Batch and RV’s for respective production facilities.
• Analyze systems-suggested production requirements for reasonableness using knowledge of CCSWB production environment.
• Sequence flavors and packages to maximize efficiencies while minimizing operating costs.
• Review and analyze line capacity to determine if alternative sourcing is required; coordinate within the department to ensure consistent supply if over capacity.
• Work to ensure working capital targets are achieved on produced full goods.
• Coordinate with Planner II’s on deployment requirements approaching peak periods.
• Assist the Life Cycle team with new product launches on produced full goods.
• Manage promotions to minimize raw material risk / BD&L.
• Conduct weekly production schedule meetings with respective production centers.
• Perform ad hoc root cause analysis.
• Review inventory levels daily to ensure adequate inventory is available to meet sales demand.
• Complete AERA recommendations daily.
• Travel 10%-20% for production center and customer visits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of manufacturing plant experience or planning experience.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Experience with computers, including strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Experience with production, deployment, and purchasing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• APICS Supply Chain certification preferred.