Production Planner

Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.

This position will coordinate with our manufacturing facilities or vendor partners to ensure appropriate inventory levels on all products for daily order fulfillment while complying with our freshness policies. The successful candidate will develop and maintain a working relationship with key personnel positioned in all facilities that provide inventory to Boar's Head to provide an exceptional level of customer service and assistance to the distribution and sales teams.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for monitoring and adjusting production or purchasing using Oracle Inventory and Anaplan Demand Management systems to ensure adequate inventory levels of all responsible products
• Work with all manufacturing facilities on production schedules to ensure inventory levels within fresh date guidelines for all distribution points
• Work with the Transportation Department to ensure the timely arrival of all products into the Distribution facilities
• Develop and maintain working relationships with personnel positioned throughout each of the Boar's Head manufacturing plants or in our vendor facilities
• Supply daily and weekly raw materials needed for Boar's Head manufacturing sites
• Supply Family Food vendors with monthly / quarterly forecasts as requested.
• Investigate and work to resolve any inventory discrepancies
• Work with department personnel to make sure that all the inventory that is becoming too old to sell through normal channels is moved through other methods.
• Daily use of strong analytical, communication, interpersonal, and computer skills (MS Excel, MS Office, MS Outlook), to reach sound, rational, and logical conclusions to support decision-making processes
• Ability to effectively meet corporate requirements and expectations for the department, including travel and early morning work hours

Education and Experience

Language Skills

Mathematical Skills

Reasoning Ability

Physical Demands

Work Environment

Location

Brooklyn, NY, Forrest City, AR, Groveport, OH, Holland, MI, New Castle, IN, Petersburg, VA, Sarasota, FL

Time Type

Full time

Department

Inventory Management (DIST)