Supervisor, Planning

Overview

Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We distribute an extensive and iconic portfolio of beverages across more than 150,000 retail outlets.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage the Deployment and Production planning strategy for the West region network (including manufacturing sites as well as 3rd party warehouses)
• Collaborate with customer service, transportation, sales, and technical and production teams to ensure case fill targets are met
• Sourcing of customer orders based on product availability
• Create and control the Master Production Schedule that maximizes production capabilities while balancing demand of a rolling forecast to ensure supply
• Manage a large portion of the logistics budget as it relates to forecasting inventory moves and warehousing costs for a 12-18 month horizon
• Perform detailed production, inventory, and sales analysis to ensure we are executing the most optimal supply plan from both a cost and service standpoint
• Create and control tools and processes that are focused on increasing direct ship and line load opportunities
• Oversee and manage all activities performed by Deployment planners
• Maintain expertise in systems knowledge and recommend new procedures to enhance the performance of the planning and scheduling system
• Provide scheduling and demand history reports on an as needed basis
• Create and analyze spreadsheets, charts, graphs and reports relating to backorders, inventory, fill rates and other critical business issues
• Communicate with leadership teams and coordinate warehouse transfers and repositions to maintain target inventory levels
• Develop training guides, process changes, and SOP's as needed
• Other duties as assigned by Planning Manager
• Seek opportunities to reapply to new orders
• Aid planners/schedulers in making production changes in response to planned or unplanned outages
• Maintain SAP master data settings for new item setups, product transitions, and all key functionality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, Engineering is a plus, or equivalent experience
• Prior experience with raw material purchasing, production planning, and/or production operations is required
• Experienced analysis capabilities utilizing Excel and/or Access is required
• Prior manager / supervisor experience required
• 3 years of leadership experience within a fast-paced Manufacturing environment required
• Ability to handle multiple people and projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Customer focused attitude in a dynamic environment
• Proficient with computers and windows-based software
• Experience with an ERP system such as SAP or Oracle is preferred