The pay for this position starts at $71,200/annually. This position is onsite, based in our Tracy, CA facility.

As the Production Planner, you will work directly with key stakeholders across fulfillment and corporate operations.  You will own the execution of the underlying tools/models and analysis that help us expand operations and manage demand to ensure the best possible customer experience at the lowest cost.  You will be a key ingredient in providing direction to production personnel to deliver a plan that is on-time and in full.

Key Responsibilities

• Schedule and coordinate plant production schedules to meet internal and external customer order demand and forecasts, ensuring timely and quality production.
• Plan and manage production schedules by analyzing inventory, demand, and forecasts to fulfill open orders and optimize production capacity
•  Monitor inventory supply to identify and address potential shortages that may impact service delivery.
• Plan production based on target inventory levels while meeting customer shelf life requirements.
• Address inventory issues related to overproduction or rework
• Optimize schedules and sequencing to enhance manufacturing plant operations.
• Collaborate with Operations, Procurement, Inventory, Commercialization, and others teams on material status and production planning.
• Responsible for cadence reporting, and distribution of specific daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
• Continuously enhance planning and scheduling processes, gaining insights into product production mix and plant operations. 
• Coordinate trial production runs with production personnel and customers, sourcing test materials and ensuring timely production. 
• Manage daily/weekly production schedules, communicating changes to the manufacturing and fulfillment leadership team and logistics if box shifts are required.
• Participate and lead meetings relevant to production planning to ensure alignment and accountability across the fulfillment center
• Drives analytics to drive performance and develops mitigating strategies due to poor performance, supply chain constraints, or other issues that would affect the execution of the daily plan
• Assist in coordinating product launch initiatives and achieving departmental/company goals.
• Support forecasting and ordering of goods, ensuring timely delivery of direct goods to support production schedules.
• Collaborate with Procurement to address packaging and ingredient shortages.
• Engage with internal customers on orders, product adjustments, and new product start-ups.
• Provide backup support to other Production Planners as needed. 

Qualifications 

Skills and Requirements

• Strong presentation skills and experience collaborating with stakeholders across functions

• Process oriented, results driven and system focused

• Knowledge of manufacturing KPIs (OTIF, UPEH, etc.)

• The ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment

• Interest in the food & e-Commerce industries

• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours (including nights, evenings and rotating weekends)

• Novice Understanding of MRP & ERP Systems

• Knowledge of Cloud software systems - Warehouse Management Systems/Oracle/SAP and other Cloud based software

• Advanced knowledge of Google Suite Products & Microsoft Office Software

Experience / Education

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent years of experience preferred

• Some experience creating Production Plans & Schedules preferred

• Demand Planning / Supply Planning background preferred but not required

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.